Bally (fashion house)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded | 1851 in Schönenwerd, Switzerland |
| Founder | Carl Franz Bally, Fritz Bally |
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Number of locations | 300+ boutiques |
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| Revenue | $380 million (2021) |
| Owner | Regent LP |
Number of employees | 1,500 (2024) |
| Website | bally.com |
Bally International Ltd. is a Swiss luxury fashion house and company founded in 1851 by brothers Carl Franz Bally and Fritz Bally based in Caslano, Switzerland.
Traditionally the brand was most known for its shoes but has ever since also diversified into leather goods, bags, baggage, accessories and ready-to-wear. Bally's current creative director is Simone Bellotti, who succeeded Rhuigi Villaseñor, who was its creative director from 2022-2023.
It has been continuously owned and managed by the Bally family for six generations until 1999, when it was sold to TPG Inc., a private equity firm, based in San Francisco. In 2008, it was sold to Labelux Group (presently known as JAB Holding Company) which is ultimately owned by the German Reimann family. Currently, Bally is owned by Regent, a California-based private equity firm.