amsterdam netherlands headquarters amsterdam netherlands products apparel and accessories website www.g star.com g star raw store prague g star raw store oxford street london 2016 g star raw commonly called g star is a dutch designer clothing company that founded by jos van tilburg in amsterdam in 1989 produces urban clothing . models for the brand include liv tyler lily cole girls generation world chess champion magnus carlsen cl mence po sy and musician sergio pizzorno . it was showcased at the new york fashion week from 2008 to 2011 . 1 g star was originally named gap star but decided to change their name upon going international to avoid confusion with the already established gap . the brand specializes in making raw denim an unwashed untreated denim . g star is influenced by military clothing . inspirations of their designs come from vintage military apparel from around the world . some examples include special pockets constructions and the use of trims . g star s flagship stores are located in new york city boston san francisco los angeles edinburgh melbourne sydney shanghai paris london cardiff milan santiago de chile mumbai and the netherlands as its home base in the most luxurious shopping street of amsterdam the p.c. hooftstraat . in total g star has more than 6500 selling points worldwide . contents 1 brand history 2 collaborations 3 references 4 external links brand history edit g star was founded in 1989 specializing in denim clothing in the netherlands . jeans shirts and other articles of clothing were produced . in 1996 g star introduced raw denim jeans which were untreated and directly from the factory . in 2016 pharrell williams became co owner of denim label g star raw . collaborations edit in february 2014 artist and music producer pharrell williams announced a collaboration between g star raw and his textile company bionic yarn called raw for the oceans a collection of denim made from recycled plastic that is found in the ocean . the project was presented at the american museum of natural history in new york city . 2 references edit g star raw new york fashion week spring 2008 pharrell williams to launch eco friendly raw for the oceans denim collection with g star retrieved july 16 2014 external links edit official website media related to g star raw at wikimedia commons retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title g star raw & oldid 744347410 categories companies based in amsterdamcompanies established in 1989clothing brands of the netherlandsclothing brandshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameterscommons category without a link on wikidata 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 catal danskdeutschfran aisbahasa indonesianederlandssuomi edit links this page was last modified on 14 october 2016 at 17 03 . 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