Marithe Francois Girbaud

A French clothing company that was founded back in 1965, Marithe Francois Girbaud is the brainchild of a married couple, Marithé Bachellerie and François Girbaud, who both had a keen eye for fashion and detail. From the time that they started selling pieces in the market in 1969, they were able to gain a wide customer base, reaching to the many countries across the globe and in the US, primarily in the suburbs and other urban communities of Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. They specialize in casual clothing, particularly jeans. Their flagship stores are situated in Beverly Hills and in Paris.

Although the company faced a controversy in 2005, they were able to rise above it and continue to make stylish creations that made the brand even more popular up to this day. Their pieces show an in influence of Japanese design, reveling in design elements of reversibility, cylinders and mutation. Fashion critics from all over the world say that from the creation and recreation of the casual jeans-based look that the Girbauds have done, they can be considered as one of the most consistent, most innovative, experimental and concept-driven designers.

Among their most popular pieces would be the Shuttle shorts and the Shuttle jeans, which have adjustable Velcro straps on the knees and ankles. They come in a wide range of colours to match different outfits. Some of the other unique and stylish pieces of Marithe Francois Girbaud would include "Skinny Cowboy" jeans, which are taped and stonewashed para shuttle jeans that have a pair of Velcro straps at the knee. They also have the "Brand X" jeans which has the signature "beeper" pocket on the right thigh. Fashion experts consider these jeans to be one of the first jeans sold in the mainstream market that contributed to the "baggy" urban look because of the wide thighs and crotch space. One of their newer creations would be the three-strap para shuttle jeans. It has a pair of Velcro straps on the knee and a Velcro strap on the ankle.

Today, Marithe Francois Girbaud continue to be one of the most popular clothing brands in the market, with their collections made available both online and offline.