Duchamp (clothing)

Duchamp is a British men's luxury clothing and accessories company founded in 1989.

Duchamp Holdings Limited
TypePrivate[1]
IndustryFashion
FoundedSuffolk, United Kingdom (1989)
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
ProductsMen's Clothing
Accessories
Websiteduchamplondon.com

History

The company was founded in 1989 by Mitchell Jacobs,[2] a former buyer at Browns.[3] The company was named after the French artist Marcel Duchamp with the following claim by Jacobs : "Duchamp turned everyday objects into art and I turned everyday icons of men's fashion into wearable art".[3] Duchamp initially specialised in cufflinks[4] and branched in 1992 into ties, with characteristic bold colours and "futuristic" designs.[3][5][6] Jacobs established a wholesale trade and opened in 1998 a small boutique in Notting Hill[7][8] In 2006, when the founder sold the company to its management and the private-equity fund Kcaj LLP,[7] Marc Psarolis became part-owner and chief executive.[9][10] The same year, the company opened a 750-square-foot store on Regent Street and introduced a line of shirts.[3] In 2011, the company claimed to sell "more than 60,000 ties a year [...] as well as cufflinks, suits, jackets, socks and shirts".[11]

Stores

United Kingdom


References
  1. "Duchamp Holdings Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. "How Marc Psarolis learned to cut a dash". The Herald. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. Robinovitz, Karen (6 February 1998). "Duchamp's Mitchell Jacobs links art and fashion". Daily News Record. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. Tusing, David (14 November 2008). "The colour is in the detail". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. Leitch, Luke (15 June 2012). "Mencyclopaedia: Duchamp". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  6. Carvell, Nick (6 January 2013). "Duchamp kick off round two of London Collections: Men". GQ. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  7. Greene, Lucie (11 December 2006). "Duchamp lands on Regent Street". Daily News Record. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  8. Fairchild, Jill; Gallagher, Gerri (2005). Where to Wear London. Where to Wear International. p. 61. ISBN 9780976687740.
  9. "Fashion chief reveals how his firm's links are just the start". Daily Record. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  10. Walker, Ruth (22 September 2013). "Fashion: The Scottish force behind Duchamp". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  11. Askeland, Erikka (1 October 2011). "Edinburgh is perfect fit for Duchamp menswear". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

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