Marithé + François Girbaud Pokachu Bag 2000’s

Marithé + François Girbaud is an international clothing company based in France and founded by stylists François Girbaud and Marithé Bachellerie in 1972. They created several brands : Compagnie des montagnes et des forêts, Ça, Closed, Matricule 11342, etc. They are world-known especially for industrialization of the stonewash (stone washing process), baggy trousers and skin-tight jeans.

The fashion duo began their career working in the Parisian clothes shop Western House, in 1964.
The 1980s to 1990s were the decades of biggest successes for the French brand, with a $900 million worldwide turnover. In 2010, the group was still generating €200 million of revenue.

In June 2012, it was reported that Girbaud had filed for bankruptcy and that its websites were down.
However in 2015, Marithé Bachellerie and François Girbaud created a new company named Mad Lane (an itinerant concept store) but were still using the original name Marithé + François Girbaud.

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