Who owns Wacoal?
Wacoal is owned by Wacoal Holdings Corp. (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
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Kyoto
- Founded
- 1946 by Koichi Tsukamoto
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Underwear & intimates
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 3591
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Wacoal
Wacoal is the namesake brand of Wacoal Holdings. The company's history page says Koichi Tsukamoto started the business on 15 June 1946 under the trade name Wako Shoji, dealing in women's personal ornaments, and in 1949 it became a manufacturer of women's western underwear. Wacoal Corp. designs and sells foundation garments, lingerie and nightwear, and sells through department stores, directly managed shops and e-commerce.
Ownership timeline of Wacoal
Where Wacoal 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.
🇯🇵 Wacoal and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Wacoal is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Wacoal?
The parent company of Wacoal is Wacoal Holdings Corp., a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Wacoal Japanese?
Yes. Wacoal originated in Japan in 1946 and its owner, Wacoal Holdings Corp., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Wacoal still owned by Wacoal Holdings Corp.?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Wacoal is still owned by Wacoal Holdings Corp. 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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