Company type | Public |
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WBAG: WLFD | |
Industry | Apparel |
Founded | 1950 |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | approx. 60 countries, 260 stores[1] |
Key people | Silvia Azzali (CCO), Doina Ciobanu sustainability advisor[2] [3] |
Products | Hosiery, bras, panties, and lingerie |
Production output | Austria, China and Slovenia |
€137,22 million (2018/19)[1] | |
Number of employees | approx. 1,347 (FTE) [1] |
Parent | Fosun International (58%) |
Website | www.wolford.com |
Wolford, headquartered in Bregenz on Lake Constance in Austria, is a textile manufacturer of tights, bodysuits and underwear, as well as women's clothing and accessories.
Wolford has 16 subsidiaries and markets its products in approx. 60 countries through more than 260 own and partner-operated retail-stores, 3,000 trading partners and 17 online stores.[1] Listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995, in the fiscal year 2018/19 (May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019) the company generated revenues of 137.22 million euros.[1] Wolford has approximately 1,347 employees (FTE).[1]
The company is known for its seamless products such as tights, but also for its co-operations with photographers such as Helmut Newton,[4] Howard Schatz, Ellen von Unwerth,[5] Jean Baptiste Mondino and Rankin.[6] For its collections, Wolford has co-operated with designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Vivienne Westwood.