Wolford

This article is about marketer and manufacturer of hosiery and lingerie. For city in Pierce County, see Wolford, North Dakota.
Wolford AG
Public
Traded as WBAG: WLFD
Industry Apparel
Founded 1949
Headquarters Bregenz, Austria
Number of locations
68 countries, 260 stores[1]
Key people
Axel Dreher (COO/CTO, Member of the Managing Board) and Thomas Melzer (CFO, Member of the Managing Board)
Products Hosiery, bras, panties, and lingerie
€156,47 million (2012/13)
Number of employees
1,600[1]
Website http://www.wolford.com

Wolford AG, founded in 1949 by Walter Palmers and Reinhold Wolf, located in Austria, is a marketer and manufacturer of hosiery and lingerie.[2]

History

In the late 1990s, the company's advertising campaign was shot by the photographer Helmut Newton.[3]

Wolford, Genève

In the past, Wolford has also worked with several other notable photographers to produce their promotional images, such as Howard Schatz, Jean Baptiste Mondino and Rankin.[4]

Company

Wolford operates in 68 countries with 260 stores[1][1]

Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "DGAP-Adhoc: Wolford AG: Sales and earnings in the first quarter of 2012/13". AWP AG für Wirtschaftspublikationen. 14 September 2012.
  2. Ong, Cat (8 July 1999). "Taking the Tube". The Straits Times (Singapore).
  3. "Tights up in lights: The gloves are on as new tights take off". The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney, Australia). 22 September 1996.
  4. "About Wolford".

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