Dickies is owned by VF Corporation (the United States, NYSE: VFC), which acquired the brand on 2 October 2017 for $820 million.[1][2] Dickies was founded in 1922 in Fort Worth, Texas and was independent until 2017.
Dickies was founded in Texas in 1922 making bib overalls for farm and factory work, and its 874 work trouser has been sold essentially unchanged since 1967. Adopted by skaters and by Mexican-American communities in California, it crossed into streetwear. VF acquired it in 2017.
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VF Corporation acquired Williamson-Dickie for about $820 million, buying the workwear brand founded in Texas in 1922. Dickies had become streetwear well beyond the trades it was made for, a shift the company had not engineered.
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The parent company of Dickies is VF Corporation, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Dickies originated in the United States in 1922 and its owner, VF Corporation, is also headquartered in the United States.
VF Corporation completed its acquisition of Dickies on 2 October 2017, after announcing the deal on 15 August 2017. The deal was valued at $820 million (enterprise value).
Dickies was an independent company from its founding in 1922 in Fort Worth, Texas until VF Corporation acquired it in 2017.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Dickies is still owned by VF Corporation. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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