Duchamp (clothing) explained

Duchamp Holdings Limited
Type:	Private^[1]
Foundation:	Suffolk, United Kingdom (1989)
Location City:	London
Location Country:	United Kingdom
Industry:	Fashion
Products:	Men's Clothing Accessories

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

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 750square feet 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

• Jermyn Street, London

Further reading

• Web site: I'm the king of high style: Scots fashion ace sets the pace . Evening Times (Glasgow (UK)) . 16 December 2008 . 25 October 2013 . Swain, Sarah.

External links

• • London – Avalon Travel
• London e>>guide : in style, in the know, online – DK Publishing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Duchamp Holdings Limited. Companies House. 21 October 2013.
2. News: How Marc Psarolis learned to cut a dash. The Herald. 26 October 2009. 21 October 2013.
3. News: Duchamp's Mitchell Jacobs links art and fashion. Daily News Record. Karen. Robinovitz. 6 February 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225337/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-20216775.html. dead. 5 November 2013. 21 October 2013. subscription .
4. News: The colour is in the detail. Emirates 24/7. Tusing. David. 14 November 2008. 21 October 2013.
5. News: Mencyclopaedia: Duchamp. The Telegraph. Leitch. Luke. 15 June 2012. 21 October 2013.
6. News: Duchamp kick off round two of London Collections: Men. GQ. Carvell. Nick. 6 January 2013. 21 October 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131021180753/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2013-01/07/duchamp-london-collections-men. 21 October 2013.
7. News: Duchamp lands on Regent Street. Daily News Record. Greene. Lucie. 11 December 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225339/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-155837516.html. dead. 5 November 2013. 21 October 2013. subscription .
8. Book: Fairchild, Jill. Where to Wear London. Where to Wear International. Gallagher, Gerri . 2005. 61. 9780976687740 .
9. News: Fashion chief reveals how his firm's links are just the start. Daily Record. 2 October 2011. 21 October 2013.
10. News: Fashion: The Scottish force behind Duchamp. The Scotsman. Walker. Ruth. 22 September 2013. 21 October 2013.
11. News: Edinburgh is perfect fit for Duchamp menswear. The Scotsman. Askeland. Erikka. 1 October 2011. 21 October 2013.