1872
Johannes T. Grau (1842-1922) is a merchant in Kolding for more than 20 years before he moves to Copenhagen and sets up his clothing and shirt factory next to the Copenhagen Central Station.
1894
The officiel letter from the city magistrate that gives Johannes T. Grau the permission to do business in Copenhagen as a clothing manufacturer.
1911
Reinholdt Grau (1890-1936) follows his father´s lead from early on and starts his own factory already in 1911. Reinholdt achieves great success and expands his interests into the restaurant and pub business.
1922
In 1922 Reinholdt Grau merges his clothing business with his father´s shirt factory.
1946
Johannes Grau (1913-1989) sets up his own fine tailor’s and gentleman’s shop after WWII and branch out into the suburb of Copenhagen.
1969
Peter J. R. Grau (1945-2016) starts his retail clothing business in the basement of his father’s tailor shop in 1969. With his brother-in-law, Ole Rasmussen, he opens his first shop two years later.
2003
Maria-Louise Grau (1969- ) creates the GRAU line of artisan knitwear after returning from Paris, where she works for Christian Lacroix as assistant knitwear designer (1st line).
