Comfortwash is a basics label that Hanesbrands sold in its United States segment and that Gildan now lists in its T-shirts, polos and tank tops category alongside Gildan, Hanes, Comfort Colors and American Apparel. It came to Gildan Activewear in the Hanesbrands acquisition completed on 1 December 2025, one of twelve trademarks the company named as gained in that deal.
Trademark record for Comfortwash
The USPTO record for the Comfortwash mark lists HBI BRANDED APPAREL ENTERPRISES, LLC as the owner of record (serial number 88571220). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[5]
Gildan is a publicly listed company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, founded in 1984. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: GIL.
Gildan makes the blank T-shirts that other people print on, which means its garments are worn by millions of people who have never heard of it. It manufactures in its own factories in Central America and the Caribbean rather than contracting out, unusually for the industry. It acquired Hanesbrands on 1 December 2025, adding Hanes, Bali, Maidenform and, in Australia, Bonds, and in July 2026 agreed to sell the Australian part of that business.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States.
501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Comfortwash among them.
Gildan Activewear acquired Hanesbrands, completing the merger on 1 December 2025; each Hanesbrands share was converted into 0.102 Gildan shares and $0.80 in cash. Gildan's annual information form lists the trademarks it gained as Hanes, Bonds, Bali, Maidenform, Sol y Oro, Sheridan, Bras N Things, Playtex, Wonderbra, Berlei, Comfortwash and JMS/Just My Size, and it classified the Australian business behind Bonds, Bras N Things, Berlei and Sheridan as a discontinued operation from the day it closed. Champion was not part of it: Hanesbrands had already sold that brand to Authentic Brands in 2024. Neither company's filing states a single total value for the transaction.
The parent company of Comfortwash is Gildan, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Comfortwash American or Canadian?
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Comfortwash originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Gildan, which is headquartered in Canada. So Comfortwash is an American-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
When did Gildan buy Comfortwash?
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Gildan completed its acquisition of Comfortwash on 1 December 2025. The price was not disclosed.
Is Comfortwash still owned by Gildan?
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Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Comfortwash is still owned by Gildan. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (5) & 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.
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