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Bali is a lingerie company operating in the United States. It began in 1927, founded by Sara Stein as Fay-Miss, and in 1935 the company changed its name to Bali Brassiere Company. Bali merged with Hanes Corporation in 1969; Hanes later became part of Sara Lee Corporation, and in 2006 Sara Lee spun off its apparel business as HanesBrands Inc., which owns Bali today.
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Bali began in 1927 with Sara Stein as Fay-Miss. In 1935 the company changed its name to Bali Brassiere Company. Bali merged with Hanes Corporation in 1969. Hanes was then sold to Chicago based Consolidated Foods Company, which became Sara Lee Corporation in 1985. In 2006 Sara Lee spun off its apparel company into HanesBrands Inc.. HanesBrands owns many other clothing brands, including: Hanes (its largest brand), Champion (its second largest brand), Playtex (its third largest brand), Just My Size, Barely There, Wonderbra, L'eggs, C9 by Champion, Duofold, Beefy-T, Outer Banks, Sol y Oro, Rinbros, Zorba and Ritmo.
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Bali's history is the history of American intimate apparel consolidation. A specialist company founded in 1927 under one name, renamed for its brassiere business in 1935, was absorbed step by step into ever larger apparel groups: Hanes in 1969, Sara Lee in 1985, and finally HanesBrands when Sara Lee separated its clothing businesses in 2006. At each step the Bali name stayed on the product, because in lingerie the brand carries the customer's trust in fit and quality, while ownership, manufacturing and distribution consolidated behind it.
Within HanesBrands, Bali sits in a portfolio organised by category and customer: Hanes and Champion for everyday basics and athletic wear, Playtex and Wonderbra in the same intimate apparel field, Just My Size for plus sizes, L'eggs in hosiery. That structure is standard for large apparel groups — each brand keeps a distinct position and customer, while fabric buying, factories and retail relationships are shared. For the shopper, the practical result is that a specialist name like Bali is sold with the distribution strength of one of the country's largest clothing companies behind it, in the department stores and mass retailers where most intimate apparel is bought.
Bali began in 1927, when Sara Stein founded the company as Fay-Miss. In 1935 the company changed its name to Bali Brassiere Company.
Bali is owned by HanesBrands Inc. Bali merged with Hanes Corporation in 1969, Hanes became part of Sara Lee Corporation in 1985, and in 2006 Sara Lee spun off its apparel company into HanesBrands.
HanesBrands owns many other clothing brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Just My Size, Barely There, Wonderbra, L'eggs, C9 by Champion, Duofold and Beefy-T.