ABOUT US
A Company With a Conscience
Founded in 1985 by Jacalyn E.S. Bennett, Bennett and Company is dedicated to creating the fashion industry’s most luxurious lingerie. For over 30 years, we’ve endeavored to spread respect and value to our employees and supply chain partners by supporting their efforts while giving back to the communities where we work.
With over 60,000 styles across all daywear, lingerie, sleepwear, and related products, Bennett and Company is committed to inspiring love within and beauty in the world around us.
Our Founder
With keen insight, business prowess, and a compassionate heart, Jacalyn E.S. Bennett leads one of the most prominent womenowned intimate apparel companies in the world. Embracing a philosophy focused on Gandhian principles, sustainability, human rights, and social consciousness, Jacalyn works tirelessly to join her philanthropic passions with her company endeavors to create a world that delivers the highest good for all beings.
Our Teams
From our design and product development team in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to our supply chain partners across the globe, Bennett and Company is passionate about the work we produce. With principles of care, kindness, and a love of the product, we work tirelessly to create the most beautiful lingerie in the market for leading retail brands.
Our History
Limited Corporation
VP Product Management: Limited Sportswear
GJM: NY, HK, London (co-Founder)
Sold shares: Dec 1989
1989 M&S introduction to China
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
January 1990 Bennett Lingerie Hk., Ltd
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
1992 opened the Sarvodaya community center in Sri Lanka
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
1994 Jinadasa Bennett Sri Lanka Manufacturing
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
1995 Victoria's Secret Signature Logo Shop
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
1995 Victoria's Secret Bridal/Special Occasion Shop
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
1997 Jacalyn receives honorary masters from FIT
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
2001 Victoria's Secret Corsetry Shop
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
2002 opens John Stuart Bennett Guangzhou Manufacturing
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
2009 Opens the Insight Meditation Center in West Newbury
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
2014 hosts internship at Guangzhou Polytechnic institute
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
2018 Merrohawke Honors Jacalyn Bennett with Strong by Nature Award for her selfess devotion to Mother Earth
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
2019 Opens the Bennett Wellness Center for the students of Newburyport
Jacalyn E.S. Bennett and Company (Founder & CEO)
2019 Jacalyn Speaks in front of Congress to oppose Chinese Trade Tariffs
Community Contributions
LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT
- Jacalyn Stuart Bennett Wellness and Mindfulness space at Newburyport Public Schools, Newburyport, MA
- Anna Jaques Prayer and Meditation Room-gift of Jacalyn Stuart Bennett
- Anna Jaques Employee Comfort Room-gift of Jacalyn Stuart Bennett
- Insight Meditation Center Newburyport (IMCN), Newburyport, MA – Founder
- Gerrish Breast Cancer Center at Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, MA
- The Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, Newburyport, MA
- Omega Insitute, Rhinebeck, NY
- YWCA of Greater Newburyport, Newburyport, MA
- Boys and Girls Club of Lower Merrimack Valley, Salisbury MA
- Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
- Newburyport Police and Fire Departments, Newburyport, MA
- Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport, MA
- Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport, MA
- Lowell’s Boat Shop, Amesbury, MA
- Edith Warton’s The Mount, a cultural center in Lenox
- Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY
- Threshold Foundation, Katonah, NY
- Scholarships
- Fashion Institute of Technology
- Essex County Community Foundation
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Northern Essex Community College
GLOBAL AND CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM CAUSES
- Sarvodaya Suwasetha, Sri Lanka – Supporting Member
- Sati Creations, Sri Lanka – Co-Founder
- Guangzhou Panyu New Creation Technical School -Scholarships and Internship Program
Community Contributions
LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT
- Jacalyn Stuart Bennett Wellness and Mindfulness space at Newburyport Public Schools, Newburyport, MA
- Anna Jaques Prayer and Meditation Room-gift of Jacalyn Stuart Bennett
- Anna Jaques Employee Comfort Room-gift of Jacalyn Stuart Bennett
- Insight Meditation Center Newburyport (IMCN), Newburyport, MA – Founder
- Gerrish Breast Cancer Center at Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, MA
- The Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, Newburyport, MA
- Omega Insitute, Rhinebeck, NY
- YWCA of Greater Newburyport, Newburyport, MA
- Boys and Girls Club of Lower Merrimack Valley, Salisbury MA
- Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
- Newburyport Police and Fire Departments, Newburyport, MA
- Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport, MA
- Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport, MA
- Lowell’s Boat Shop, Amesbury, MA
- Edith Warton’s The Mount, a cultural center in Lenox
- Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY
- Threshold Foundation, Katonah, NY
- Scholarships
- Fashion Institute of Technology
- Essex County Community Foundation
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Northern Essex Community College
GLOBAL AND CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM CAUSES
- Sarvodaya Suwasetha, Sri Lanka – Supporting Member
- Sati Creations, Sri Lanka – Co-Founder
- Guangzhou Panyu New Creation Technical School -Scholarships and Internship Program