CLOSED

“We draw on our European heritage: French creativity, Italian craftsmanship, and German tradition. Our many years of experience are the basis for new innovations.”

The philosophy of the brand is family, since each employee is treated like a family member. The foundation, on which everything rests, is the principle of loyalty, with a focus on aesthetics and high quality.

Initially, the brand had a different name – “C’est ok,” abbreviated as “SA,” meaning It’s okay or good in French. The closure of long running bureaucratic disagreement over the name of the company inspired their new name, “Closed.”

The Closed brand can truly be called international. The company was founded by Marité and François Girbaud and then was taken over by Hamburg business partners Hans Leplow and Günter Giers, in the early 1990s. In 2009, it was taken over by Giers’ son Gordon and his friends Til Nadler and Hans Redlefsen.

Denim is an important part of Closed’s creative DNA – after all, the company started out as a denim brand. The brand was made famous by a pair of Pedal Pusher cropped jeans, so named because of their popularity among cyclists. These soft denim jeans appealed to sports enthusiasts due to their comfortable leg length. Later, Stone-Wash technology, which brought their jeans to a state of “washed,” using pumice, helped the company make a splash in the fashion industry.

The style of Closed is deliberately casual. While not obsessed with trendiness, Closed is in the mainstream of fashion. A thoughtful cut, an international style, and the union of tradition and innovation – all these qualities from year after year win the love and trust of Closed’s fans.