What Gerry Weber is known for
German ready-to-wear label founded 1973 in Halle, Westphalia by Gerhard Weber and Udo Hardieck as Hatex KG; grew from women's trousers into a full fashion house sold in over 60 countries.
Gerry Weber traces to March 1973, when Gerhard Weber and Udo Hardieck founded Hatex KG in Halle, Westphalia. The company began by producing women's trousers, adding skirts by 1975, the same year the Gerry Weber brand name was created. That year Hatex also signed a sponsorship deal with a young Steffi Graf. In 1989 the company formally renamed itself Gerry Weber, went public, and launched a second label, expanding into one of Germany's largest fashion groups, with sales structures today in more than 60 countries. The Halle headquarters remains the group's home base.
Best for — Quality clothing
Germany / Asia
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