Blue-collar clothing brand Dickies bucks recent trend by moving from Texas to California - The company has suffered a decline in revenue

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

Amid the great “California exodus” when major companies like Chevron, AECOM, CBRE and all of Elon Musk’s biggest businesses are moving their headquarters from the Golden State to Texas, workwear brand Dickies is opting for the exact opposite.

Dickies, the iconic workwear manufacturer founded in Fort Worth more than century ago, is moving headquarters to California. The move will impact about 120 employees in Fort Worth, but Dickies will still maintain a “strong employment presence” here.

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

Dickies, whose roots reach back to 1922, is moving its headquarters to Costa Mesa, Calif., according to a spokesperson. The move will affect about

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.