German fashion: Clothing brands of Germany, Clothing companies of Germany, German fashion designers, Adidas, Puma AG, Karl Lagerfeld, Jil Sander AG, ... Esprit Holdings, Claudia Hill, Königsallee

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Clothing brands of Germany, Clothing companies of Germany, German fashion designers, Adidas, Puma AG, Karl Lagerfeld, Jil Sander AG, Hugo Boss, Sonja de Lennart, Fady Maalouf, Esprit Holdings, Claudia Hill, Königsallee, Eva Gronbach, Rudolph Moshammer, Etienne Aigner, Reusch, Egon von Fürstenberg, Willy Bogner, Jr., Thor Steinar, Wolfgang Joop, Escada, JOOP!, Torsten Amft, Ulla Popken, Tom Tailor, NRW Forum, Damir Doma, Marc O'Polo, Closed GmbH, Philipp Plein, Willy Bogner, Sr., Tomas Maier, Barbara Becker, Gregor Clemens, Robert Geller, NewYorker, Boris Bidjan Saberi, Adolf Riedl, Iris von Arnim, Uli Herzner, AMD Academy of Fashion and Design, Van Laack. Excerpt: Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, golf company (including Ashworth), and Rockport. Besides sports footwear, the company also produces other products such as bags, shirts, watches, eyewear, and other sports- and clothing-related goods.The company is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second-biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world, with American rival Nike being the biggest. Adidas was founded in 1948 by Adolf "Adi" Dassler, following the split of Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik between him and his older brother Rudolf. Rudolf later established Puma, which was the early rival of Adidas. Registered in 1949, Adidas is currently based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, along with Puma. The company's clothing and shoe designs typically feature three parallel bars, and the same motif is incorporated into Adidas's current official logo. The "Three Stripes" were bought from the Finnish sport company Karhu Sports in 1951. The company revenue for 2009 was listed at €10.38 billion and the 2008 figure at €10.80 billion. A pair of Adidas Samba...