G-III Apparel Group - Fashion Company Profile
G-III Apparel Group is the New York apparel company founded in the Garment District in 1956 by Aron Goldfarb - today a public company (Nasdaq: GIII) making and distributing outerwear, dresses, sportswear and more under licensed names such as Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger and owned brands including DKNY, Andrew Marc, Vilebrequin and G.H. Bass.
Company Snapshot
- Status
- Operating - a designer, manufacturer and distributor of apparel and accessories under owned, licensed and private label brands, including DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Vilebrequin and G.H. Bass
- Type
- Public - Nasdaq: GIII
- Headquarters
- New York City, New York, United States
- Founded
- 1956, in New York City's Garment District, by Aron Goldfarb
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Company Profile
The long record below - the full license and owned-brand lists, the sports licensing roster, and the dated chronology from 1956 through the acquisitions of 2005 to 2013 and the February 2016 Karl Lagerfeld stake, with its Andrew Marc photograph - is kept in full on the history page. License lists are snapshots and change as agreements begin and end; current brands and results are on G-III's own site, linked above.
Sport is a licensing world of its own in the profile: through its team sports business G-III holds licenses with the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and National Hockey League, plus Touch by Alyssa Milano and more than 100 U.S. colleges and universities. Retail completes the picture - the group operates stores under the Wilsons Leather, Bass, G.H. Bass & Co., Vilebrequin and Calvin Klein Performance names. A kept news note from the historical record, February 2016, records G-III taking a stake in Karl Lagerfeld, and its blog link is carried below.
G-III Apparel Group History
The earlier record for this company - its history, past brand line-ups, figures and photographs from the periods described - is kept on a separate page for historical reference.
G-III Apparel Group History & Historical Profile →Common Questions
When and where was G-III founded?
Its roots trace to 1956, when Aron Goldfarb immigrated to the United States and established an outerwear company in New York City's Garment District, in the historical record.
What does G-III make and under whose brands?
Outerwear, dresses, sportswear, swimwear, suits, performance wear, footwear, luggage, handbags and more, under licensed brands such as Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, owned brands such as Andrew Marc and Vilebrequin, and private labels, in the historical record.
Which sports leagues does G-III license?
The NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, plus more than 100 U.S. colleges and universities, in the historical record.
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