HISTORY OF DICKIES
Through its dedication to innovation and continual customer contact, Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.
has transformed itself from a small bib overall company to the largest workwear
manufacturer in the world. Sold in every state in the U.S., Dickies now offers a
broad spectrum of work garments ranging from work pants and work shirts to denim
jeans and women's workwear. Since its beginnings in 1922, every piece of Dickies
workwear has stood for the quality, toughness, and pride that embodies the spirit
of the American worker.
 C.N. Williamson and E.E. "Colonel" Dickie began their business
careers in the "vehicle and harness" business in Bryan, Texas. In 1918, they made
what turned out to be a momentous decision when they and a few friends established
the U.S. Overall Company. Then, in 1922, C. Don Williamson joined with his father
and cousin to buy 100% of the overall company on a one-third-each basis and renamed
it Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company.
 From its early years, Williamson-Dickie enjoyed steady
growth, slowed only by the Great Depression, and during World War II, the company
was sequestered to produce millions of uniforms for the nation's armed forces. In
converting to civilian production after the war, C. Don Williamson began a strategy
of geographical expansion and established new production facilities, warehouses,
and sales territories throughout the United States. In the late 1950's, Williamson-Dickie
became an international company by expanding into the European market and the Middle
Eastern market - where Texas oilmen introduced the Dickies brand to Middle Eastern oil fields.
While Williamson-Dickie began as a bib overall company, today it has grown to be
the number one manufacturer of work apparel worldwide. By continually expanding
and updating its selection, Williamson-Dickie now offers garments ranging from its
staple work pants and work shirts to items such as women's workwear, chore coats,
and denim jeans. Dickies® workwear is currently sold in all 50 states and throughout
the world in countries such as South Africa, Australia, Russia, Chile, Japan, Iceland,
Canada, Europe and Mexico.
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