Stange Berlin

Business closure

The business had to cease production as ties and bow ties were not war-essential products.

Training

Jürgen Stange began his training in the Berlin clothing industry at the houses for men's ready-to-wear WISOLEK and ENGELMANN. Both were successors to the former Jewish clothing companies Hermann Hoffmann and Adolf A. Stern.

Closure and reopening

Wilhelm Stange closed his business, which was simultaneously reopened by Jürgen Stange and his wife Gabriele Stange in Berlin-Zehlendorf.

At that time, the product tie was considered to be marked with "no future". Therefore, the manufactory focused on the niche of bows and bow ties. Following the old tradition, the maxim was to continue to be able to tie the products of the manufactory by oneself.

Jürgen Stange decided to cooperate in sales with the company Josef A. Halbritter based in Franconia. This company sold its ties under the labels SIR HENRY, Gino Pilati, and Sepp Halbritter. The products of the Stange Berlin manufactory were now sold very successfully by the sales representatives in all federal states, Austria, Switzerland, and the Benelux countries under the labels MOD, Domino, and Querbinder, corresponding to the genre. At the International Men's Fashion Week in Cologne, which took place two to four times a year, customers from the USA, Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark were also reached. The production areas of the manufactory in Berlin-Zehlendorf became increasingly scarce.

Start of tie production

The cooperative company Josef A. Halbritter was closed. From now on, the Stange Berlin manufactory began producing ties itself, as the sales representatives did not want to forgo this revenue.

During this time, the sales of very cheaply produced ties from Asia established themselves, and high-quality brands from Europe also shifted their production to those countries of the world with lower labour costs. Of the formerly 60 tie manufacturers in Germany, only three to four companies now exist that produce in Germany or at least operate a partial production.

Stange Berlin manufactures all of its products in its manufactory in Teltow. More than half of the value creation of each product is individual handwork. It is made exclusively from high-quality Italian silk. The fabric suppliers of the manufactory produce exclusively in the city of Como and its nearby surroundings. A large part of the designs comes in form and colour design from the manufactory's own creations.

80th anniversary

The Stange Berlin manufactory is celebrating its 80th anniversary in the second generation.