Who owns KOREANO?
KOREANO is owned by Bosideng (China, HKEX: 3998), which has owned the brand since 2017.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Bosideng International Holdings Limited Annual Report 2025/26, 25 June 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bosideng International Holdings Limited reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Founded
- 1992
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Designer apparel
- Parent ticker
- HKEX: 3998
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About KOREANO
KOREANO is a high-end ladieswear brand founded in 1992 that its owner describes as China's first full-category high-end ready-to-wear brand. Bosideng acquired it with KLOVA by buying Joy Smile Development and You Nuo (Tianjin) Clothing for 680 million yuan, a deal completed in April 2017. The two brands had combined revenue of 215.0 million yuan in the year to March 2026.
Ownership timeline of KOREANO
Where KOREANO sits in Bosideng
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Bosideng
Bosideng controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in designer apparel, and who owns them
Bosideng has more brands in designer apparel on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 35.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Emporio Armani | Armani | 🇮🇹 Italy |
About the owner: Bosideng
Bosideng is a publicly listed company headquartered in China, founded in 1976. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 3998.
Bosideng began in 1976, when Gao Dekang set up a village sewing group with eight sewing machines in Changshu, Jiangsu, and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 11 October 2007. It is a leading Chinese down apparel group, with the Bosideng, Snow Flying and Binjora down brands, four ladieswear brands and the Sameite school uniform brand. Revenue for the year to March 2026 was about 27.35 billion yuan.
🇨🇳 KOREANO and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 339 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; KOREANO is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of KOREANO?
The parent company of KOREANO is Bosideng, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is KOREANO Chinese?
Yes. KOREANO originated in China in 1992 and its owner, Bosideng, is also headquartered in China.
Since when has Bosideng owned KOREANO?
Bosideng has owned KOREANO since 2017.
Is KOREANO still owned by Bosideng?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, KOREANO is still owned by Bosideng. 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] Bosideng International Holdings Limited Annual Report 2025/26 — Bosideng International Holdings Limited, Annual report, published 25 June 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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