1907 Maria Kunert founds a hosiery factory for stockings and socks 1920 Julius Kunert enters the company with his brother Heinrich 1924 Foundation of the “Wirkwarenfabrik J. Kunert & Sohne GmbH”, a hosiery goods factory. KUNERT becomes synonymous with elegant fashion hosiery. 1930 Expansion into other countries ... Marlene Dietrich advertises for KUNERT
1937 JULIANA, the first stocking made of artificial silk … KUNERT is the largest
stocking manufacturer in Europe 1945 Expropriation and eviction in the 2nd World War 1947 New building in Immenstadt 1957 Introduction of men’s line 1959 KUNERT benefits from the economic miracle … 1,300 employees produce 240,000 pairs of stockings a week 1978 Acquisition of the HUDSON brand 1981 Foundation of knitting mill in Morocco 1988 KUNERT AG is floated on the stock market 1990 Licence purchase of the Burlington brand (until 2008) 2003 KUNERT innovations ? WARM UP, FRESH UP and FLY & CARE ? set new standards
2007 100 years of KUNERT 2010 Introduction of no-run quality Chinchillan line 2011 FORMING EFFECT sets new standards 2013 Entry of investor Dr. Erhard F. GROSSNIGG
2016 Introduction of the MOMMY pregnancy tights, Completion of the basic range with the SHOW YOUR SECRETS range, KUNERT focuses on sustainability ...Introduction of the KUNERT BLUE collection,HUDSON brand relaunch 2017 We celebrate 110 years of KUNERT ... 110 years of our “passion for hosiery”