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David D. Doniger & Company was a manufacturer of branded sportswear in the United States founded in 1921. It was the largest such US company in the mid-twentieth century, with sales of $50,000,000 in 7,000 outlets in 1956. Formerly a prominent exporter, tariff barriers and dollar shortages reduced its overseas markets.〔"Doniger Company Expands Abroad", ''The New York Times'', February 18, 1956, pg. 23.〕 In January 1961 the company's home office was located at 666 Fifth Avenue (Manhattan).〔''Harry E. Doniger Is Dead At 56; A Manufacturer of Men's Wear'', New York Times, January 4, 1961,pg. 33.〕 ==McGregor sportswear== David D. Doniger imported his first line of clothes from Scotland and selected the McGregor label to go with it.〔''William N. Doniger Dead At 64; Headed McGregor Sportswear'', New York Times, June 6, 1972, pg. 44.〕 In 1956 it licensed companies in eight foreign countries to produce sportswear using its McGregor label.〔 By the mid 1970s the firm had changed its name to McGregor-Doniger.〔''Stanley Gilette'', 81, Clothing Industry Executive'', New York Times, February 13, 1999, pg. B20.〕 William and Harry E. Doniger (March 13, 1904 – January 3, 1961), the sons of David D. Doniger, succeeded their father as heads of McGregor-doniger. Harry E. Doniger was credited with making colorful men's sportswear popular. In 1955 he was chosen Man of the Year for Men's Wear industry.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David D. Doniger & Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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