Dickies’ parent company struggled since the pandemic. Will moving Dickies to California be enough to right its finances ... and keep the Fort Worth-born brand alive?

Dickies, whose roots reach back to 1922, is moving its headquarters to Costa Mesa, Calif., according to a spokesperson. The move will affect about

Dickies clothing brand is moving from Texas to California, marking a rare corporate switch after several companies relocated from California to the southern state. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The move represents a real estate consolidation by VF Corp., which owns Dickies and Vans as well as outdoorsy brands the North Face, Timberland and JanSport.

The workwear brand Dickies is shedding its Texas headquarters and moving to Costa Mesa, part of restructuring and cost-savings measures by its parent company, VF Corp., which manages Vans and