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Paramount Cap Manufacturing Co. was founded in 1929 by William and Simon Rubenstein. In 1936, the brothers moved their company from St. Louis to Bourbon, MO., where corporate headquarters remain today.
Surviving and even growing throughout the Depression was no accident for Paramount. William and Simon Rubenstein sewed, sold and shipped their own caps. They made them with care and insisted on high quality materials. As a result, they built an ever increasing base of satisfied customers. With the second generation of Rubensteins in leadership, Paramount became the largest manufacturer of headwear in America. The Rubensteins pride in workmanship and attention to detail has been passed along to hundreds of Paramount employees today.

Paramount has remained a family-owned company. This continuing family involvement and the dedication of its Missouri employees are key to the Paramount success story.

In 1990, Paramount Cap Manufacturing Co. became Paramount Headwear, Inc. The name change was a reflection of their dedication to bringing in new product and expanding their capabilities to include straw hats and knits.

Throughout the 1990’s Paramount expanded many different divisions of the company. Their creative department more than doubled in size, allowing for more creative development to be achieved in both headwear and apparel design. In the late 90’s Paramount began offering full service apparel and accessory lines. Custom embroidering and silk-screening on all its apparel and accessories made Paramount a full service premium and promotional products company. In the fall of 2001, Paramount Headwear, Inc. became Paramount Apparel International, Inc.