Pierre Labiche was first established in New York City in the late 1970s by my father and mother. What began as a small family effort quickly took off during the 1980s, growing into an internationally recognized brand. At its height, the company employed more than sixty people, producing garments in our New York factory. They worked with sales representatives around the world and collections carried by major department stores.
At its peak, Pierre Labiche maintained over 100,000 yards of pleated fabric in stock—led by 47 colors of signature poly charmeuse and 14 matching chiffons, ready for immediate production and custom orders.
Serving over 3,000 accounts worldwide, from specialty boutiques to major department stores, the brand stood as a global force in pleated textiles.
For nearly three decades, Pierre Labiche built a reputation for its pleated garments and craftsmanship. As the fashion industry began to shift in the 1990s, driven by overseas manufacturing and changing trends, the brand gradually declined and eventually became dormant. Yet the spirit behind it never disappeared.
For my father, Pierre Labiche was always deeply personal. It was the place where he could fully express his creativity, his craftsmanship, and his love for making garments. Even while our family continued working in the pleating industry for the wider fashion world, it remained his dream to one day bring the brand back to life.
In the years before he passed, he and I often spoke about what Pierre Labiche could become—not only as a house devoted to the art of pleating, but as a way to do meaningful good in the world. We shared plans for how the brand could carry forward the values that shaped our work: craftsmanship, responsibility, and compassion.
Pierre Labiche is not about a single person. It represents the legacy of the generations who came before us and the vision my father carried for the future.
His passing did not end that vision.
