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Hanes (founded in 1900) and Hanes Her Way (founded in 1985) is a brand of clothing. History [ edit ] Hanes was founded in 1900 by John Wesley Hanes (one of Winston-Salem's wealthiest and most influential business men) at Winston Salem, North Carolina under the name Shamrock Knitting Mills.
Hanesbrands Inc. is an American multinational clothing company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [6] It employs 65,300 people internationally. [7] On September 6, 2006, the company and several brands were spun off by the Sara Lee Corporation . Hanesbrands owns several clothing brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, L'eggs, Just ...
Champion (also stylized as Champion U.S.A.) is a brand of clothing, specializing in sportswear owned and marketed by American apparel company Hanesbrands (based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina ), which was spun off by the Sara Lee Corporation in 2006. The company was originally based in Rochester, New York, prior to its acquisition by Sara Lee ...
Products. Clothing, footwear, jewelry, furniture, bedding, beauty products, electronics. Parent. Associated Dry Goods, May Company. Hahne & Company (pronounced Hayne), commonly known as Hahne's, was a department store chain based in Newark, New Jersey. The chain had stores located throughout the central and northern areas of New Jersey.
L'eggs is a brand of pantyhose, introduced in 1969 by Hanes, which radically changed the hosiery marketplace. The novel developments were the egg-shaped plastic product container, the shift to consignment sales in drug stores and groceries, and the in-store product racks designed to emphasize the egg shape. The brand logo hinted at a pair of ...
Underalls. Underalls was a brand of undergarments for women manufactured by the Hanes hosiery and underwear company of North Carolina and marketed in the United States, Canada, and Mexico from the introduction of the product in 1976 until the halt of production in the early 1990s. The product was noted for being a combination of pantyhose and ...
John Wesley Hanes (February 3, 1850 – September 23, 1903) was an American businessman from Winston-Salem, North Carolina who ran a tobacco company before founding Shamrock Mills in 1901, the company that became Hanes Hosiery Mills.
The Smith College Historic Clothing Collection, maintained by the college's theater department, houses 3000 items, everyday type clothing often overlooked by collections that focus on items that are considered unique or otherwise of interest. Even high school libraries have collections on the history of clothing and textiles.