hosiery and lingerie . for city in pierce county see wolford north dakota . wolford ag type public traded as wbag wlfd industry apparel founded 1950 headquarters bregenz austria number of locations approx . 60 countries 270 stores 1 key people axel dreher coo cfo member of the managing board ashish sensarma ceo member of the managing board products hosiery bras panties and lingerie production output europe austria and slovenia operating income 157 35 million 2014 15 number of employees approx . 1 570 2 website http www.wolford.com the wolford ag with its headquarter in bregenz on lake constance in austria is a manufacturer of textiles of the top price segment focusing on tights bodysuits and underwear as well as women s clothing and accessories . the wolford ag has 16 subsidiaries and markets its products in approx . 60 countries through more than 270 own and partner operated retail stores 3 000 trading partners and online . 3 listed on the vienna stock exchange since 1995 in the fiscal year 2014 15 may 1 2014 to april 30 2015 the company generated revenues of 157.35 million euros . 2 wolford has approx . 1.570 employees . the company is well known for its seamless products such as tights but also for its co operations with photographers such as helmut newton 4 howard schatz jean baptiste mondino and rankin . 5 design wise wolford co operated with designers such as karl lagerfeld and vivienne westwood . contents 1 history 2 company 3 products and fabrication 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1949 in bregenz on lake constance austria a city with a genuine textile heritage the industrialist reinhold wolff from vorarlberg austria and the retail entrepreneur walter palmers 1903 1983 from vienna founded a company called wolff & co. kg focussing on the production of women s stockings made from real and artificial silk . they customized used american cotton machines specifically for their own purposes and for the first time processed polyamide fiber into stockings . the following year the wolford brand was officially registered . the brand name is an acronym of the name of the founder reinhold wolff and the city of oxford . it should be internationally applicable . the international expansion began in the 1970s . in 1988 the company carried out a strategic refocusing and positioned its products in the luxury segment which continues to today and is still being expanded . in addition to that in april 1988 the company was transformed into a stock corporation . on february 14 1995 wolford went public with the so called lady share in vienna and paris . the company made its mark over the years mainly due to its new seamless products e.g. tights and bodysuits as well as collaborations with designers such as karl lagerfeld emilio pucci zac posen kenzo valentino and vivienne westwood . further co operations with photographers such as helmut newton and mario testino contributed to the brand awareness . company edit the executive board of the wolford ag consists of axel dreher coo cfo and ashish sensarma ceo . 6 on 31 july 2015 thomas melzer who had been cfo for three years left the wolford ag at his own request . his responsibilities were taken over by the boards members dreher and sensarma.http www.textilzeitung.at business industrie detail thomas melzer verlaesst wolford.html on september 7 2013 the long standing chairwoman of the supervisory board theresa jordi died . since september 2014 antonella mei pochtler is chairwoman of the supervisory board . since november 2014 grit seymour is creative director at wolford . products and fabrication edit wolford produces tights and stockings for women and men underwear for women women s clothing such as skirts tops shirts pullovers etc. as well as accessories . all products are manufactured in europe austria and slovenia . since march 2015 wolford is a partner of bluesign technologies a global network working for more sustainable production processes and more transparency in the fabrication of textiles . 7 8 references edit dgap adhoc wolford ag sales and earnings in the first quarter of 2012 13 . awp ag f r wirtschaftspublikationen . 14 september 2012 . access date requires url help a b http company.wolford.com investor relations facts figures http company.wolford.com press name sundaytelegraph1996 tights up in lights the gloves are on as new tights take off . the sunday telegraph sydney australia . 22 september 1996 . access date requires url help about wolford . http www.reuters.com finance stocks companyofficers symbol wlfdy.pk http www.bluesign.com http www.mgpremium.com wolford bluesign system partner external links edit wolford.com v t e hosiery lower leg bobby socks bootee knee highs leg warmer loose socks socks tabi toe socks crew sock dress socks anklet low cut full leg fully fashioned stockings hold ups leggings legskin pantyhose stocking tights historical boothose hose brands aerie aristoc frederick s of hollywood gerbe gilly hicks hanes 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