Who owns Maje?
Maje is owned by SMCP (France, EPA: SMCP).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: SMCP 2025 Universal Registration Document, SMCP SA, 9 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- SMCP SA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Paris
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France, Paris
- Founded
- 1998 by Judith Milgrom
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Designer apparel
- Parent ticker
- EPA: SMCP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Maje
Maje was created in 1998 by Judith Milgrom, the sister of Sandro founder Évelyne Chetrite, who has been its artistic director since the start. The brand sells women's clothing and accessories with lace, embroidery, knitwear and leather as recurring materials, and runs capsule collaborations with other brands and illustrators. SMCP reports that Maje made 38 per cent of group revenue in 2025, second only to Sandro.
Ownership timeline of Maje
Where Maje sits in SMCP
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by SMCP
SMCP controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Claudie Pierlot (1984)
- Fursac (1973)
- Sandro (1984)
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; SMCP has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BUOU BUOU | Bosideng | 🇨🇳 China |
| 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: SMCP
SMCP is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: SMCP.
SMCP is the Paris-headquartered fashion group behind Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot and Fursac, which it describes as accessible luxury ready-to-wear and accessories sold mostly through its own stores, department-store corners and websites. SMCP SA was incorporated in France on 19 April 2016 and has been listed on Euronext Paris since October 2017. The group dates from 2009-2010, when Sandro and Maje bought Claudie Pierlot from its founder and formed the group; Fursac joined in September 2019. Its registration document records changes in the shareholder base after the 2016 takeover of control by Shandong Ruyi, so check the current document for who holds the shares.
🇫🇷 Maje and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Maje is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Maje?
The parent company of Maje is SMCP, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Maje French?
Yes. Maje originated in France in 1998 and its owner, SMCP, is also headquartered in France.
Is Maje still owned by SMCP?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Maje is still owned by SMCP. 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] SMCP 2025 Universal Registration Document — SMCP SA, Annual report, published 9 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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