DBApparel, also known as DBA is a group of companies who manufacture well-known brands of clothing (

lingerie Lingerie (, , ) is a category of primarily women's clothing including undergarments (mainly brassieres), sleepwear, and lightweight robes. The choice of the word is often motivated by an intention to imply that the garments are alluring, fash ...

), and is based in France.

History

The company was formed on 23 September 2005 initially in the

2nd arrondissement of Paris The 2nd arrondissement of Paris (''IIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''deuxième'' (second/the second). It is governed locally ...

. In 2006 it moved to

Levallois-Perret Levallois-Perret () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies some from the centre of Paris in the north-western suburbs of the French capital. It is the most densely populated ...

Structure

Paul Devin is Managing Director of DBApparel UK (DBA UK), based in Surrey. In 2014, the entire company had around 6,200 employees. DBA is headquartered in

Rueil-Malmaison Rueil-Malmaison () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2017, it had a population of 78,152. It is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Pa ...

, in the west of Paris, in the

Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a département in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the we ...

department, where it has been since 2010. The headquarters is situated near

Rueil-Malmaison (Paris RER) Rueil-Malmaison is a railway station at Rueil-Malmaison on the A1 branch of the Paris RER commuter rail line. Railway stations in France opened in 1972 Réseau Express Régional stations in Hauts-de-Seine {{ParisRER-stub ...

railway station, the River

Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plate ...

, and the A86 autoroute (Paris ring-road) near the D186 junction. The Finance Director of the company is Marcel Nardelli. As at 2019, DBApparel is now a part of Hanesbrands Inc.

Products

It sells men's and women's

undergarment Undergarments, underclothing, or underwear are items of clothing worn beneath outer clothes, usually in direct contact with the skin, although they may comprise more than a single layer. They serve to keep outer garments from being soiled o ...

s, also known as innerwear. For lingerie, it is the market leader in France and Spain, and number two in Italy. It is the market leader for hosiery in France and Germany. It sells underwear in 16 countries. * Abanderado - Spain * Lovable - lingerie in Italy * Nur Die - hosiery in Germany *

Playtex Playtex is an American brand name for undergarments, baby products, gloves, feminine hygiene products, and sunscreen. The brand began in 1947 when International Latex Corporation (ILC) created a division named Playtex to produce and sell latex p ...

* Shock Absorber - the no.1 sports bra brand *

Wonderbra The Wonderbra is a type of push-up underwire bra, underwire brassiere that gained worldwide prominence in the 1990s. Although the Wonderbra name was first trademarked in the U.S. in 1955, the brand was developed in Canada. Moses (Moe) Nadler, fou ...

* - hosiery and lingerie

References

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{{Lingerie Clothing companies of France Hosiery brands Lingerie brands Companies based in Paris Hauts-de-Seine Clothing companies established in 2005 French companies established in 2005

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