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Marithe + Francois Girbaud - Vintage MFG CLOSED high waisted jeans

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The idea was simple and smart: to launch Italy’s first denim label. That was it. C’est ça. 'ÇA' for short. A fitting name for a brand that was to be a standard-bearer for effortless sportswear and radical design. French fashion designers Marithé and François Girbaud established ÇA – now Closed – with absolute confidence. Way back in 1968. Trouble wasn’t far away. A large textile chain was not particularly happy with their choice of name. An objection was filed under case number 11342. ÇA had to be renamed. Why not just use this number as the brand name? So they did. Two years later, in 1978, the case was closed. And the name stayed. Since the beginning, Closed has remained a company with strong ties to its heritage. Striving for innovation decade after decade. Always setting new standards. Founded by Marithé and François Girbaud. Sold to Hamburg-based business partners Hans Leplow and Günther Giers at the start of the nineties. Taken over in 2009 by Giers' son Gordon and his friends Til Nadler and Hans Redlefsen.

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