company . for energy drink see von dutch energy drink . for the artist the company is named after see kenny howard . von dutch llc industry men s and women s apparel and accessories founded 1999 headquarters los angeles california united states area served thailand brazil philippines italy india products shirts jackets shoes hats jeans bags eyewear watches and belts buckles owner royer brands international s.a.r.l. luxembourg parent groupe royer s.a. france website www.vondutch.com von dutch is an american multinational apparel brand named after kenny howard aka von dutch an artist and pinstriper of the kustom kulture movement . 1 after howard s death in 1992 his daughters sold the von dutch name to michael cassel and robert vaughn . 2 the clothing brand gained popularity in the us and attracted the attention of celebrities such as whitney houston madonna britney spears justin timberlake and later ashton kutcher and eric church . 3 4 5 6 7 8 the french stylist christian audigier helped popularize the brand and left it in 2004 . the company was purchased in 2009 by groupe royer 9 s.a. through its luxembourg subsidiary royer brands international s.a.r.l. 10 groupe royer is the largest shoe distributor in europe and does distribution for brands such as converse new balance and charles jourdan . the von dutch brand has licensees in the usa europe thailand malaysia singapore china the philippines and brazil . the brand is headquartered in los angeles for all of its marketing social media and collections approval activities ; and in luxembourg for its licensing development trademarks protection and global brand management . the c.e.o. is olivier mercier the executive director is gary green the sales manager is troy joyce head sales rep is tommy delgadillo and the art director is edgar mu oz . see also edit tonny sorensen references edit thomas karen 26 august 2003 . stars get revved up over von dutch . usa today . retrieved 13 january 2011 . von dutch homepage . neuronsyndicate.com . retrieved 2015 04 06 . http classicwhitney.yuku.com topic 1596 being bobby brown episode 7 brand strategy build an icon not a fad . brandingstrategyinsider.com . retrieved 2015 04 06 . car painter earned his stripes latimes . articles.latimes.com . 2002 09 02 . retrieved 2015 04 06 . david mark 2011 12 27 . von dutch tycoon tonny sorensen lists l.a. crib . variety.com . retrieved 2015 04 06 . moore booth 2004 01 02 . going von dutch latimes . articles.latimes.com . retrieved 2015 04 06 . reporting corey kilgannon ; ben chapman contributed 6 april 2009 . transplanting the legend of the santa cruz surf . the new york times . p. 21 . retrieved 14 january 2011 . distribution of brand shoes and footwear under licenses royer group . grouperoyer.com . 2011 10 02 . retrieved 2015 04 06 . about . vondutch.com . retrieved 2015 04 06 . external links edit official website this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title von dutch & oldid 743513416 categories clothing companies of the united statescompanies based in los angelescompanies established in 1999privately held companies based in california2000s fashion2010s fashionunited states retail company stubshidden categories use dmy dates from january 2011all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 00 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view