Dickies

History

The cousins C. N. Williamson and E. E. Dickie bought an overall factory in Bryan, Texas, in 1922 and founded the Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company; hence the initials. During the Second World War the house produced uniforms for the US Army, and came out of it as the standard for workwear across the South. The 874, launched in 1967, is the turning point: made for the workshop, it was taken up by the cholos of southern California, by skaters and by hip hop, and the house never denied it or fought it. In 2017 VF Corporation bought the company.

Iconic models

• 874 Work Pant (1967)

  Straight cut, permanent crease. The best-selling work garment there is.

• 574 work shirt

  Short or long sleeve, two flap pockets. The American workshop uniform.

• 83294 overall

  The house's original product: the factory they bought in 1922 made overalls.

• Eisenhower Jacket

  A short jacket with a fitted waist, taken from the wartime military uniform.