Who owns BOSS?
BOSS is owned by Hugo Boss (Germany, XETRA: BOSS).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: HUGO BOSS AG Annual Report 2025, 5 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- HUGO BOSS AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Metzingen
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Metzingen
- Founded
- 1924
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Designer apparel
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: BOSS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BOSS
BOSS is the main line, built on men's tailoring and now covering womenswear and casual clothing. The company sponsors sailing and Formula One teams, associations chosen to attach the brand to precision rather than to fashion. The company has spent years trying to move it towards casual clothing as demand for formal suits fell, a shift that accelerated sharply after 2020.
Ownership timeline of BOSS
Where BOSS sits in Hugo Boss
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Hugo Boss
Hugo Boss controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- HUGO (1993)
Other brands in designer apparel, and who owns them
The 35 brands in designer apparel on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Bosideng, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BUOU BUOU | Bosideng | 🇨🇳 China |
| Claudie Pierlot | SMCP | 🇫🇷 France |
| Manyavar | Vedant Fashions | 🇮🇳 India |
| Animale | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Les Copains | OVS | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Hoss Intropia | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Bytom | VRG | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Todd Snyder New York | American Eagle Outfitters | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Hugo Boss
Hugo Boss is a publicly listed company headquartered in Metzingen, Germany, founded in 1924. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: BOSS.
Hugo Boss owns its clothing but not its fragrance, which Coty makes under licence, so the same name appears on products from two separate companies. The firm commissioned a historian in the 1990s to document its manufacture of uniforms and use of forced labour under the Nazi regime, and published the findings.
🇩🇪 BOSS and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 252 brands that began in Germany. 93 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BOSS is not one of them.
- A. Lange & Söhne — Richemont 🇨🇭
- Adidas — Adidas 🇩🇪
- Birkenstock — Birkenstock 🇩🇪
- Braun Büffel — Bonia Corporation 🇲🇾
- Fielmann — Fielmann Group 🇩🇪
- Jil Sander — OTB Group 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BOSS?
The parent company of BOSS is Hugo Boss, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is BOSS German?
Yes. BOSS originated in Germany in 1924 and its owner, Hugo Boss, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is BOSS still owned by Hugo Boss?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, BOSS is still owned by Hugo Boss. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] HUGO BOSS AG Annual Report 2025 — HUGO BOSS AG, Annual report, published 5 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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