The company

Akris is an international fashion house founded in 1922 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Its sleek collections for women with purpose are designed by creative director Albert Kriemler, epitomizing an effortless modernity that defines a woman’s presence and enhances her charisma.  

The third-generation family-owned fashion house is globally revered for its refined double-face fabrics, finest cashmere, innovative St. Gallen embroidery, and pioneering digital photo printing techniques. Its signature accessories include the horsehair Ai bag and collector’s scarves.

Since 2004, Akris presents its collections at Paris Fashion Week. Akris has subsidiaries in the United States, Japan, and Korea and operates its own boutiques in major cities around the globe. The collections are also available in over 200 selected points of distribution worldwide. 

Facts and Figures

Founded: 1922
Founder: Alice Kriemler-Schoch
Headquarters: St. Gallen, Switzerland
Number of locations: Over 500 points of sale worldwide including freestanding boutiques