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Dickies
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Dickies

Country
United States
Founded
1922

Brand Story

Founded in Fort Worth, Texas as a bib overall maker. 874 work pants became a streetwear staple from cholo culture to British grime.

Timeline

  1. 1922

    Founded in Fort Worth, Texas

    Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company starts producing bib overalls for Texas workers.

  2. 1967

    874 work pant launches

    Polyester-cotton blend permanent-press work pant becomes Dickies' signature product.

  3. 1985

    Cholo and chicano adoption

    Mexican-American street culture in LA adopts Dickies as a uniform, eventually crossing over to hip-hop.

  4. 2017

    Acquired by VF Corporation

    VF buys Dickies for $820M; brand joins the same parent as Vans and Supreme.