SABA (clothing)

SABA is an Australian fashion brand created by Joe Saba in 1965. The brand began as The Joseph SABA Shirt Shop on Flinders Lane in Melbourne.^[1][2][3]

SABA

Industry	Retail
Founded	1965
Founder	Joe Saba
Headquarters	Alexandria, Sydney , Australia
Number of locations	103
Area served	Australia
Key people	Peter Halkett (executive chair)
Products	Apparel, footwear, accessories
Owner	John Marshall and Andrew Michael
Number of employees	500+
Parent	APG & Co
Website	www.saba.com.au

The brand carries a contemporary label for both women's and menswear lines. SABA have taken part in such fashion events as Australian Fashion Week and the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. In 1996 the brand won the Australian Fashion Menswear Award and was inducted as the Powerhouse Museum's Fashion House of the Year.^[4][5]

In 2002, Joe Saba sold the brand to Daniel and Danielle Besen, owners of the fashion labels Sportsgirl and Sussan.^[6][7][8] In 2005, SABA was acquired by the Apparel Group and shortly moved its head office to Sydney.^[9][10] Today, the brand owns 30 stand-alone stores throughout Australia and is also available at selected David Jones department stores.^[1][11][12]