About Liebaert

FINEST QUALITY FABRICS,
MADE IN BELGIUM

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EST. 1887

EXCELLENCE SERVING EXPERTISE

For over a century, the Liebaert family has built up a valuable treasure of savoir-faire by investing both in highly skilled team members and state of the art technology. This vision, which puts creativity at the forefront in the manufacture of premium quality textiles, has earned Liebaert a high-ranking spot at the very top of the European fashion industry. Quality has always been the very first concern for Liebaert.

Today, the company is renown throughout our  industry for its ability to develop and manufacture unique products. Furthermore, our dyeing and printing techniques are widely prized, as is our commitment to produce environmentally friendly fabrics, which has been lauded with an ISO14001 and ISO 50001 certificate. Our flexible production philosophy, with integrated dyeing and printing, makes us a real ‘one stop shop’ in the heart of Europe.

1887: Marcel Liebaert founds
Liebaert Textiles in Deinze. At first, the Liebaert Company specialises in the production
of elastic ribbons and suspenders. 1914: Henri Liebaert, the 18 year old son of Marcel,
volunteers during World War and joins the war effort
for 4 years at the front at Ypres. Henri and Robert Liebaert, the founder's two sons,
rebuild the factory after it was destroyed by artillery
fire during WOI. 1926: Liebaert decides to expand the business and build
a second factory which specialises in elastic ribbons
for women's corsetry. 1960: the third generation , André and Jean Liebaert,
join the company. 1962: Production of a third factory specialised in the
production of elastic Rachel knits. 1965: Liebaert is one of the first European companies
to work with Lycra fibre. 1980: the concepts "stylist" and "trends"
are introduced within the company. 1987: Liebaert celebrates its 100 years anniversary 1989: the fourth generation makes its move.
Alain Liebaert joins the company. 1999: the family character is once again
confirmed. Pierre Liebaert (also fourth generation)
joins the ranks. 2008: the beginning of the digital print era. 2011: Creation of our famous Nanostitch fabrics.
The finest warp knits in the world 2011: Elected designer of the year by Eurovet 2012: blowing out 125 candles. 2013: new department rotational printing. 2016: The Liebaert team is joined by the fifth generation, Alain Liebaert's son Mathieu. 2017: Investment in a brand new garment making lab. 2018: Liebaert expands its production surface
with a new building.

<Proud of of our 130 years history>

FACTS & FIGURES

5

5 generations

To say the love for textile runs in the family is clearly an understatement.

175

175 machines

That’s the total amount of
machines we have in our knitting
and weaving department.

10

10% INVESTMENT

10% of our turnover is reinvested every year into new machinery and technology

300

300 NEW PRODUCTS

Innovation is key, which is why our lab develops over 300 new products every year.

  • We believe that the high quality fabrics that Liebaert provides us and their incredible knowledge and professionalism have allowed us to immediately make a difference in the world of performance wear.

    Olivia Borlée, Olympian gold medalist and Founder 4254

  • Liebaert has always been a long time partner for our company. Every season, their innovative materials and their reactive and creative team contributes to the quality of our products. An adventure which is not close from ending.

    Pascel Rénaux, Creative Director Maison Lejaby

  • The Liebaert collections are the most creative in the knitting industry, their color ranges are always attractive and give a good vision of the season.

    Eric Leroy, Designer Empreinte Lingerie

  • "The Liebaert company combines creativity with innovation and excellent quality. Their in-house designers have an excellent taste and their team is always ready to help us with new developments."

    Marlies Vesters, Lead Designer Empreinte Lingerie

  • "Liebaert is one of those innovative companies that is constantly on the move. They go for the best, are always ahead of the trends and work with the latest technologies. No wonder we've been working with them since more than 20 years."

    Cerecare, French company specialised in medical compression garments

  • "Liebaert has been our preferred partner for decades. They understand how we think and what we need. Great to develop new things together!"

    Lieve Vermeire, Brand Design Manager Marie Jo

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LIEBAERT NEWS

  • Xandres X Recto Verso: Fashion meets Sports. A limited edition sportswear collection,  100% made in Belgium and powered by the finest Liebaert fabrics.

    Author ImageMathieu
    21 April, 2021

  • Compression is often used as a vague claim to market and sell sportswear products. But what is ”Real” compression and what effect does it have on an athlete’s performance and recov

    Author ImageMathieu
    19 April, 2021

  • Our new collection for summer 23 is out. Combining a wispy and romantic theme with sugary plum colours, topped off with an explosion of powdery flower prints, jacquards and piqué s

    Author ImageMathieu
    23 March, 2021