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61,000 (January 2, 2021) Website. www .hanes .com /corporate. Hanesbrands Inc. is an American multinational clothing company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [ 6] It employs 65,300 people internationally. [ 7] On September 6, 2006, the company and several brands were spun off by the Sara Lee Corporation .
Hanes was founded in 1900 by John Wesley Hanes (one of Winston-Salem's wealthiest and most influential business men) at Winston Salem, North Carolina under the name Shamrock Knitting Mills. [ 1 ] He died of heart trouble in 1903.
The history of Medieval European clothing and textiles has inspired a good deal of scholarly interest in the 21st century. Elisabeth Crowfoot, Frances Pritchard, and Kay Staniland authored Textiles and Clothing: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, c.1150-c.1450 (Boydell Press, 2001).
Jockey International, Inc. is an American manufacturer and retailer of underwear, sleepwear, and sportswear for men, women, and children. The company is based in Kenosha, Wisconsin. [ 3][ 4][ 5] Jockey invented the first men's Y-Front brief in 1934 and it is a recognized trademark in 120 countries.
c. 50,000 BC – A discovered twisted fibre (a 3-ply cord fragment) indicates the likely use of clothing, bags, nets and similar technology by Neanderthals in southeastern France. [1] [2] c. 27000 BC – Impressions of textiles and basketry and nets left on small pieces of hard clay in Europe. [3] c. 25000 BC – Venus figurines depicted with ...
An undershirt ( vest in the United Kingdom) is a piece of underwear covering the torso, while underpants (often called pants in the United Kingdom), drawers, and undershorts cover the genitals and often buttocks. Terms for specific undergarments are shown in the table below .
The history of cotton can be traced from its domestication, through the important role it played in the history of India, the British Empire, and the United States, to its continuing importance as a crop and commodity . The history of the domestication of cotton is very complex and is not known exactly. [ 1]
The textile industry is the largest manufacturing industry in Pakistan, the fourth largest global producer of cotton, and the eighth largest exporter of textile products in Asia. It contributes to 8.5% of GDP and provides employment to 30% of the 56 million strong national workforce, or 40% of industrial employment.