Parent company
WHP Global
5 brands in the Ledger under this company.
Featured investigation
Worse on Purpose
Investigation · April 17, 2026
Your Favorite Brands Got Worse On Purpose
Authentic Brands Group buys dead brands, strips the design and manufacturing, and licenses the name to anyone who'll pay. Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Forever 21, Sports Illustrated. Plus the ones still worth buying.
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Brands under WHP Global
Apparel · Shirts & Tops
Anne Klein
Status: AvoidAmerican women's fashion brand founded in 1968. Known historically for popularizing mix-and-match casual workwear separates for professional women.
WHP Global
Apparel · Shirts & Tops
Vera Wang
Status: AvoidAmerican luxury fashion brand and defining authority in bridal. Vera Wang opened her flagship salon at the Carlyle Hotel in 1990 and ran the brand self-financed for 35 years before the WHP sale.
WHP Global
Apparel · Underwear
Warners
Status: AvoidAmerican intimate apparel brand with over a century of heritage. Bras, underwear, and intimate apparel for the mass market.
WHP Global
Apparel · Pants & Bottoms
Bonobos
Status: AvoidDirect-to-consumer menswear, originally known for fit-focused pants.
WHP Global
Apparel · Pants & Bottoms
Joe's Jeans
Status: AvoidPremium denim brand, once known as one of the best men's jeans on the market.
WHP Global