H.I.S

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Country: United States
Founded: 1923 1920s
Category: Clothing Footwear
Related brands: Clothing brands founded in the 1920s Clothing brands from United States

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H.I.S is a denim and casualwear brand originating in New York, USA. Founder Henry I. Siegel established Honesdale Manufacturing Co. in 1923, and his son Jesse launched the H.I.S brand in 1956, using his father's initials. In the 1960s, the brand expanded into sportswear for young people, and it began offering jeans for women in 1964. Today, its offerings center on men's and women's jeans, alongside casualwear and basic items. The brand's history also highlights its jeans offered in a range of lengths and leg widths.

Related brands

Parent brands and sub-brands, ordered by founding year.

Related brands: 2 brands
Founded: 1975-2017

Year Brand Category Description

1975

Chic by H.I.S.

Sub-brand

A historical line serving the mass-market women’s denim segment

Chic by H.I.S. was the name of a women’s apparel brand operated by the company behind H.I.

Chic by H.I.S. was the name of a women’s apparel brand operated by the company behind H.I.S., offering items such as women’s jeans and sportswear. Records confirm trademarks bearing the H.I.S. name alongside it, as well as its designation as a women’s wear line. In contrast to H.I.S.’s offerings, which included men’s casualwear, it was a historical offshoot brand that presented women’s products under a separate name. It served the mass-market denim segment, and no current operations have been confirmed.

2017

Henry I. Siegel

Sub-brand

Clothing

A sub-line focused on premium denim

In 2017, H.I.S introduced Henry I. Siegel as a premium denim line alongside its core colle

In 2017, H.I.S introduced Henry I. Siegel as a premium denim line alongside its core collection. Named after the founder, it was a separately named line offering menswear and womenswear. In contrast to the basic H.I.S collection, it placed greater emphasis on denim materials and details, carrying on H.I.S’s history while offering a different product proposition.

1975 Sub-brand

Chic by H.I.S.

A historical line serving the mass-market women’s denim segment

Chic by H.I.S. was the name of a women’s apparel brand operated by the company behind H.I.