Brands/Fashionnew · added 2026-10-20auto-imported

Closed

Hamburg fashion brand that began in 1978 when Marithé and François Girbaud created it in France as 'Ça'; known for jeans and credited with inventing stonewashing, it was bought by Hamburg partners in the 1990s and has been run by Gordon Giers and partners since 2004. via research ↗

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Origin

🇩🇪 Germany

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City

Hamburg

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Founded

1978

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Company

Large ~330 people

Trade press after the 2025 takeover: 'around 330 employees' (seen in search snippet; Wikipedia gives 140 for 2009)via research ↗ · 2025Wikidata says 140

Owner

Böck family (owners of Marc O'Polo)

After its Aug 2025 insolvency, Closed was taken over in Oct 2025 by the Böck family (Marc O'Polo owners, 74.9%) and ex-Marc O'Polo CEO Dieter Holzer (25.1%)via research ↗

Price

€€€ €160–€370

median €240 · T-shirt €90 · typical range of 144 products

Ethics

1.9 / 5

average of 2 sources ↓Good On You: Not good enough

Quality

—

no sources found

Reviews

★ 3.2 / 5

average of 1 source ↓4 reviews · few, treat with care

Newsletter

Subscribed

Certifications

Fair Wear ↗

Ratings

Ethics

1.9/ 5

Weighted average of 2 sources

Good On You 2.0
rating organisation · counts 64%
Not good enough (2/5) ↗ · 2024-12 · autoPeople: It's a start · Planet: Not good enough · Animals: Not good enough
MoralScore 1.8
journalism / NGO report · counts 36%
36/100 ↗ · 2026-10 · autoGeneric score over 10 categories (environment, social, ethics…) · sector: Habillement

Quality

No independent quality test or expert review found.

Customer reviews

3.2/ 5

Weighted average of 1 source · 4 reviews

Trustpilot 3.2
open review platform · counts 100%
3.2/5 ↗ · 4 reviews · 2026-10 · low weightvery few reviews

Each source is averaged first, then sources are weighted by reliability: audits, lab tests and verified-buyer platforms count most, rating organisations and expert reviewers less, brand-run reviews and community opinion least. Review scores also weigh by how many reviews stand behind them, and anything older than three years fades.

Verification

Production 'Italien' not verified (closed.com blocked; Good On You gives no countries). Research confidence: medium.

Sourcing & ethics

Started in 1978 in Italy as a denim label, now based in Hamburg. Good On You (Dec 2024) says part of its supply chain is covered by Fair Wear, but Closed is not on the current Fair Wear member list you supplied. It also found no living-wage evidence or supply-chain GHG target. Closed uses some recycled/lower-impact materials, plus leather and silk.

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