Bernward Leineweber and his wife Mary opened their ready-to-wear clothing store in 1888 in Berlin, Germany. Then in 1950, Leineweber birthed German trousers brand BRAX. Originally the first brand in Germany to add a zipper closure to bottoms in 1960, they continue to invent with their remarkably versatile, stretchy, and durable pants with all in-house fabric that is created and weaved themselves.