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About us

We have been writing our success story at RABE since 1920 when Albert Rabe founded Rabe Strickwaren GmbH in St Egidien. A lot has changed since then. We are now there for our customers in over 249 shop-in-shops, 227 soft shops and 9 stores in more than 38 countries. One thing has remained the same: RABE Fashion Group is still a family company that is managed from the headquarters in Hilter in the Teutoburg Forest.

 

Quality

Creating high-quality knitwear that all women would feel good in - that was Albert Rabe’s vision. His vision became our guiding principle. Soft, flattering and exclusive: Knitwear by Rabe impressed then as it does now with its outstanding quality, which is regularly tested and awarded prizes by the renowned Hohenstein Institute.

 

My Favourite Jumper®

Get dressed and feel good! The specific cotton blend and special knitting technique results in quality and a feeling beyond compare when wearing it. Natural, cuddly and soft - simply an absolute “Lieblings-Pullover®”!

Unique!®

Comfortable to wear, breathable and kind to skin! “Einzigartig!®” offers you high-quality knitting and a feel-good factor. The fine, smooth and crease-resistant fibre made from a soft modal blend is extremely soft and cuddly - a unique, lightweight wearing experience that is akin to cashmere.

Softcare®

The finely knitted quality guarantees a pure, feel-good experience. The extremely soft viscose blend is not only comfortable to wear, but is also markedly simple to look after. Women with sensitive skin need not worry as the Hohenstein Institute has deemed it to be “allergy-tested” and “skin-friendly”.

»Quality is the product of attention to detail.«
Tenzer

History

1920
Company founded
30er
40er

Company relocates to Bad Rothenfelde

1955
1968

Rebranding and move to Hilter

70er
80er
1994
Company headquarters in St Egidien repurchased
1999

Shop-in-shop system introduced

New warehouse constructed

2001
2008
Rabe takes over the brands Lucia and Lecomte

Head office in Hilter expanded

2011
2012

New showroom in Düsseldorf

To the showrooms
2014
2016
2018
Website relaunched
Sustainability

For us, sustainability is a clear commitment to our responsibility to the world in which we live. We promote fair manufacturing conditions and that our collections are produced responsibly.

Facts and figures

110 million
Turnover/year
3.5 million meters
Fabric used
380
Employees