Why it belongs in ORBIS
German trouser and denim specialist founded 1973 in Wald/Rossbach near Regensburg by Max Gansbuhler; family-run, sells over 6 million pairs of men's and women's trousers annually.
MAC Jeans was founded in 1973 in the small Upper Palatinate community of Wald/Rossbach, near Regensburg, Bavaria, by Max Gansbuhler. What started as a specialist trouser maker grew into one of Europe's leading denim and trouser manufacturers, now moving more than six million pairs of men's and women's trousers per year. The company remains headquartered at the same Rossbach site, with roughly 330 employees, and has stayed a family business focused narrowly on fit: its product range is built around dozens of cuts across jeans, chinos, dress trousers, shorts and capris. The brand has run collaborations, including with Brigitte magazine and rally driver Walter Rohrl.