& sons founded sch nenwerd in the canton of solothurn switzerland 1851 founder carl franz bally and fritz bally key people fr d ric de narp ceo 1 parent jab holding company website www.bally.com bally store in hong kong the bally company was founded as bally & co high fashion in 1851 by carl franz bally 1821 1899 and his brother fritz in the basement of their family home in sch nenwerd in the canton of solothurn switzerland . contents 1 history 2 boutiques 2.1 australia 2.2 asia 2.3 europe 2.4 middle east 2.5 north america 3 references history edit bally was founded by carl franz bally . his original family business was the manufacture of elastic ribbon . during a business trip to paris in 1849 carl franz wanted to buy his wife some lace up booties the popular shoe of the day . unable to recall her exact size he decided to buy twelve pairs in a range of sizes knowing that one would certainly fit . upon visiting the parisian factory where the booties were made he noticed that each shoe featured buttons with elastic closures similar to the kind his family produced in switzerland . inspired by the possibility of creating more jobs and improving the lives of local residents he decided to expand his business into shoe production . together with his brother fritz carl franz employed designers to assist and together they began producing shoes made entirely by hand in the cellar of his sch nenwerd home . citation needed the bally company was established in sch nenwerd in 1851 and three years later the first factory located in the village centre was built . in 1854 fritz bally retired . by the 1870s bally was recognised as a footwear industry leader . citation needed the company s name changed to cf bally and then to cf bally & sons when the brand s founding pioneer handed the company reins to his sons in 1892 . carl franz died in 1899 but undeniably passed on his pioneering spirit to his sons . bally grew internationally and opened stores in geneva and montevideo uruguay in 1870 followed by buenos aires 1873 paris 1879 and london 1882 . in the 1880s bally was also one of the very first european luxury goods brands to open in post reform and opening china . by now the brand had also extended its offering to include clothing handbags and leather goods for both men and women 1976 and in 1990 would become truly global opening in japan hong kong singapore australia malaysia saudi arabia brazil lebanon and turkey . citation needed bally is currently under the leadership of ceo fr d ric de narp november 2013 with pablo coppola as design director february 2014 and parent company jab holdings at the helm . in 2008 tpg capital sold bally international ag to vienna austria based labelux group a luxury goods holding firm which also owns jimmy choo ltd. and was founded by the german billionaire reimann family as part of the family s investment arm joh a. benckiser . 2 today the company is headquartered in caslano ticino switzerland and run by jab holdings . the company announced that fr d ric de narp a former executive at harry winston would become its chief executive officer in november 2013 . 1 3 boutiques edit australia edit bally has boutiques in sydney westfield shopping town melbourne collins street doncaster perth and sydney international airport . asia edit mainland china 50 boutiques 4 hong kong 7 boutiques 5 japan 25 boutiques 6 india 1 boutique new delhi indonesia 2 boutiques malaysia 1 boutique kuala lumpur 7 europe edit austria vienna and outlet in parndorf france paris and nice germany berlin hamburg munich ingolstadt and d sseldorf . netherlands amsterdam roermond outlet united kingdom london new bond street and outlets in bicester and hackney 8 middle east edit bahrain jashanmal department store in manama kuwait 3 boutiques saudi arabia olaya street in riyadh united arab emirates abu dhabi and dubai north america edit bally has 13 boutiques in the united states 9 including atlanta beverly hills boston costa mesa honolulu houston las vegas mclean and new york city . references edit a b conti samantha 10 january 2014 . fr d ric de narp talks bally . wwd . retrieved 10 january 2014 . labelux group acquires bally international ag from texas pacific group inc thomson financial mergers & acquisitions alacrastore.com conti samantha 19 september 2013 . fr d ric de narp heading to bally . wwd . retrieved 19 september 2013 . bally china boutiques bally.com hong kong boutiques bally.com japan boutiques bally.com malaysia bally.com united kingdom bally.com united states wikimedia commons has media related to bally . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bally shoe & oldid 744142345 categories shoe brandshigh fashion brandsluxury brandsmanufacturing companies of switzerlandmanufacturing companies established in 18511851 establishments in switzerlandhidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 2016commons category with local link different 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