Who owns Freya?
Freya is owned by Wacoal (Japan, TSE: 3591).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Wacoal Holdings Corp. - Business Field (group structure, subsidiaries and associates). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Wacoal Holdings Corp. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Kyoto
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Underwear & intimates
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 3591
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Freya
Freya is a lingerie, swimwear and active-wear brand for the fuller bust, listed among the brands of Wacoal Europe. Wacoal Europe, formerly Eveden Group Limited, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wacoal Holdings in 2012. Wacoal Europe describes itself as a specialist in the A to K cup, 28 to 48 back size market, selling through retailers in over 30 countries.
Ownership timeline of Freya
Where Freya sits in Wacoal
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Wacoal
Wacoal controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in underwear & intimates, and who owns them
The 44 brands in underwear & intimates on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Gildan, with 9; Wacoal has 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bali | Gildan | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Athena | Delta Galil | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Calzedonia | Oniverse | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Etam | Groupe Etam | 🇫🇷 France |
| Marie Jo | Van de Velde | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Adore Me | Victoria's Secret | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aerie | American Eagle Outfitters | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fruit of the Loom | Berkshire Hathaway | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Wacoal
Wacoal is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, founded in 1946. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 3591.
Wacoal Holdings Corp. is the Kyoto-based holding company of the Wacoal group, founded on 15 June 1946 and organised as a holding company in 2005. Per its own site the group has 47 subsidiaries and 7 associates making and selling innerwear (foundation wear, lingerie, nightwear, children's underwear), outerwear and sportswear. Overseas associates such as Thai Wacoal and Shinyoung Wacoal are not wholly owned. The UK business Wacoal Europe (formerly Eveden Group) became a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2012.
🇬🇧 Freya and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Freya among them.
- ASOS Design — ASOS 🇬🇧
- Alexander McQueen — Kering 🇫🇷
- Autograph — Marks & Spencer 🇬🇧
- Burberry — Burberry 🇬🇧
- COS — H&M Group 🇸🇪
- Carvela — Steve Madden 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Freya?
The parent company of Freya is Wacoal, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Freya British or Japanese?
Freya originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by Wacoal, which is headquartered in Japan. So Freya is a British-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Is Freya still owned by Wacoal?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Freya is still owned by Wacoal. 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] Wacoal Holdings Corp. - Business Field (group structure, subsidiaries and associates) — Wacoal Holdings Corp., Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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