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

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, a clothing brand long synonymous with Texas, is packing up its headquarters and moving to California, marking a major shift for the iconic Texas-based company that has been in the Lone Star State for more than a century.

Fort Worth city leaders were blindsided by the announcement Thursday by Dickies’ parent company that it was moving the storied brand’s headquarters to California.

Dickies, a storied 102-year-old Fort Worth-based clothing company specializing in tough workwear, is leaving Cowtown for the West Coast.

Dickies is moving its headquarters from Fort Worth, Texas, to Costa Mesa, California, impacting about 120 jobs.

VF Corporation, which acquired Dickies in 2017, plans to move Dickies to an existing brand campus the company maintains in Costa Mesa, California. The move is expected to be completed in May 2025, which will end a long run Dickies had in Fort Worth, where the brand opened its doors in 1922.

Dickies was sold in 2017 for $820 million to VF Corporation, a branded apparel company. They have announced Thursday they are moving Dickies to Costa Mesa, California.