Marithé et François Girbaud

Marithé + François Girbaud
Company typejoint-stock company
IndustryFashion
FoundedParis, France (1972)
FounderFrançois Girbaud and Marithé Bachellerie
Headquarters,
France
Key people
Pierre Zelker
Productsclothes : jeans, coat, etc.
Revenue€900 million (1990) ; €200 million (2011)
ParentMad Lane
SubsidiariesMatricule 11342 (1975), Compagnie des Montagnes et des forêts (1975), Closed (1976), Compléments (1979), Maillaparty (1979)...
Websitewww.girbaud.com

Marithé + François Girbaud is an international clothing company based in France and founded by stylists François Girbaud and Marithé Bachellerie in 1972. They created several brands : Compagnie des montagnes et des forêts, Ça, Closed, Matricule 11342, etc. They are world-known especially for industrialization of the stonewash (stone washing process), baggy trousers and skin-tight jeans.