1983 headquarters williamson georgia website www.vedettestore.com vedette is a company headquartered in williamson georgia usa that manufactures and markets undergarments for women with an emphasis on shapewear undergarments which are functionally designed to help wearers achieve a desired body form for aesthetic purposes but can also be used as post surgical support or to encourage posture discipline . vedette intends to market its products towards more affluent consumers by using more costly materials focusing on detailed design and appearance in addition to function and borrowing design elements from intimates lingerie and traditional corsets . vedette also maintains a standard product line for budget conscious buyers and a few products for men . 1 contents 1 company and divisions 2 sales 3 history 4 press 5 references 6 external links company and divisions edit the vedette brand currently employs around 300 to 350 employees at several locations around the globe operating under various localized company names 1 united states orion manufacturing inc. operates as the global headquarters in williamson near atlanta georgia and is mainly responsible for international sales and international shipping to all destinations except colombia . colombia c.i. inducorset operates as the regional headquarters in tulu near cali colombia and is responsible for international sales in spanish speaking markets and shipping within colombia . vedette s main factory responsible for final garment assembly also operates in tulu employing local labor . vedette operates two retail stores in colombia in bogot and in tulu . mexico a retail store location and a smaller factory responsible for manufacturing some precursor parts operates in mexico city . philippines sea global cc operates as the regional headquarters in makati city and is responsible for international sales in english . sales edit vedette s annual sales have grown at an average of 25 % to 30 % per year with annual sales totaling nearly 9 million in 2008 . 1 history edit vedette was founded in 1979 in tulu colombia . after growing quickly in its home country and throughout south and central america vedette expanded in 1998 first to texas then to florida and finally to georgia to serve the emerging shapewear market in the united states concentrating on the hispanic community . vedette has since grown to serve a much greater variety of international and domestic clients and continues to expand its target market through increasing focus on internet sales . 1 press edit vedette has been referred to or featured in several magazines and trade publications most notably body u.s. edition 1 vanidades mexican edition 2 en forma colombian edition 3 4 and tv y novelas colombian edition 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 . 12 references edit a b c d e torres amanda . orion expands its market base . body . 14 may 2009 . web . 4 march 2010 . 1 vanidades y cia . agradecimiento . vanidades 30 january 2010 mexican ed . 117 . print . opciones novedades . toda una vedette . en forma 16 may 2009 colombian ed . 81 . print . opciones novedades . en forma 12 september 2009 colombian ed . print . en vitrina . fajas vedette por catalogo . tv y novelas 23 august 2008 colombian ed . 126 . print . en vitrina . vedette fajas reductoras . tv y novelas 3 january 2009 colombian ed . 80 . print . en vitrina . tv y novelas 18 april 2009 colombian ed . print . en vitrina . tv y novelas 16 may 2009 colombian ed . print . en vitrina . vedette complace tu gusto . tv y novelas 11 july 2009 colombian ed . 118 . print . en vitrina . tv y novelas 5 september 2009 colombian ed . print . en vitrina . vedette prendas que estilizan tu figura . tv y novelas 5 december 2009 colombian ed . 222 . print . en vitrina vedette buen comienzo . tv y novelas 30 january 2010 colombian ed . 72 . print . external links edit vedettestore.com official vedette retail website bbb.org better business bureau listing for orion manufacturing v t e corsets and 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