Dickies

Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. is an apparel manufacturing company primarily known for its largest brand, Dickies. Williamson-Dickie Europe, originally called Clares, was founded in 1900 in Wells, in Somerset, to provide the agricultural industry with hardware and work clothing. The US company was founded in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1922 by C. N. Williamson and E. E. "Colonel" Dickie, who began a denim bib overall company selling workwear to farm and ranch hands around the Southwest. Today, Dickies is a global brand found in more than 100 countries designing, manufacturing and selling workwear to the automotive, hospitality, construction and medical industries.

This article is about the apparel brand. For the Los Angeles punk rock band, see The Dickies. For the restaurant, see Dickey's Barbecue Pit.
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryClothing
Founded1922 (1922)
FounderC. N. Williamson and E. E. "Colonel" Dickie
HeadquartersFort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Denny Bruce (CEO)
ProductsWorkwear
ParentVF Corporation
Websitewww.dickies.com
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