Descente

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Descente Ltd.
Native name
 株式会社デサント
Public KK
Traded as TYO: 8114
ISIN JP3548800006
Industry Apparel
Founded (February 1935; 89 years ago (1935-02))
Founder Takeo Ishimoto
Headquarters Dogashiba, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-8921, Japan
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Masatoshi Ishimoto
(President)
Products
Revenue Increase JPY 123.1 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 1.1 billion) (FY 2014)
Profit Increase JPY 6.5 billion (FY 2014) (US$ 59 million) (FY 2014)
Number of employees
 1,839 (as of March 31, 2015)
Website Official website
Footnotes / references
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Descente Ltd. (株式会社デサント Kabushiki-gaisha Desanto?) is a Japanese sports clothing and accessories company,[4] first formed back in 1935, when Takeo Ishimoto started the company in Osaka as Ishimoto Shoten. The company logo, over 50 years old, depicts 3 basic skiing techniques - traverse, schuss and side-slip.[5] Descente owns a portfolio of 16 in-house, purchased and licensed brands, among them Descente, Shiseist, Arena, Marmot and Srixon.[6]

History

The forerunner of the company, a men's retail store called Ishimoto Shoten, was founded in 1935. It started developing skiwear in 1954, and registered the Descente trademark in 1961. The "Demopants" ski pants style was announced in 1974, followed in 1979 by the "Magic Suit".[7] A wearable heating system called the "Mobile Thermo" jacket was introduced in 1998.

In 2002 the company collaborated with Academy Award-winner art director and costume designer Eiko Ishioka in creating the Vortex suits and uniforms, used by the Japanese, Swiss, Spanish and Canadian teams competing in the 2002 Winter Olympics.[8][9] Other developments since 2000 have included the Mizusawa Down range, the E-liner under-suit for ski and speed skating use, the ACXEL range of support bands and in 2012, Genome high performance compression wear.

Dominique Gisin and Lara Gut wearing Descente ski suits at the 2014 Winter Olympics

The company won an ISPO Gold Medal for its ALLTERRAIN Transform Jacket in 2013.[10]

Sponsorships

Speed-skating

The company sponsored the United States speed-skating team in the 1970s and 1980s, including Eric Heiden, who won five gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics wearing the gold Descente racing suit.[11]

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Eric Heiden wearing a Descente racing suit at the 1980 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men

It was also a supplier to the Canadian speed-skating team.[12]

Skiing

The United States Ski Team, during the 1980s, and later the Swiss alpine ski team was equipped with the company's skiwear.[12][13][14]

Cycling

Descente has equipped the 7-Eleven Cycling Team and Team CSC, two UCI World Tour competing teams.[12]

Baseball

The company is the official apparel and uniform sponsor of the South Korea national baseball team having previously supplied South Korea’s under-18 team.[15]

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South Korea baseball team at a press conference before the 2014 Asian Games in Descente uniforms

Motorcycle racing

In February 2015, Yamaha Motor Racing, a MotoGP World Championship team, signed an Official Sponsorship and Official Supplier agreement with Descente.[16]

References

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