Bruno Banani

 ( Underwear Brands ) 

Bruno Banani is a German fashion company with headquarters in Chemnitz. On 11 March 2009, Bruno Banani launched a product range using the eco-friendly fiber Biophyl from Advansa with class 1 Oeko-tex standard rating.

The marketing rights for the perfumes with the brand name Bruno Banani are held by the COTY company.

Prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics, German media took an interest in a luger training in Germany, who was apparently also called Bruno Banani. In January 2012, it was revealed that his real name was Fuahea Semi, and that his renaming had been a marketing ploy. "Tongan luger Bruno Banani exposed as a German marketing hoax", The Guardian, 31 January 2012 "Wie Fuahea Semi zum Rodler Bruno Banani wurde", Der Spiegel, 29 January 2012 In 2013, Semi officially changed his name to Bruno Banani, and competed under that name. "Luge ‘hoaxster’ name change now legal, just wants to race for Tonga at Sochi Olympics" , Vancouver Sun, 1 February 2013

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