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Diana (swimwear)
This is a list of notable swimsuit, swimwear brands and manufacturers. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimwear Brands, List Of Swimwear brands, * Swimwear manufacturers, * Lists of brands Lists of manufacturers Clothing-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimsuit
A swimsuit is an item of clothing designed to be worn by people engaging in a water-based activity or List of water sports, water sports, such as swimming, Diving (sport), diving and surfing, or sun-orientated activities, such as sun bathing. Different types may be worn by men, women, and children. A swimsuit can be described by various names, some of which are used only in particular locations, including swimwear, bathing suit, swimming costume, bathing costume, swimming suit, swimmers, swimming togs, bathers, cossie (short for "costume"), or swimming trunks for men, besides others. A swimsuit can be worn as an undergarment in sports that require a wetsuit such as water skiing, scuba diving, surfing, and wakeboarding. Swimsuits may also be worn to display the wearer's physical attractiveness, physical attributes, as in the case of beauty pageants or bodybuilding contests, and glamour photography and magazines like the annual ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' featuring models ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diapolo
Diapolo is a Hungarian clothing company specializing in swimwear for water polo, swimming and recreation for men and women. The name is a combination of the words ''diablo'' (meaning ''devil'' in Spanish) and ''polo'' (as in water polo). Their "dp" logo also feature a pair of devil horns and a pitchfork. History Diapolo is established by Hungarian businessman dr. Zoltán Megyesi. The company was founded in 1997. Water polo sponsorships Teams using Diapolo equipment are; ;National teams * France men's and women's team * Georgia men's and women's team * Greece men's team * Costa Rica men's team - from 2021 * Hungarian Water Polo Federation ( Hungary men's and women's team) - from 2013 * Slovakia men's team ;Club teams * Jug Dubrovnik * FREM * ASV Aachen (swimming) * Poseidon Hamburg (swimming) * Laatzen (swimming) * LSN (swimming) * Leimen-Mannheim * OSC Potsdam * Waspo Hannover * White Sharks Hannover * AVUS Szombathely * Debreceni VSE * BVSC-Zugló * Ferenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolidon
Jolidon is a Romanian lingerie and swim suit manufacturer, founded in 1993 in Cluj-Napoca. In 1993, an entrepreneur, Gabriel Cîrlig, identifies on the Romanian market an after '89 two types of products that are necessary, but briefly represented, the lingerie and the swimsuits. After 27 years of activity, Jolidon products are exported especially to the European Union but also to America and Asia. In 2000, the company founded Jolidon Hungary KFT in Budapest, then in 2001 Jolidon Italia SRL in Milano. Later, it extended to France as Jolidon France SARL, first in Paris, then in Lyon. As of March 2008, Jolidon operates 103 stores, 65 in Romania, 35 in Italy, and 3 in Hungary. It also franchises 10 boutiques in France. In addition to these stores, Jolidon is also sold at Uplift Intimate Apparel in Carmel, Indiana, USA. At the end of 2009, Jolidon's own network totaled 85 stores in Romania. Number of Employees: * 2009: 3,000 * 2008: 3,200 * 2012: 2,000 Turnover: * 2011: 31.5 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jantzen
Jantzen is a brand of swimwear that was established in 1916 and first appeared in the city of Portland, Oregon, United States. The brand name later replaced the name of the parent company that manufactured the branded products. The brand featured a logo image of a young woman, dressed in a red one-piece swimsuit and bathing hat, assuming a diving posture with outstretched arms and an arched back. Known as the Jantzen "Diving Girl", the image in various forms became famous throughout the world during the early twentieth century. History Origin Carl C. Jantzen and brothers John A. Zehntbauer and C. Roy Zehntbauer founded the Portland Knitting Company, the predecessor of Jantzen Inc., in January 1910, in Portland, Oregon. It was a small knitting concern located in downtown Portland, and they produced sweaters, woolen hosiery and other knitted goods in the upstairs space, and sold them in the retail outlet downstairs. Carl Jantzen died from a heart attack on May 30, 1939 while pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Company
Island Company was a wholesale and retail resort clothing brand founded in 2002 by Spencer Antle. As of 2019, the company shut down its retail stores due to extensive damage from Hurricane Irma. The firm had expanded from a small collection of women’s swimwear to products ranging from men’s and women’s travel apparel, a skin care line, sunglasses, and beach and home accessories. History When Island Company was started, Antle and his girlfriend drove from store to store selling the line of 13 bikinis from their car. When they separated, Antle kept Island Company and added a men’s line and other new products. The line was soon picked up by destination resort shops in the Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons Hotels, starting a transition for Island Company to become a full lifestyle resort brand, beyond just a bikini line. In the economic downturn of 2008, the firm opened 5 retail stores in 18 months, at a time when most other retailers were closing their doors. However, some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurley International
Hurley is an American company that sells clothes and accessories marketed towards surfing and swimming. Established in 1979 as a distributor for Billabong clothing in the United States, Hurley was sold to Nike, Inc. in 2002 for an undisclosed price and then to ''Bluestar Alliance LLC'' in 2019 for an undisclosed price. Products sold include clothing, swimsuits, wetsuits, flip-flops (sandals), bags and backpacks. History Hurley was founded in 1979 by 24-year-old Bob Hurley (along with partner Bob Rowland and Business Manager Joe Knoernschild) as "Hurley Surfboards//International Pro Designs" (I.P.D.). Hurley worked for five years as a surf board shaper for various companies; including Lightning Bolt; Wind-an-Sea and Wave Tools. While becoming known as one of the premiere shapers in Southern California, Hurley licensed the U.S. rights to the up-and-coming Australian surf brand Billabong, and formed Billabong USA in 1983. Founding partners in Billabong USA besides Hurley were Bob Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
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Hunkemöller
Hunkemöller is a global, omnichannel retailer specialising in lingerie and related products. The company was founded in 1886 in Amsterdam as a speciality shop for corsets. Today, it is a brand with more than 7,400 employees in 19 countries. Hunkemöller is a market leader in The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Germany. History Wilhelm Hunkemöller and his wife Josephina Lexis founded the company in 1886 as a special shop for corsets and bustles in Amsterdam. In the early years, they produced products in their own factory. In the following years, the family-owned business expanded and opened stores in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht. In 1974 the company was acquired by Vendex subsidiary Confendex B.V., a subsidiary company of Vroom & Dreesman B.V. At this point, the company name was changed from “Hunkemöller Lexis” to simply “Hunkemöller”. In 1977 the company expanded to Belgium and ten years later to Germany. Today, Hunkemöller has stores throughout Europe and fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head (company)
Head Sport GmbH is an American-Austrian manufacturing company headquartered in Kennelbach. It owns the American tennis racket brand Head. Head GmbH is a group that includes several previously independent companies, including the original "Head Ski Company" (founded in the United States in 1950); Tyrolia, an Austrian ski-equipment manufacturer; and Mares, an Italian manufacturer of diving equipment. Head currently produces a wide range of products for skiing, snowboarding, swimming, tennis and other racket sports. Head Ski Company produced one of the first successful metal-wood composite downhill skis, the Head Standard, and one of the first oversized metal tennis rackets. History Head Sport GmbH was founded in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, in 1950 by aeronautical engineer Howard Head, after he took a ski trip and was astonished to see his skis were made of wood in an era when metals and plastics were replacing wood in many product designs. Head worked at the Glenn L. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Sport Group
Grand Sport is a sports equipment manufacturing company based in Thailand. It was established in 1961. Brands * Grand Sport * ONYX Sponsorships Grand Sport products have been accepted by recognized organization such as Asian Volleyball Confederation, Football Association of Singapore, Bahrain Football Association, Oman Football Association, Qatar Football Association, Kuwait Football Association, Uzbekistan Football Federation, Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic, and Qatar, Oman, Vietnam Olympic Committee. Grand Sport also provides various clubs with kits, such as Dhofar in Oman, and previously Qatar S.C. in Qatar. Now Grand Sport provides for Football Association of Thailand and the Sri Lanka Referees Association. Football National Teams Asian Football Confederation (AFC) = AFC current members = * (Sea Games only) * (Sea Games only) * 2014- * 2014- * 2014- = AFC former member (1992-2002) = * 1987-1997 * 2019-2022 * 1999 * 1992-1997 * 1996-2005 * 1997-2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottex
Gottex is an Israeli goods designer swimwear manufacturer based in Tel Aviv. History Gottex was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1956 by Lea Gottlieb, who headed the design team until 1998. She adapted her expertise as a raincoat manufacturer to create a pioneering swimsuit company.Fashion windows: Gottex She sold her wedding ring for capital, bought fabric, borrowed a sewing machine and began to design swimsuits that were unique to Israel, inspired by the local Middle-Eastern light and colors: "the aqua of the , the golden yellow of the desert, the blue of |
Funky Trunks
Way Funky Company Pty Ltd (or Way Funky) is an Australian swimwear apparel manufacturing company based in Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 2002 by Duncan McLean, and specializes in colorful chlorine resistant sports swimwear. The company also produces competitive swimwear approved by FINA. Way Funky manages three distinct brands of swimwear: Funkita for ladies, girls and toddlers; Funky Trunks for men, boys and toddlers; and Kiargo, a separate fashion line for women. History Funky Trunks was launched in 2002, Funkita in 2004 and Kiargo in 2006. In the media Way Funky signed a deal with Australian male model Craig Barnett in 2007 and was one of the first major brands to sign a major deal in March 2010 with an openly gay athlete, namely the Australian Olympic gold medalist diver Matthew Mitcham. Mitcham was announced as the new face of ''Funky Trunks''. He will appear globally on advertising campaigns across Australia, Europe and the United States as the brand rapidly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
