John Miller History

Van Winkel Confectiebedrijven was set up in Budel in 1949. The founder Sjef van Winkel developed machines and accessories himself in order to constantly improve his shirt production.

This shirt manufacturer rapidly grew into the Van Winkel Fashion Group, a respected family firm with a total of 55 staff in the Benelux countries and its own production company in Macedonia with 165 staff. The third generation of the van Winkel family is now closely involved with the organisation.

The Van Winkel Fashion Group produces and sells its shirts to various men’s fashion firms under 2 brands: Ledûb established in 1963 with shirts for the higher middle segment and John Miller established in 1989 with shirts for the higher segment.

The John Miller brand was created from the Cotonissimo brand which guaranteed luxury shirts made of 100% pure cotton fabric from a European supplier. In 1989 the name John Miller was introduced with the addition of “Original Cotonissimo.” From spring 1995 the addition was dropped and the brand name became John Miller. 

The John Miller brand still stands for luxury shirts of exceptionally good quality. The high-quality materials from European suppliers, the beautiful workmanship and the comfortable fit ensure that the products are a great pleasure to wear and as comfortable as possible. John Miller also stands out thanks to its strong service orientation.