With over 30+ years of experience, AW Chang Corporation continues to re-invent itself as a menswear company.
1989
AWC was founded in Los Angeles with focus on weaving silk for neckwear and scarves.
1992
AWC established subsidiary, XK Corporation, and opened its first silk printing mill in Pochon, Korea.
1994
AWC expanded into necktie manufacturing, opening its first facility in Seoul, Korea. Simultaneously, the company achieved exclusivity by Jansen dealership throughout Asia for assimilated, hand-stitching machinery.
1996
AWC continued to grow by opening its New York office and showroom, expanding further its neckwear manufacturing facility in Seoul, and acquiring the 60-year-old, Los Angeles-based, Castle Neckwear.
1999
AWC hosted the grand opening of its neckwear manufacturing facility, Weihai XingBao Textile Co. Ltd, in Weihai City, Shangdong Province, China. Within the same year, XK Corporation re-located into new offices in the financial district of Seoul, Korea.
2000
AWC opened XTS silk weaving, twisting, spinning and dying operation in Ponchon, Korea.
2002
AWC established the wholesale division, Cobb Salad Design, acquiring the menswear licenses for Guy Buffet and Nicole Miller.
2004
AWC streamlined its growth trajectory through the consolidation of mills and opened the new facility of XingJin Printing & Dyeing Corporation, in Rushan City, Shangdong Province, China.
2005
AWC established a formalwear accessories division with dedicated manufacturing facility.
2007
Weihai XingBao Textile Co. Ltd expanded its facility for dress shirt manufacturing.
2008
AWC acquired Beverly Hills Polo Club and Haspel dress furnishings licenses.
2009
AWC entered into partnership with menswear designer Jhane Barnes, to produce and market sportswear and dress furnishings collections.
2010
AWC acquired the trademark rights of the Michelsons of London name for North America.
2011
AWC established a new division, Calabrum Limited, for sales and distribution within the United Kingdom.
2012
AWC entered into partnership with contemporary men’s sportswear brand W.R.K to produce and distribute product offerings for the lifestyle brand.
2013
AWC launched Calabrum dress furnishings collection.
2016
AWC introduced the newest menswear label, Con.Struct.
2017
AWC expanded its brand portfolio with the launch of Society of Threads for dress shirts and sportswear, and Brooklyn Brigade as an innovative, digitally-print focused sportswear collection.
2018
AWC opened Vina X1 Garment Textile Company and Vina X2 Garment Textile Company as new manufacturing facilities in Ba Dinh District and Quynh Phu District respectively in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam.
2019
AWC successfully launched its first Tallia collection in spring, after acquiring the sportswear and dress furnishings license from Peerless Clothing International in 2018.
2022
AWC completed the installation of 1,550 solar panels at its fabric mill in Weihai, China.
2023
CON.STRUCT launches its sustainably made golf/lifestyle collection at the 2023 PGA Show.
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