The move represents a real estate consolidation by VF Corp., which owns Dickies and Vans as well as outdoorsy brands the North Face, Timberland and JanSport.

The workwear brand Dickies is shedding its Texas headquarters and moving to Costa Mesa, part of restructuring and cost-savings measures by its parent company, VF Corp., which manages Vans and

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Dickies, a clothing brand long synonymous with Texas, is packing up its headquarters and moving to California, marking a major shift for the iconic Texas-based company that has been in the Lone Star State for more than a century.

The parent company of Dickies, VF Corporation (Nasdaq: VFC), plans to relocate the century-old workwear brand’s headquarters to the Vans offices in Costa Mesa. The relocation is set for May 2025.

Dickies, the iconic workwear manufacturer founded in Fort Worth more than century ago, is moving headquarters to California. The move will impact about 120 employees in Fort Worth, but Dickies will still maintain a “strong employment presence” here.

Dickies, whose roots reach back to 1922, is moving its headquarters to Costa Mesa, Calif., according to a spokesperson. The move will affect about

Dickies is moving its headquarters from Fort Worth, Texas, to Costa Mesa, California, impacting about 120 jobs.

Fort Worth city leaders were blindsided by the announcement Thursday by Dickies’ parent company that it was moving the storied brand’s headquarters to California.

Dickies was sold in 2017 for $820 million to VF Corporation, a branded apparel company. They have announced Thursday they are moving Dickies to Costa Mesa, California.