G-Star RAW
This is the brand’s own full-price collection.
Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.
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Ownership
- 1989 Founded
- Now WHP Global (majority); founder Jos van Tilburg and other shareholders (minority) Brand-management company A second research pass recorded a different owner
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Mainline brandSold through the brand’s own stores and wholesale. Off-price stock is usually genuine surplus or end-of-line.
- Market tier
- Contemporary
- Outlet line
- G-Star outlet stores
- Seen at off-price
- Often
- Also appears as
- G-Star
Notes
WHP Global completed a majority purchase of G-Star RAW in Dec 2023; the Amsterdam leadership team under CEO Rob Schilder still runs the omnichannel business, so product is still made by the operating company rather than third-party licensees.
A second research pass found
- Owner: G-Star Raw C.V. / WHP Global
- Kind of name: Runs an outlet line
Founded in Amsterdam by Jos van Tilburg as Gap Star; independent until WHP Global bought it (announced Sept 2023, closed Dec 2023). Australian arm collapsed in 2020. WHP also owns Toys R Us and half of Marc Jacobs.