& Other Stories is a fashion brand in the H&M Group.

& Other Stories

South Korean beauty and fashion brand founded in 2004, originating as an online fashion platform before expanding into colour cosmetics under the 3CE (3 Concept Eyes) sub-brand. Known for its distinctive pastel branding and trend-driven K-beauty makeup, L'Oréal acquired the brand in 2018 for a reported 400 billion Korean won. It distributes primarily in Asia and through global e-commerce.

3CE Stylenanda

American premium denim brand founded in Los Angeles in 2000 by Michael Glasser, Peter Koral, and Jerome Dahan, widely credited with launching the premium denim category in the United States. The brand became a celebrity and style staple through its focus on fit, luxe fabrics, and distinctive pocket stitching. VF Corporation acquired the brand in 2007 for $775 million; Delta Galil Industries acquired it from VF in 2016 as part of a $120 million transaction that also included Splendid and Ella Moss. The brand sells across four continents through luxury department stores and over 100 branded retail locations.

7 For All Mankind

From a chaotic student project, an aspiring design label emerged with the sole goal of creating enduring and timeless products The designs are strongly mirrored and inspired by international journeys and diverse cultural influences. Nowadays, AKOG products are being sold in over 50 stores worldwide.

A Kind of Guise

Premium maternity apparel brand focused on contemporary, fashion-forward designs using higher-end fabrics. Operates as the luxury tier of Destination Maternity Corporation's portfolio. Acquired by Destination Maternity in 1995.

A Pea in the Pod

German haute horlogerie manufacture founded in 1845 by Ferdinand Adolph Lange in Glashütte, Saxony. The brand established Glashütte as a centre of fine German watchmaking before being nationalised under East Germany in 1948. It was re-established in 1990 by Walter Lange, Ferdinand Adolph Lange's great-grandson, following German reunification. A. Lange & Söhne relaunched in October 1994 with four landmark models including the Lange 1, and is now regarded as Germany's foremost luxury watchmaker. Richemont acquired A. Lange & Söhne in 2000 as part of its acquisition of Les Manufactures Horlogères.

A. Lange & Söhne

French fashion label founded in Paris in 1987 by Jean Touitou as a reaction to the maximalism of 1980s fashion, with the name standing for Atelier de Production et de Création. A.P.C. became emblematic of understated French style through its focus on quality basics — particularly raw selvedge denim — workwear references, and restrained branding, gaining a devoted following among designers, musicians, and creatives worldwide. Beyond clothing and accessories, the brand also releases music records. Jean Touitou's wife Judith Touitou has been closely involved in the brand for decades. In 2023, A.P.C. sold a majority stake to L Catterton, the LVMH- and Groupe Arnault-backed private equity firm; Jean and Judith Touitou retained a significant minority stake and remain involved with the brand. A.P.C. operates stores in Paris, New York, Tokyo, London, and other major cities globally.

A.P.C.

From its website: "We are with consumers from beginning to end, focusing on the voices of all those around the world who want beauty and health, and providing fast, convenient value through IT technology."

ABT Asia

Australian merino wool farm in New South Wales, acquired by Zegna Group in 2014 as the upstream anchor of its vertically integrated supply chain. The farm raises approximately 10,000 to 12,500 merino sheep across around 2,500 hectares, producing the superfine wool fleece that feeds directly into Lanificio Zegna's fabric production. The acquisition reflects Zegna's stated philosophy that controlling the fibre is fundamental to controlling the quality and provenance of the finished product.

Achill Farm

Swedish luxury fashion house founded in Stockholm in 1996 by Jonny Johansson as part of a multidisciplinary creative collective called ACNE — an acronym for Ambition to Create Novel Expressions. The brand became known after Johansson produced 100 pairs of raw denim jeans with red stitching in 1997 that attracted international press attention. Acne Studios became a standalone fashion company in 2006 and has since grown into a globally respected house with a multidisciplinary approach spanning ready-to-wear, accessories, publications, furniture, and exhibitions. In December 2018 Acne Studios sold minority stakes to IDG Capital and IT Group; Johansson and executive chairman Mikael Schiller retain majority ownership. The brand operates over 60 stores in 15 countries.

Acne Studios

Italian luxury fragrance and personal care brand founded in Parma in 1916, built on the Colonia fragrance — a citrus-based cologne that became a symbol of understated Italian elegance. LVMH acquired Acqua di Parma in 2001. The brand has since expanded into lifestyle products, home fragrances, and leather accessories while maintaining a deliberately restrained distribution strategy.

Acqua di Parma

American professional lifestyle haircare brand founded in 2016, with a strong foothold in professional beauty channels and nationwide salon distribution in the United States. ACT/IV offers a range of performance-oriented haircare products for stylists and consumers seeking salon-quality results. Auréa Group invested in ACT/IV in March 2025 alongside Zenagen through its acquisition of their shared holding company Nutraceutical Research Innovations (NRI), with plans to prioritise ACT/IV's digital and direct-to-consumer growth.

ACT/IV

German multinational athletic apparel and footwear corporation founded in 1949 by Adolf Dassler, the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and second largest in the world. Known for its iconic three-stripe logo, Adidas competes across performance sport, streetwear, and luxury collaborations, generating over €23 billion in annual revenue.

Adidas

An American global private equity firm. It is focused on buyouts of companies in Western and Central Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. The firm focuses on international buyouts, growth and strategic restructuring in five core sectors.

Advent International

American intimates, activewear, and lifestyle brand launched in February 2006 by American Eagle Outfitters as a lingerie sub-brand targeting women aged 15–22. The first standalone Aerie store opened in August 2006 in Greenville, South Carolina. Aerie became widely known for its #AerieREAL campaign, which committed to featuring unretouched models in marketing — a first for a major intimates brand at scale. The brand has grown into one of AEO's primary growth drivers, operating over 350 standalone stores across the US and Canada and generating billions in annual revenue alongside its OFFLINE by Aerie activewear extension.

Aerie

AERIN develops curated collections in the worlds of beauty, fashion accessories, and home décor. The founder, Aerin Lauder, is the granddaughter of Estée Lauder and Joseph Lauder, the cofounders of the cosmetics company Estée Lauder Companies.

AERIN

American teen retailer founded in 1987, known for casual apparel, accessories, and body care products targeting young adults.

Aéropostale

Aesop (stylised as Aēsop) is an Australian luxury cosmetics brand that produces skincare, haircare and fragrance products. 

Aesop was established in 1987 by Dennis Paphitis in Armadale, Victoria, where Paphitis owned and operated a hair salon named Emeis in which he blended essential oils into hair products. After continued success, he rebranded to Aesop, naming the brand after the Greek fabulist and storyteller to mock the puffery exhibited in cosmetics industry advertising. 

He sold the brand to Natura & Co in 2012 while maintaining a role as advisor. L'Oréal bought Aesop for $3.7 billion in 2023.

Aēsop

Derma-cosmetic skincare brand founded in 1993 by Amorepacific, focused on clinically validated formulations for sensitive and compromised skin conditions. Aestura bridges the gap between pharmacy skincare and prestige beauty, with products developed through dermatological research and used in medical settings. The brand gained significant traction in multi-brand retail channels in Korea and debuted at Sephora in the US in 2025.

Aestura

AG Hair is the largest independent manufacturer of professional hair-care products in Canada.

AG Care (AG Hair)

Los Angeles-based premium denim label created within Citizens of Humanity Group in 2014, developed with the involvement of Italian denim pioneer Adriano Goldschmied. AGOLDE is positioned as a directional, fashion-forward complement to the Citizens of Humanity core line, known for its lived-in washes, considered silhouettes, and a distinct California-rooted aesthetic. The brand is produced through Citizens of Humanity Group's vertically integrated Los Angeles facilities.

AGOLDE

French footwear and outdoor apparel brand founded in Montargis by American entrepreneur Hiram Hutchinson, who acquired Charles Goodyear's rubber vulcanization patent to manufacture waterproof rubber boots. Originally named Compagnie du Caoutchouc Souple. Became known as Aigle (French for "eagle," referencing the American eagle) and expanded into outdoor clothing and accessories. Manufacturing of rubber boots has remained in France. Acquired by MF Brands Group in 2003.

Aigle

American fashion and lifestyle brand founded in Queens, New York in 2014 by Teddy Santis, drawing on the multicultural street culture, sports references, and aesthetic sensibility of New York City's outer boroughs. ALD built a strong cult following through limited seasonal drops, high-profile sneaker collaborations with New Balance and Porsche, and a distinct visual identity that blends preppy Ivy League influences with 1990s New York hip-hop and basketball culture. The brand operates a flagship store on Mulberry Street in Nolita, Manhattan, which includes a café, and has expanded into European retail. ALD is fully independent with no external investors confirmed, and Santis also served as New Balance's creative director for the Made in USA line from 2021 to 2023.

Aimé Leon Dore

American footwear brand founded in 1986, originally popularized in skateboarding culture before expanding into lifestyle and athletic shoes.

Airwalk

British premium deodorant brand founded in London in 2015 by West End theatre actors Ed Currie and Andy Coxon, who developed the brand after struggling to find performance deodorants suited to the physical demands of stage performance. AKT products are formulated without aluminium salts, alcohol, or plastic packaging, and are designed for high-intensity use. The brand is sold direct-to-consumer and through premium retail in the UK.

AKT London

French luxury fashion house founded in Paris in 1964 by Tunisian-born designer Azzedine Alaïa, renowned for body-conscious sculpted silhouettes achieved through exceptional pattern-cutting and precision tailoring. Alaïa remained deliberately independent and outside the fashion calendar for much of his career, selling directly from his studio and atelier. Richemont acquired a minority stake in Maison Alaïa in 2007 and took majority control after Alaïa's death in November 2017, retaining the Alaïa family and staff to preserve the house's singular identity. The Maison is based at its historic address on Rue de Moussy in the Marais, Paris, where Alaïa lived and worked.

Alaïa

Alexander McQueen

American luxury fashion brand founded in New York in 2005 by Alexander Wang, who launched the label at age 21 with a knitwear collection after leaving Parsons School of Design. Wang was awarded the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2008, accelerating the brand's rise. Known for its urban, sportswear-inflected take on luxury, the brand expanded into full ready-to-wear, accessories, and footwear for men and women, and operated a diffusion line, T by Alexander Wang. From 2012 to 2015, Wang simultaneously served as creative director of Balenciaga. The company is family-founded and family-led, with Wang serving as creative director; minority outside investors joined the business in recent years. The brand operates 49 stores globally and has shifted toward a predominantly direct-to-consumer model.

Alexander Wang

American contemporary luxury womenswear brand founded in New York in 2002 by Stacey Bendet, who started the business around a pair of slim-cut trousers she designed for herself. Theory founder Andrew Rosen joined as a business partner shortly after launch. The brand is known for its whimsical prints, bold color, and feminine silhouettes across ready-to-wear, eveningwear, footwear, and accessories. It operates over 60 boutiques globally and distributes through 800+ wholesale accounts. SK Holdings, the South Korean conglomerate, took a minority stake. Bendet remains CEO and Creative Director.

alice + olivia

Allbirds is an American company originating in New Zealand that sells footwear and apparel, co-founded in 2015 by Tim Brown and Joey Zwillinger. 

Allbirds was founded through an initial fundraising of US$119,000 on Kickstarter and has based its corporate identity on sustainability. Allbirds went public on November 3, 2021, but experienced poor sales soon afterwards; executive turnover followed the company through the end of 2024. 

In early 2026, Allbirds closed all of its full-price retail stores in the U.S., shifting completely to online sales. In March 2026, Allbirds sold its brand and footwear assets to the management and licensing firm American Exchange Group for $39 million, and in April 2026, announced a pivot to focus on "AI compute infrastructure" under the name "NewBird AI".

Allbirds

American luxury men's footwear brand founded in 1922 in Wisconsin, renowned for its Goodyear welt construction, high-quality leather dress shoes, and made-in-USA heritage.

Allen Edmonds

British fashion brand founded in London in 1994 by Stuart Trevor and Kait Bolongaro, initially as a wholesale menswear label selling to Harvey Nichols and Harrods before opening its first standalone store on Foubert Place, London in 1997. The brand built a global following through its rock-influenced aesthetic, signature leather biker jackets, and atmospheric store environments. Trevor sold his stake in 2006. Lion Capital acquired a controlling stake in May 2011 for £105 million, rescuing the brand from insolvency after the collapse of its Icelandic backer Baugur Group. AllSaints now operates approximately 280 stores across 27 countries and reported revenues of £457 million in fiscal 2023.

AllSaints

Alo Yoga was founded in 2007 in Los Angeles by Danny Harris and Marco DeGeorge, childhood friends who had become interested in yoga as a treatment for anxiety and a back injury, respectively. Alo opened its first store in Beverly Hills on April 20, 2016. The name stands for "air, land, and ocean". The brand rose to prominence when celebrities who received free products such as Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, and Bella Hadid wore Alo in paparazzi photographs.

Alo Yoga

Spanish footwear and apparel brand founded in Hawaii and now based in Barcelona. Operates on a pre-order, on-demand production model intended to reduce overstock. Shoes are designed in Barcelona and manufactured primarily by artisans in Spain and Portugal.

ALOHAS

Brazilian footwear manufacturer and marketer headquartered in São Paulo, best known as the owner of the Havaianas flip-flop brand. Publicly listed on the B3 stock exchange.

Alpargatas

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer.  It was founded in 1977 by brothers Jerry and Mark Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company that also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear. The Silvermans sold half their ownership interests in 1980 to the Schottenstein family and the remainder in 1991. American Eagle Outfitters is the parent company of Aerie, Unsubscribed, and Todd Snyder.

American Eagle

American consumer goods holding company and brand management platform founded in New York City in 2008 by Alen Mamrout, who began his career in the watches and jewelry retail market. 

Originally focused on fashion accessories, footwear, handbags, and licensed branded goods, American Exchange Group — also known as AXNY Group — has expanded aggressively through acquisition into beauty, personal care, women's fashion, and tech wearables, building a portfolio of more than 30 owned and licensed brands.

American Exchange Group

Amika develops clean andeffective haircare products and tools.

amika

Amorepacific is a South Korean beauty and cosmetics chaebol,operating more than 30 beauty, personal care, and health brands.

Amorepacific

Professional salon haircare brand delivering premium hair treatment products through both professional and retail channels. Amos Professional specialises in scalp care, hair colouring, and structural repair treatments for salon-quality results at home, and is widely distributed in Korean salons and beauty specialty stores.

Amos Professional

Omani niche fragrance house founded in Muscat at the request of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who wished to revive the ancient Arabian tradition of perfumery and create a fragrance of exceptional quality to represent Oman. The first fragrance was created by French perfumer Guy Robert in 1983. Amouage has since expanded into a full luxury house offering fragrances, bath and body products, and leather goods, and operates its own distillery in Oman. It is operated by Oman Perfumery LLC, a subsidiary of the Omani SABCO Group.

Amouage

Anastasia Beverly Hills

Anchorage Capital Group (or simply Anchorage) is an American investment management firm based in New York City. The firm is known as one of the world's most prominent vulture funds, which are funds that invest in distressed securities.

Anchorage Capital Group

American outerwear and apparel brand founded in 1981 in New York, originally focused on leather jackets before expanding into a broader range of outerwear and lifestyle apparel. G-III acquired Andrew Marc in 2006, and the brand has since functioned as one of G-III's core proprietary outerwear labels, sold under both the Andrew Marc and Marc New York names at department stores and through digital channels.

Andrew Marc

American women's fashion brand founded in New York City. Known for introducing a mix-and-match sportswear concept that made designer fashion more practical and accessible. The namesake designer died in 1974; the brand has continued under successive owners. Acquired by WHP Global in 2019.

Anne Klein

Anthropologie is an American retailer operating in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany and the UK that sells clothing, jewelry, home furniture, decorations, beauty products, and gifts.

After opening another store, Urban Outfitters, Hayne worked the concept behind Anthropologie, aiming to sell products targeting 30 to 45-year-old women.

Anthropologie

Los Angeles-based streetwear brand founded by Andrew Buenaflor, known by the pseudonym Neek Lurk. Releases limited collections annually featuring graphic hoodies, t-shirts, and accessories. Acquired by Marquee Brands in May 2022.

Anti Social Social Club

Greek natural cosmetics brand founded in Athens in 1979 by pharmacists Nikos and Niki Koutsianas, inspired by the philosophy of the honeybee and the biodiversity of Greek nature. The brand uses beekeeping products, Greek herbs, and botanical extracts across skincare, haircare, and wellness ranges, distributed through pharmacies in over 23 countries. Puig acquired a majority stake in 2017.

Apivita

South Korean beauty and lifestyle company founded in Seoul in October 2014 under the name Innoventures, later rebranded as APR. Founded by CEO Kim Byung-hoon and co-founder Ju-Gwang Lee, the company operates six consumer brands across skincare, beauty devices, haircare, nutrition supplements, streetwear, and entertainment. APR built its reputation as a D2C-first digital company, generating over 70% of sales through its own online platforms. Its pivot to beauty technology in 2021 with the launch of Medicube AGE-R at-home devices drove explosive international growth, making APR South Korea's most valuable cosmetics company by market capitalisation by 2024. APR went public on the KOSPI in February 2024 under ticker 278470. Revenue reached ₩723 billion in 2024, with overseas sales accounting for approximately 80% of total revenue.

APR Corp

South Korean skincare and cosmetics brand launched in 2014 as APR's founding brand, debuting with a single product — the Magic Stone natural cleansing soap — before expanding into a full range of natural-ingredient skincare, makeup, hair dye, and body care. APRILSKIN pioneered social media influencer marketing among Korean beauty brands and built a following of over 10 million across platforms. The brand is positioned around clean, natural formulations and is manufactured entirely in Korea, with products sold globally through APR's D2C platform and international retailers.

APRILSKIN

American skin protectant brand developed in 1925 by chemists at the Hamburg-based pharmaceutical company Beiersdorf, initially as a water-in-petrolatum preparation for healing dry and compromised skin. Aquaphor Healing Ointment became the brand's flagship product, widely used by dermatologists and consumers for dry skin, minor cuts and burns, and infant skincare. The brand is part of the Eucerin skincare portfolio and is owned by Beiersdorf AG, which distributes it through mass-market pharmacy and grocery channels in the United States and internationally.

Aquaphor

Aritzia LP is a Canadian clothing retail company founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, by businessman Brian Hill in 1984. 

Aritzia opened its first store in 1984 in Oakridge Centre, a shopping mall located on Vancouver's West Side. Since making national forays across the Canadian retail clothing landscape throughout the next two decades, the company opened its first U.S. stores in Seattle and Santa Clara in November 2007.

The company went public on October 3, 2016.

Aritzia LP

A Scandinavian lifestyle brand and modern-day market launched by H&M Group in 2017, opening its first store on London''s Regent Street. 

ARKET

An Italian luxury fashion house that designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, accessories, and home interiors. It is considered Italy's third-biggest fashion group behind Gucci and Prada.

Armani

Classic American dress shirt brand founded in 1851, long associated with professional menswear and the iconic detachable collar.

Arrow

British online fashion retailer founded on 3 June 2000 in London as AsSeenOnScreen — a site where shoppers could buy imitations of clothing seen on film and TV — before rebranding to ASOS in 2003. The company grew into one of the world's largest online fashion destinations, shipping to over 196 countries and selling more than 850 brands alongside its own-label portfolio. 

ASOS is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM, later Main Market). Bestseller owner Anders Holch Povlsen is the largest shareholder via Heartland at approximately 28%, and Frasers Group (Mike Ashley) holds around 25%. 

ASOS

British-Canadian multinational food processing and retail group founded in 1935 by Willard Garfield Weston, and controlled by the Weston family through Wittington Investments. ABF's operations span sugar, agriculture, ingredients, grocery, and retail — the latter primarily through its Primark fashion subsidiary, which contributes the majority of the group's retail revenue. Listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: ABF) and part of the FTSE 100.

Associated British Foods

French niche fragrance house founded in New York in 2009 by Sylvie Ganter and Christophe Cervasel, focused on pure cologne concentrates that blend the high concentration of eau de parfum with the fresh character of cologne. L'Oréal acquired the brand in 2016. Atelier Cologne operates flagship boutiques and distributes through selective luxury retail globally.

Atelier Cologne

American premium women's activewear and lifestyle brand founded in 1998 in Petaluma, California, originally as a women's athletic apparel catalog and early e-commerce business. Gap Inc. acquired Athleta in 2008 for approximately $150 million and opened its first brick-and-mortar store in 2011. The brand is positioned as a values-led performance and lifestyle label promoting inclusivity, sustainability, and women's empowerment, and in 2020 amended its legal charter to become a Delaware public benefit corporation. Athleta operates over 200 stores across the US and Canada and competes directly with Lululemon in the premium women's activewear segment.

Athleta

Parisian trunk-maker and leather goods house founded in 1834, whose name — meaning "at the departure" — was inspired by its first boutique, opened opposite the Gare du Nord in Paris. Alongside Louis Vuitton, Goyard, and Moynat, Au Départ is considered one of the four great French malletiers. The house went dormant in 1976 after merging with Moynat in 1965, and was revived in April 2019 by Groupe Arnault at Milan Design Week, relaunching with bespoke trunks, leather goods, and accessories from a flagship on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

Au Départ

Augustinus Bader founded his eponymous skincare company after a career that spanned the globe, with over 30 years researching and developing technologies that activate and harness the human body's capacity to heal. 

Augustinus Bader

British-American specialist private equity firm founded in 2021 by Mike Jatania — former CEO of Lornamead, the personal care group that built a portfolio of over 30 brands including Yardley London, Finesse, and Lypsyl before selling in 2013 — and Paul Raphaël, former Vice Chairman of UBS and Managing Director at Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch. 

Auréa's portfolio spans skincare, haircare, makeup, and ethical retail, with holdings including The Body Shop, Herbivore Botanicals, Scandinavian Biolabs, Dcypher, Zenagen, and ACT/IV. 

Auréa Group

Aussie

Authentic Brands Group LLC (ABG) is an American brand management company headquartered in New York City. 

They operate an "asset-light" model focused on acquiring distressed or underperforming brand IP (lifestyle, sports, entertainment, celebrity) and turning them into high-margin licensing assets. They take ownership of logos, trademarks, and brand rights, leaving manufacturing and inventory to a network of partners.

Authentic Brands Group

American contemporary womenswear brand founded in 2016 by Joyce Azria, daughter of BCBG founder Max Azria, who previously served as creative director of BCBGeneration. The brand name translates from French as "With the Girls" and reflects Azria's French heritage and fashion upbringing. Avec les Filles launched in Macy's stores nationwide and is positioned as an accessible, French-inspired lifestyle brand for millennial women, blending aspirational design with accessible price points. The brand is backed by private equity investors and is independent of the Azria family's BCBG business.

Avec les Filles

Aveda

Aveeno is an American brand of skin care and hair care products.

Aveeno

Eau Thermale Avène markets 180 dermo-cosmetic products.

Avène

DECIEM's fragrance brand launched posthumously to honor founder Brandon Truaxe's vision, offering a small collection of unisex fine fragrances rooted in transparency and authenticity — consistent with DECIEM's broader ethos of ingredient honesty applied to the world of perfumery.

AVESTAN

American beauty and personal care incubator founded in Los Angeles in 2009 as HatchBeauty Brands, one of the first companies to offer both beauty brand incubation and retailer private-label development under one roof. Operating as a trend-science-led studio, the company creates, builds, and manages mass-market and masstige beauty and personal care brands distributed through major US retailers. The incubator's owned brand portfolio includes NatureWell, Orlando Pita Play, Txtur, Found Active, and Paint & Petals, alongside private-label manufacturing for retail partners such as Trader Joe's. 

American Exchange Group acquired the company in August 2023 and renamed it AX Beauty Brands.

AX Beauty Brands

French fashion and fragrance house founded in 1962 by Loris Azzaro, known for embellished eveningwear and its classic men's fragrance Azzaro Pour Homme launched in 1978. L'Oréal operates the Azzaro fragrance license and has grown the brand's fragrance portfolio significantly, with Wanted becoming a major men's fragrance franchise. The fashion business is operated separately.

Azzaro

A French luxury fashion house that designs, manufactures and markets ready-to-wear footwear, handbags, and accessories, and licenses its name and branding to the American cosmetics company Coty for its namesake fragrances.

Balenciaga

Balmain is a French luxury fashion house that was acquired by Qatari Crown investment firm Mayhoola for Investments for a figure reportedly close to €500 million ($548 million) in 2016.

Balmain

Banana Republic is an American upscale clothing and accessories retailer owned by The Gap. It was founded in 1978 by Mel and Patricia Ziegler, who originally called the company "Banana Republic Travel & Safari Clothing Company". In 1983, Gap purchased the company, changed the name to "Banana Republic", and rebranded the stores to achieve a more upscale image. 

Banana Republic

South Korean cosmetics brand founded and wholly owned by F&F, specialising in base makeup and skincare with a focus on accessible, skin-friendly formulations. The brand is best known for its cult-status cleansing balm, which became one of the most recognised K-beauty products internationally. It operates retail stores across South Korea, China, and Southeast Asia.

Banila Co

Bansk Group is a consumer-focused private investment firm led by a tenured group of investors and operators.

Bansk Group

British heritage outerwear brand founded in 1894 by John Barbour in South Shields, North East England, and still privately owned by the Barbour family in its fifth generation. Celebrated for its waxed cotton jackets — particularly the Bedale, Beaufort, and Border — Barbour holds three Royal Warrants and is synonymous with British countryside style. Its iconic jackets are still manufactured and repaired by hand at its South Shields factory, and the brand distributes to over 55 countries worldwide.

Barbour

Motorsport-inspired sub-brand of Barbour, launched in 1936 by Duncan Barbour to outfit motorcycle riders. Originally producing the iconic International suit worn by the Steve McQueen-era Isle of Man TT competitors, the label has evolved into a heritage urban streetwear line blending moto culture with British craftsmanship, targeting a younger, more fashion-forward audience than the main Barbour line.

Barbour International

American online retailer of intimate apparel and swimwear founded in New Jersey, operating as a curated digital destination for bras, lingerie, shapewear, and swimwear from hundreds of brands. Bare Necessities is one of the leading online specialty lingerie retailers in North America. Delta Galil acquired Bare Necessities in October 2020 to expand its direct-to-consumer digital capabilities in the US intimates market.

Bare Necessities

Iconic luxury department store founded in New York City in 1923, renowned for its curated high-end fashion, beauty, and lifestyle offerings.

Barneys New York

British dry shampoo brand launched in 1975 by Schwarzkopf in the United Kingdom as a branded alternative to using talcum powder to extend time between hair washes. Batiste was one of the first commercial aerosol dry shampoos and became embedded in British fashion and salon culture through the 1980s and 1990s, with American stylists reportedly filling their suitcases with the product when visiting London. Schwarzkopf sold the brand to Vivalis in 2001. Church & Dwight acquired Batiste from Vivalis in June 2011 for approximately $20 million as a bolt-on to its UK operations, and subsequently built the brand into the world's leading dry shampoo, launching it in the United States in 2015. The brand is sold in over 90 countries.

Batiste

Swiss watchmaker founded in 1830 in Les Brenets, Switzerland by brothers Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume as Baume & Co. The Maison partnered with Paul Mercier in 1918 to form Baume & Mercier, becoming known for classically elegant, accessible luxury timepieces including the Clifton and Hampton collections. Richemont acquired Baume & Mercier through its ownership of Vendôme Luxury Group. In January 2026 Richemont announced it would sell Baume & Mercier to the Italian Damiani Group, with the transaction pending completion.

Baume & Mercier

Contemporary women's fashion brand founded in Los Angeles by designer Max Azria. The name is derived from the French phrase "bon chic, bon genre." Offers apparel, footwear, handbags, and accessories. Acquired by Marquee Brands out of bankruptcy in 2017.

BCBGMAXAZRIA

South Korean skincare brand originally founded in 2017, drawing on the traditional beauty rituals of the Joseon Dynasty era to create products centred on historical ingredients like ginseng, rice water, and green plum. 

Goodai Global acquired the brand in 2019 and, together with founder Hyemin Park, rebuilt the product line from scratch — keeping only the name and logo. The revamped brand broke through internationally via TikTok and Amazon.

Beauty of Joseon

American women's contemporary fashion brand founded in San Francisco in 1976 by Iranian-born entrepreneur Manny Mashouf, built on a bold, body-conscious aesthetic targeting fashion-forward women. At its peak bebe operated over 200 retail stores in North America. In 2017 the company closed all its physical stores and pivoted to a pure IP licensing model; in 2018 Bluestar Alliance assumed brand management. The bebe stores, Inc. holding company (OTC: BEBE) has been majority-owned by B. Riley Financial since 2023, with Bluestar Alliance managing the brand's licensing and retail partnerships.

bebe

Bed Head

Beiersdorf AG is a German multinational company that manufactures personal-care products and pressure-sensitive adhesives.

Beiersdorf

South Korean skincare brand launched in 2010 by LG H&H, built on a philosophy rooted in 150 years of British apothecary herbalism. The brand draws on traditional botanical preparation techniques dating to 1860, combining natural herbs with modern dermatological science. Belif is best known for its Aqua Bomb moisturizer and True Cream line, and is distributed in over 37 countries through Sephora and its own retail.

Belif

British menswear brand founded in Brighton, England. Known for its Oxford cloth button-down shirts and association with the Mod subculture of the 1960s. Has outfitted Team GB at multiple Olympic Games. Acquired by Marquee Brands in 2015.

Ben Sherman

Benefit Cosmetics LLC is a manufacturer of cosmetics. The founders opened a beauty boutique in 1976 named "The Face Place" in San Francisco's Mission District. The Fords soon focused on department store distribution and renamed the company Benefit Cosmetics in 1990.

Benefit

Italian global fashion brand founded in 1965 by siblings Luciano, Giuliana, Gilberto, and Carlo Benetton in Ponzano Veneto, growing from Giuliana's hand-knitted brightly coloured sweaters — sold by Luciano from his bicycle — into one of the world's most recognised fashion retailers of the 1980s and 1990s. The brand is known for its United Colors of Benetton label and, from 1982, for provocative advertising campaigns by photographer Oliviero Toscani addressing social issues. Benetton listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in 1986 but was delisted in May 2012 after the family holding company Edizione completed a full buyout. The group has faced significant challenges since the 2010s, including heavy losses and widespread store closures, with Luciano Benetton returning from retirement in 2024 to lead a turnaround.

Benetton Group

French luxury menswear and footwear house founded in Paris in 1895 by Alessandro Berluti, an Italian cobbler. Originally renowned exclusively for handcrafted shoes, Berluti expanded into ready-to-wear and leather goods under LVMH ownership. The brand is known for its patinated leather work and its Scritto calligraphic motif engraved into shoe leather.

Berluti

Spanish fast fashion retailer created by Inditex in April 1998 to target a younger demographic than Zara, with a focus on urban and trend-driven clothing for women and men. Bershka expanded rapidly and operates over 850 stores across 74 markets. In August 2022, along with Pull&Bear and Stradivarius, Bershka exited its physical retail operations in China and closed its Tmall stores.

Bershka

Danish privately held fashion company founded in 1975 in Brande, Denmark, by Merete Bech Povlsen and her husband Troels Holch Povlsen, now led by their son Anders Holch Povlsen. Bestseller is one of the largest fashion companies in Europe, selling through its own brands including Jack & Jones, Only, Vero Moda, Selected, Name It, Pieces, and Object in over 70 countries. Anders Holch Povlsen is also the largest individual shareholder in ASOS. In September 2024, Bestseller's investment arm Heartland acquired a 75% stake in Topshop and Topman from ASOS for approximately £135 million.

Bestseller A/S

American women's fashion brand founded in New York City, known for its colorful, whimsical, and heavily embellished designs. Co-founded by designer Betsey Johnson and former model Chantal Bacon. The brand filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2012 after accumulating significant debt; Steve Madden Ltd. had acquired its intellectual property in 2010 and assumed control. Johnson continued as creative director until 2020, when her daughter Lulu took over creative leadership.

Betsey Johnson

American premium activewear brand founded in 2005, acquired by Levi Strauss & Co. in 2021 for approximately $400 million. Known for its buttery-soft Spacedye fabric and inclusive sizing, Beyond Yoga offers yoga, running, and lifestyle apparel for women and is central to Levi Strauss's strategy to expand into the growing athleisure market.

Beyond Yoga

Australian surf and boardsport brand founded in 1973, known for boardshorts, wetsuits, and action sports apparel and accessories.

Billabong

French dermo-cosmetic skincare company founded in 1977 in Lyon, France by pharmacist Jean-Noël Thorel, built on the concept of Biological Dermatology — formulating skincare based on the biology of the skin rather than trends.

Bioderma pioneered micellar water for sensitive skin with the launch of Sensibio H2O (then called Créaline H2O) in 1991, a product that became the world's best-selling micellar water and defined a new skincare category. The brand is distributed primarily through pharmacies.

Bioderma

Professional haircare brand built on nature-inspired formulas, developed by L'Oréal and positioned within the Matrix family before being elevated as a distinct brand. Biolage uses botanical ingredients and sustainable practices to produce shampoos, conditioners, and treatments sold through professional salons globally.

Biolage

Japanese facial cleansing and skincare brand created by Kao Corporation in 1980 in Tokyo, initially launching as a facial cleanser line before expanding into UV care, body wash, and pore-care products. Bioré pioneered the pore strip category globally with its Deep Cleansing Pore Strips, launched in Japan in 1996 and in the US in 1997 via the Andrew Jergens subsidiary, becoming the top-selling skincare product in its US launch year. The brand is the number-one facial cleansing brand in Japan and a leading UV care brand, with the Bioré UV Aqua Rich sunscreen among Japan's best-selling sunscreens. Bioré distributes through mass-market pharmacy, grocery, and drug store channels globally.

Bioré

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Augustinus Bader