Fashion brands — founded: 1980–1989 · related keyword: Jackets

Founded in New York, United States, in 1982, Andrew Marc is an outerwear brand. Created by founder Andrew Marc Schwartz and his wife, Suzanne Schwartz, it began with leather jackets and focuses on men's and women's outerwear. The brand officially describes its outerwear as combining fashion and functionality, and has expanded into clothing and accessories. G-III Apparel Group acquired the brand in 2008, and it continues to operate as a brand owned by the company.

Arc'teryx is an outdoor brand founded in 1989 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It offers technical apparel and equipment for mountain sports such as mountaineering, climbing, and skiing, with shell jackets made using GORE‑TEX among its signature products. Its core purpose is “Leave it Better,” and it also offers related lines such as Veilance and LEAF.

Arktis is a functional clothing and equipment brand for military, tactical, and outdoor use, founded in the UK in 1985 by a former Royal Marine Commando. It primarily offers smocks, jackets, tactical vests, and other gear for use by the military and special forces, police, and emergency services. With “Quality of Endurance” as its guiding principle, the brand carries out design and prototyping in the UK and specifies a quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015.

BEIMAR is an apparel manufacturer and brand founded in 1989 in Ontario, California, USA. Built on knit and woven sportswear, it wholesales blank bodies including hoodies, sweatshirts, jackets, and pants, and also offers custom production and private-label support. Its strengths include collaborations with U.S. and international brands, domestic and international production capabilities, and short lead times supported by its Ontario inventory hub. It also supplies products for skate, surf, and streetwear, as well as collegiate apparel.

Byblos Uomo is a menswear line that emerged in 1983 from Byblos, an Italian brand founded in 1973. British designers Keith Barty and Alan Cleaver were responsible for its designs, extending Byblos’s experimental, youthful direction into menswear through graphic expression, vivid colors, and innovative knitwear. One of the signature lines supporting the brand’s international expansion in the 1980s and 1990s, it is still featured on the official Byblos website as the Uomo collection, with jackets, shirts, knitwear, trousers, shoes, and more.

C.P. Company Under 16 is the official collection for kids and juniors by the Italian brand C.P. Company, founded in 1971 by Massimo Osti. It follows the parent brand’s focus on functionality and material research, offering items designed for young people’s activities, including Goggle Jackets, D.D. Shell down jackets, graphic T-shirts, and accessories. The collection is officially named UnderSixteen (U16) and is sold through the official online store and authorized retailers.

COMME des GARÇONS HOMME DEUX is a Japanese brand line launched in 1987 as one of the menswear lines of COMME des GARÇONS, led by Rei Kawakubo. Centered on tailored pieces such as suits, jackets, shirts, and trousers, it continues to present collections that reconfigure the conventions of businesswear through Japanese methods and interpretations.

COMME des GARÇONS HOMME PLUS is a Japanese brand launched in 1984 as COMME des GARÇONS’ menswear collection line. The designer is Rei Kawakubo. It continues to present collections in Paris, offering menswear such as jackets, coats, and trousers, with an approach centered on reconstructing elements of tailoring and suits.

COMME des GARÇONS SHIRT began in 1988 as a line derived from the Tokyo-based fashion house COMME des GARÇONS (Rei Kawakubo began her activities in 1969, and the company was established in 1973). Centered on shirts, it offers apparel featuring classic patterns such as stripes and checks, with a lineup that includes jackets and pants in addition to tops.

Calamar is a menswear brand founded in Germany in 1983. It is an in-house brand operated by Germany's Bültel International Fashion Group, offering a wide range of men's clothing, including jackets, coats, shirts, knitwear, and trousers. Centered on casualwear, it emphasizes everyday wearability and functionality. The official brand introduction states that it focuses on comfort, functional details, and high-quality tailoring, and advocates combining style and comfort.

Cars Jeans is a Dutch denim brand that began in Amsterdam in 1982. Centered on jeans, it offers clothing for women, men, and children. According to the brand’s official description, it continues to create clothing that combines quality, style, and functionality, with denim as its foundation, and now offers a wide-ranging collection that includes jackets and tops. It presents casual wear that is easy to incorporate into everyday life for a broad age range.

Comme des Garçons SHIRT is a Japanese brand that began in 1988 as a diffusion line of COMME des GARÇONS, led by Rei Kawakubo. Centered on shirts, it offers men's ready-to-wear, including shirts, jackets, knitwear, and trousers. Its designs are based on staple items and characterized by details such as striped and checked patchwork and graphic prints.

Cordon Sport is a German street/casual wear brand that began in Berlin in 1986. A 2006 report introduced one of its founders, Kurtulush Aks, as a designer and stated that the brand began with college jackets. It currently offers jackets, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jeans, jogger pants, hats, and other items, with a focus on sportswear and urban casual wear.

Desigual is a Spanish fashion brand founded by Thomas Meyer in El Raval, Barcelona, in 1984. Starting with the upcycled jacket created at its founding, the brand makes clothing centered on creativity and is known for vivid prints, patchwork, and graphics. Its offerings include womenswear, menswear, kidswear, accessories, and shoes. The brand refreshed its identity in 2019 and, since 2020, has championed “Love Different” while supporting individuality in more than 100 countries.

Diana Gallesi is an Italian womenswear brand that has been active since 1985. It is one of the brands created by Miroglio Fashion, offering trousers, tops, knitwear, coats, jackets, dresses, and other items. The brand’s official introduction says it proposes clothing that allows women to be themselves in every situation. Its official website advocates fashion that respects the times rather than following them, and uses recycled fibers and certified materials in some of its collections.

FIRST DOWN was born in New York, USA, in 1983, and is an outerwear brand centered on down jackets, established in New Jersey by its Korean immigrant founder, YOUNG IN CHUNG. Its name comes from “first down” in American football, and the brand puts forward the aspiration to “become No. 1 in down jackets” and the catchphrase “Dream It. Be It.” It offers items including bubble jackets.

FIRST DOWN USA is a down jacket brand founded in New Jersey after its founder, Korean-American immigrant YOUNG IN CHUNG, developed the concept in New York in 1983. Its name comes from the “first down” in American football, and the brand aims to become number one in down jackets. Focusing on downwear suited to the harsh winters of the East Coast, its lineup includes iconic models such as the Bubble Jacket. Its catchphrase is “Dream It. Be It.”

GOLDWIN MOTORCYCLE is a motorcycle wear brand originating in Japan. Launched as GW SPORT in 1983 with a focus on off-road riding, it offers high-performance riding gear such as riding jackets, pants, gloves, and rain gear. Its lines include Euro and HEAVYDUTY, and it emphasizes functional materials offering features such as waterproof breathability and ventilation. From the 2023 Fall/Winter season, it was integrated into the “Motorcycle” category of its parent brand, Goldwin.

Granback is a Japanese menswear specialty retailer focused on larger sizes. It began in 1980 as a department of Roberto, a menswear sales company in the Daiei Group. Offering a wide range of business, casual, and formal wear, it provides total fashion for men in larger sizes, including those with a height of 195 cm, a waist of 130 cm, shoe sizes of 28.5–32 cm, and clothing sizes from 2L to 5L. Its range includes suits, shirts, slacks, jackets, and shoes, with clothing choices centered on moving from “clothes that fit” to “clothes you want to wear.”

GREENWICH POLO CLUB is a polo club and lifestyle brand founded in 1981 by Peter Brant in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Known as a venue for high-goal polo matches and international tournaments, its official collections include shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, hats, bags, and accessories. Centered on traditional craftsmanship and the spirit of polo, it has ties to the White Birch Polo Team and the East Coast Open, and also develops products through licensing.

GOREWEAR is a technical apparel brand for cycling and running by W. L. Gore & Associates, originating from the product team that developed the first cycling jacket using GORE-TEX in Germany in 1984. Focused primarily on cycling apparel, it offers clothing and accessories for endurance sports. GORE BIKE WEAR and GORE RUNNING WEAR were consolidated in 2018. Official online sales ended at the end of March 2026, and the brand is currently available only to the extent that stock remains at retail stores.

HOLLINGWORTH COUNTRY OUTFITTERS is a factory brand founded in 1987 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Committed to UK production, it selects factories according to the characteristics of each product and develops contemporary collections based on traditional country wear, workwear, and military wear. It also handles OEM production for major British outerwear brands, producing bags and hats as well as outerwear such as Harrington jackets.

Harley-Davidson MotorClothes is a motorcycle apparel line founded in 1989 by Harley-Davidson, which is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Centered on riding gear, it offers leather jackets, casual sportswear, everyday wear, and accessories for men, women, and children. Rooted in Harley-Davidson’s motorcycle culture and styling, the line focuses on combining functionality with riders’ self-expression. At its founding, designer Karen Davidson led the design. It continues to be used for official apparel under the name Genuine MotorClothes.

Homeboy is a streetwear brand founded in Germany in 1988 by Jürgen Wolf. Starting with skateboarding, it incorporates hip-hop and action sports culture, offering pants, jeans, sweatshirts, T-shirts, jackets, and other items. Its signature pieces include the baggy pants introduced in 1991 and logo coach jackets. The brand has been connected to the music scene since its early days, providing outfits for Moses Pelham and Die Fantastischen Vier. It continues to operate as an independent brand.

IPD (International Pro Designs) is an American surf lifestyle brand that traces its origins to a name and logo conceived in 1980 by surfboard shaper Bob Hurley in California, USA, and relaunched in Costa Mesa in 2020. Rooted in surfboards, it offers apparel and accessories, including T-shirts, board shorts, shirts, jackets, and hats. Under the slogan “For Surfers By Surfers,” the brand focuses on products featuring premium quality, style, and functionality, and on California communities where surfing, skateboarding, music, art, and people intersect.

Independent Trading is an apparel manufacturer founded by Brad Rambo in Southern California, USA, in 1987. With roots in action sports such as surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding, it manufactures and supplies blank and custom apparel for screen printers and brands. Its range centers on sweatshirts and also includes fleece, jackets, T-shirts, and bottoms. Its mission is to provide quality and a stable supply while building long-term relationships with customers. It is currently based in California and supplies products worldwide.

JCC is a German-origin leather and textile fashion brand. Sales under the JCC brand began in 1984, when Horst Christel and Walter Christel founded a company in Esslingen, Germany. Starting with the sale of Italian-made leather fashion, the brand offers clothing for men and women, focusing on leather apparel such as leather jackets. JCC Ledermoden, the company that operates the brand, also handles textile clothing in addition to leather products and is involved in the development and sale of its own and licensed brands.

Jeff Hamilton is an eponymous brand launched in the United States in 1986 by Jeff Hamilton, who was born in Morocco and raised in Paris. After working on Guess’s menswear line in 1983, he developed the brand under his own name, focusing primarily on leather jackets, and established a presence through official NBA and NFL licenses and limited-edition jackets for celebrities. Centered on craftsmanship and exclusivity, the brand continues to offer a lifestyle rooted in American sports culture and hip-hop. Its official shop features series such as Skyline, Old English, Mega-Patch, and Collage.

KANSAI Profumo is a fashion line originating in Japan, whose establishment designer Junko Makino was involved in 1984 while working at Kansai Yamamoto’s company, as a licensed shirt brand with CHOYA. It carries forward the vision of KANSAI YAMAMOTO and, starting with shirts, now offers women’s clothing including blouses, jackets, coats, knitwear, and dresses. As a casual line that makes its distinctive vision more accessible, it offers refined designs and comfortable wear.

L.A. ROXX is a fashion brand founded in 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA, by Sharon Rahim’s brother. Starting as a leather jacket shop on Hollywood Boulevard, it expanded into stage costumes for artists, custom clothing for celebrities, and ready-to-wear. Rahim relaunched the brand in 2007, creating costumes and collections centered on leather and vinyl and using materials such as PVC, satin, and organza. The brand has created costumes for Michael Jackson, Guns N’ Roses, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga, among others, and continues to offer both custom design and ready-to-wear.

MIKI HOUSE COLLECTION is a Japanese traditional brand announced in February 1987 by Miki Shoko, the company behind MIKI HOUSE. It is based on the children’s clothing business founded in 1971 in Yao, Osaka, by Koichi Kimura and his wife Yoshiko, a designer, and focuses primarily on formalwear and items for ceremonies for children. Its offerings include jackets, suits, dresses, and shirts, and it continues to be sold today as one of MIKI HOUSE’s traditional lines.

PINKY&DIANNE was founded by Pinky Wollman and Diane Beaudry and has operated as a women’s fashion brand in Japan since 1981. The brand is handled by TSI Holdings and offers apparel, primarily dresses and jackets/outerwear, as well as bags, fashion accessories, accessories, and shoes. It also offers the related line “Alunc.” Hiromichi Nakano served as designer for a period in the past.

PRO CLUB is an American heritage apparel brand rooted in a business started in Los Angeles in 1986 by Young Geun Lee and Young Sun Lee. Centered on heavyweight T-shirts, its range includes T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, pants, underwear, and jackets. The brand emphasizes quality, fit, and durability, and its guiding statement is “QUALITY IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND EVERY PROCLUB PRODUCT.”

Rab is a British outdoor brand founded in 1981 in Sheffield, England, by mountaineer Rab Carrington. It began by making sleeping bags and now offers clothing, sleeping bags, backpacks, shelters, and other products for mountaineering, climbing, and hiking. The brand says it draws on mountaineers’ experience in its product-making and emphasizes practical products designed for long-term use. It sells high-performance clothing, including down jackets, as well as mountaineering equipment around the world.

SCALA was founded by Beeta Grover in 1985 and is an eveningwear brand based in Los Angeles, California, USA. Its offerings center on dresses for prom, homecoming, and bridal occasions, including MOB and bridesmaid dresses. The brand also operates under the name BG HAUTE and offers beaded jackets and tops, as well as scarves and shawls. Its official website features the statement, “Beauty is not just in the final creation, but in the journey of crafting it.” In his designer biography, Sukhwinder Singh (CEO SCALA USA) discusses hand beading. Its styles are carried by more than 800 boutiques worldwide.

Ungaro Solo Donna was a women's diffusion line developed in the late 1980s by Emanuel Ungaro, a designer based in Paris, France. It was offered as more affordable ready-to-wear, focusing mainly on dresses and jackets that simplified the designs of the main line, and circulated as one of the lower-tier lines alongside Parallèle and Emanuel.

Volfagli is a leatherwear brand founded in 1984 in Reggello, in the Province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Its leather products are finished by hand by artisans, using treatments based on its own specially devised “recipes” to pursue individuality that encompasses variations in color and softness from piece to piece. Centered on quality, craftsmanship, and Made in Italy style, the brand offers a wide range of leather categories, with a focus on jackets.

Vis à Vis Byblos was a womenswear line derived from the Italian fashion brand Byblos. It was launched in 1986 by the British duo Alan Cleaver and Keith Varty, who had been responsible for Byblos’s designs. From the late 1980s through the 1990s, it offered ready-to-wear, including jackets and skirts, and shared Byblos’s youthful, colorful direction. It is no longer active as a brand, and items from that period can be found on the vintage market.

WILD THINGS is an outdoor brand founded in 1981 in North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, by mountaineers John Bouchard and Marie Meunier. Beginning with climbing gear and clothing for high-altitude mountaineering, it has expanded into backpacks, technical outerwear, and clothing and gear for the military. Its brand DNA is “LIGHT IS RIGHT” (it must be lightweight and tough), and it continues to develop products with an emphasis on lightness and durability. The brand is known for the Denali Jacket and WILD THINGS TACTICAL, among other products.

Yohji Yamamoto POUR HOMME is the men’s line of Yohji Yamamoto, created by Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto. It has been presented at the Paris collections since 1984 and offers men’s ready-to-wear, primarily including outerwear, jackets, pants, and shirts. The line aims to express Yohji Yamamoto’s worldview through clothing design.

garsonwave is a Japanese apparel brand founded in 1985. It specializes in shirt planning and production, offering shirts for men and women as its main products, along with jackets, ties, cut-and-sew items, scarves, and other goods. Its products are characterized by a commitment to Japanese manufacturing, from the fabric, silhouettes, and designs to the buttons, with shirts made at domestic sewing factories as its core offering. Its lines include the high-quality shirt series “Kiwami” and “Biz,” designed for business casual wear.