Marithe et Francois Girbaud
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| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded | Paris, France (1972) |
| Founder | François Girbaud, Marithé Bachellerie |
| Headquarters | France |
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Number of locations
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110 shops and 2,000 outlets (2010) |
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Key people
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Renzo Rosso, Marithé Bachellerie |
| Products | Clothes : Jeans, etc. |
| Revenue | €200 millions (2010) |
| Subsidiaries | Mad Lane, Compagnie des montagnes et forêts, Closed, Ça, etc. |
| Website | www |
Marithé + François Girbaud is an international clothing company based in France and founded by stylists François Girbaud and Marithé Bachellerie in 1972. They created several brands : Compagnie des montagnes et des forêts, Ça, Closed, Matricule 11342, etc. They are world-known especially for industrialization of the Stonewash (stone washing process), baggy trousers and skin-tight jeans.
François and Marithé Girbaud began their career working in the parisian clothes shop : Western House, in 1964. Then Maurice Chorenslup, Pierre Zelcer and Jacques Rozenker helped the couple to create their first brands.
The 80's - 90's are decades of biggest successes for the French brand, with a $900M worldwide turnover; in 2010, the group was still generating €200M of revenue.
In 1983, the Girbaud duo are creating costumes for Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri, actors of Flashdance movie.
In 1992, Kris Kross, a rap/hip hop duo known for hit song "Jump", are wearing Girbaud's jeans their music video.
In June 2012, it was reported that Girbaud had filed for bankruptcy and that its websites were down.
In 2015, Marithé Bachellerie and François Girbaud create a new company name Mad Lane (an itinerant concept store) but they are still using the original name Marithé + François Girbaud.
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