The company of Whiting & Davis started off in 1876,  in Massachusetts (the archive & office is still there), by William H Wade,  Edward P Davis and Louis Heckman.
In 1880 at the age 16 Charles Whiting joins and the company is transformed.  Both  Elsa Schiaparelli  and Paul Poiret( “Parisian allure.”), designed for the label in 1930,s. Celebrities such as Jane Russell ,Donna Summer,  ABBA, Lady Gaga, Shakira  and the Hadid sisters have worn Whiting & Davis pieces. It is still the foremost company of Metal Mesh worldwide.