<P> True Religion Brand Jeans is an American clothing company established in December 2002 by Jeff Lubell and Kym Gold and based Vernon, California . </P> <P> True Religion Brand Jeans focus on premium denim, some of which is made in America . In 2009 True Religion was sold in around 900 boutiques and specialty stores in 50 countries on six continents . The flagship store opened in 2005 in Manhattan Beach, California . True Religion products are also sold at major department stores like Von Maur, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as a handful of others . The brand has had to close stores as it goes through bankruptcy restructuring . </P> <P> True Religion was purchased by TowerBrook Capital Partners on May 10, 2013 . That provided shareholders a 52% premium to True Religion's share price on October 9, 2012, the day before the company announced it was exploring strategic alternatives . The stock had fallen 40% in 2012 up to October 9, 2012, due to a poor Christmas period in 2011 and worries that a shrinking number of shoppers were willing to purchase True Religion's high priced jeans . Forbes also noted that over the prior three years, True Religion shares had gained just 11.6% while shares in comparable luxury - goods companies VF Corporation, Ralph Lauren Corporation, and PVH Corp. had all more than doubled in value during the period . </P> <P> Prior to the purchase, True Religion traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TRLG . </P>

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