Sir Henry Lumsden, stationed in India in 1846, dyed his cotton pajamas with a plant extract, mazari, to create a uniform more suitable to the climate than the traditional red felt issued at the time. Its tawny color, similar to the region’s saffron dust, helps the clothing blend in with sand. The term khaki comes from the Persian and Urdu words for dusty.
LS&CO. launches the Dockers® brand, targeting Baby Boomers. Award winning advertising helps establish the brand as the most successful new product line in apparel history. The men in the Talking Pants advertising campaign ads talk about life, rather than the product.
Three distinct product offerings continue to keep Dockers® king of the menswear market (casual, dress and sport). Women’s wear has its best year ever, setting records in both profit and return on investment.
“Nobody does colors like Dockers®,” announces the new ad campaign. Dockers hops the pond. Capturing the success of Dockers® in the U.S., the brand is launched internationally. Dockers® begins marketing internationally, including in Canada, New Zealand, Chile, Costa Rica, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Dockers® hits $1 billion in sales. Dockers® are introduced in Europe. Dockers® Wrinkle Free outsells the competition and gains the highest level of consumer awareness.
Move over denim. Khakis start giving jeans a run for their money in Europe – Dockers® is the #1 khaki pant specialty brand.
Time Magazine names Dockers® Mobile Pant one of the year’s best inventions. You may be a gadget freak at heart, but there's no need to look like one. On the outside, Dockers' Mobile Pant appears to be an ordinary pair of tailored slacks. But tucked inside its waist seams and hidden behind zippers on the legs are three extra mesh-lined pockets for stashing everything from your cell phone to your PDA. One piece of advice: make sure you unload your cache before passing through airport metal detectors, or you'll be outed as a geek faster than you can say Palm Pilot.
A survey shows 7 out of 10 American males own at least one pair of Dockers®. The Little Black Dress commercial airs during the Super Bowl.
Dockers® turns 20 and introduces men to the Four Wearing Occasions, work, weekend, dress and golf. Dockers takes over DNR publication to celebrate it’s 20th anniversary.
Dockers celebrates 30 years in khaki and continues to redefine the way men dress. For January 2016, Dockers continues to be a proud sponsor of New York Fashion Week: Men’s to spotlight up and coming emerging designers and spotlight.
Introduced Signature Collection featuring Stain Defender®, a PFA-free stain repellant performance technology that causes water-based liquids to bead and roll right off without absorbing into the fabric.
ace turtle and Dockers® announced their partnership to launch Dockers® in India
Introduced Dockers® Go, the next-level performance line
ace turtle launched Dockers® in India with the first retail store in New Delhi and a dedicated online store