Clothing Company Definitions — United States clothing company definitions from Apparel Search
This index lists United States clothing company definitions for companies whose names begin with the letter V. The four companies are Venus Swimwear, Vera Bradley, Volcom and Von Dutch, covering swimwear and resort apparel, quilted cotton bags and accessories, board sports clothing and accessories, and an artist-named multinational clothing company. Each name links to a full definition.
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The four V companies show how different a single letter can be. Venus Swimwear, founded in 1984 as Venus Body Wear, is a catalog and swimwear business built on leotards and exercise apparel before expanding into swimwear. Vera Bradley, founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1982, is a design company built on one material - quilted cotton - and a pattern language that made its bags instantly recognizable. Volcom, founded in Costa Mesa, California in 1991, is a board sports company serving surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding. Von Dutch is a multinational clothing company named for artist Kenny Howard, whose name passed to new owners after his death in 1992.
Two of the four are founder stories about spotting a gap: Vera Bradley's founders noticed a lack of feminine-looking luggage while waiting for a flight in Atlanta; Volcom's founders built a company out of their own surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding experience. Venus Swimwear's story is a catalog story - national magazine advertising growing into a multi-company holding. Von Dutch's is a name story - an artist's name becoming a multinational brand under owners who bought it after his death. Each definition below carries the fuller record.
The V companies also span the directory's full range of business models. Venus Swimwear sold direct by catalog, Vera Bradley sells through 3,500 retailers plus its own stores, Volcom built company stores from Los Angeles to Hossegor in France, and Von Dutch operates as an international name licensed across clothing and accessories. A shopper meets these four companies in four different ways - a catalog, a gift shop shelf, a board sports store and a branded fashion label - which is why the directory defines the company behind the name, not just the product on the rack.
The V list covers Venus Swimwear, Vera Bradley, Volcom and Von Dutch. Each name links to that company's definition.
Each definition describes the company itself: what it makes or sells, when and where it was founded, the brands and lines it owns, and the notable events in its history, in a short standardised profile format.
Use the United States clothing company definition directory to reach the index page for every letter from A to Z. Fuller company profiles are also available in the Apparel Search fashion company profiles in the names directory.