Friday, December 7, 2012

A Vintage Brand Named Jordache



Mention Jordache to those who grew up in the 1970’s and 1980’s, and they’ll probably remember the name right away. A clothing company established by brothers Ralph, Joe and Avi Nakash in 1969, Jordache is New York City-based and is known mostly for the designer jeans the company used to produce.

Aside from jeans, Jordache made it big selling shirts and other kinds of outerwear and active wear, expanding to open a total of four retail shops in the late 1960’s. When a fire destroyed one of their shops in 1977, the brothers used their insurance to make it big in the denim department. An aggressive, racy ad campaign shot their sales through the roof, and Jordache began expanding into children’s outerwear, women’s garments, luggage and even umbrellas. Today, while the company’s popularity has seen a marked decrease, Jordache still maintains a presence in the niche of vintage clothing and the company also manufactures jeans for bigger brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Levi’s and the Gap. 

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