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, a storied 102-year-old Fort Worth-based clothing company specializing in tough workwear, is leaving Cowtown for the West Coast.

VF Corporation, which acquired Dickies in 2017, plans to move Dickies to an existing brand campus the company maintains in Costa Mesa, California. The move is expected to be completed in May 2025, which will end a long run Dickies had in Fort Worth, where the brand opened its doors in 1922.

This shift is part of its parent company, VF Corporation’s plan to bring Dickies closer to its other brands like Vans and The North Face. VF bought Dickies in October 2017 for $820 million. The relocation will impact around 120 employees, the company ...

Denver-based VF Corp., which owns Dickies along with other apparel brands such as The North Face, announced the Dickies brand headquarters is moving to an existing campus the company maintains in Costa Mesa,