What country is Hanes from?

Hanes is from the United States of America, and it is one of the most iconic and long-standing American apparel brands. The company was founded in 1901 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by John Wesley Hanes and his brother Pleasant Henderson Hanes, who started with separate companies that later merged to form Hanes. Its corporate headquarters remains in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, today, and it operates as part of Hanesbrands Inc., a publicly traded American corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Hanesbrands owns a portfolio of well-known American brands including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Maidenform, Bali, and L'eggs. While Hanes sells its products in over 40 countries, including Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Japan, and manufactures in many countries such as Honduras, El Salvador, Vietnam, and China for cost reasons, its design, marketing, research and development, and corporate leadership are American. It is deeply embedded in American culture, having supplied underwear to American soldiers in World War II and becoming famous for its tagless t-shirts and comfortable underwear in the decades since.