Lee (brand)

Lee
IndustryClothing
Founded1889; 135 years ago (1889)
FounderHenry David Lee
HeadquartersGreensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Number of employees
400 people
ParentKontoor Brands
(2019–present)
Websitewww.lee.com

Lee is an American brand of denim jeans, first produced in 1889 in Salina, Kansas. The company is owned by Kontoor Brands, a spin-off of VF Corporation's Jeanswear Division.[1] Since 2019 its headquarters has been in Greensboro, North Carolina,[2] relocated from Merriam, Kansas.[3] The company states that it is an international retailer and manufacturer of casual wear and work wear and that it has more than 400 employees in the United States.[4] In Australasia, the brand has been owned by Pacific Brands since 2007, after it was acquired from Yakka.[5]

  1. ^ "VF Corporation Completes Separation of Kontoor Brands, Inc". VF Corporation.
  2. ^ City, Kansas (July 7, 2003). "Lee Jeans parent will buy Nautica in $586M deal".
  3. ^ "Lee Through the Years". Lee. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Lee History". Lee.com.
  5. ^ "Business news - Kiwi dollar poised to eclipse previous highs". Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2010.