Austin Reed
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Austin Reed is a British
fashion
retailer founded in 1900 known for its menswear. It is an upmarket chain with over 70 retail outlets, with a large flagship store located on Regent Street
, London
.
Austin Reed also owns the Viyella
and CC (rebranded from Country Casuals) chains of fashion stores.
Austin Reed Timeline
United Kingdom
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fashion
Fashion
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retailer founded in 1900 known for its menswear. It is an upmarket chain with over 70 retail outlets, with a large flagship store located on Regent Street
Regent Street
Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London's West End, well known to tourists and Londoners alike, and famous for its Christmas illuminations...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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Austin Reed also owns the Viyella
Viyella
Viyella was a blend of wool and cotton first woven in 1893 in England, and soon to be the "first branded fabric in the world". It was made of 55 percent merino wool and 45 percent cotton in a twill weave, developed by James and Robert Sissons of William Hollins & Company, spinners and hosiers...
and CC (rebranded from Country Casuals) chains of fashion stores.
Austin Reed Timeline
- 1900 - First London shop was opened in Fenchurch Street
- 1911 - Opening of flagship store in Regent StreetRegent StreetRegent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London's West End, well known to tourists and Londoners alike, and famous for its Christmas illuminations...
- 1929 - The first international outlet on the transatlantic liner RMS AquitaniaRMS AquitaniaRMS Aquitania was a Cunard Line ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. She was launched on 21 April 1913 and sailed on her maiden voyage to New York on 30 May 1914...
- 1930 - The opening of the Regent St Barbers Shop which is still around today
- 1938 - Opening of a concession on the RMS Queen MaryRMS Queen MaryRMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line...
- 1946 - Opening of a concession on the RMS Queen ElizabethRMS Queen ElizabethRMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. Plying with her running mate Queen Mary as a luxury liner between Southampton, UK and New York City, USA via Cherbourg, France, she was also contracted for over twenty years to carry the Royal Mail as the second half of the two...
- 1940s - Winston Churchill's famous siren suits were manufactured by Austin Reed
- 1980s - The launch of Austin Reed's womenswear
- 1998 - The Austin Reed Group acquires classic brand CC (Formerly known as Country Casuals)
- 2009 - The Austin Reed Group acquires heritage brand Viyella
- 2010 - The launch of the Q Club on the third floor of the Regent Street store
- 2011 - Austin Reed move from the original 103-113 Regent Street Store to the opposite side (100 Regent Street)