Evans is a women's clothing retailer located in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 and Ireland

Ireland

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. They have over 300 stores around the UK selling plus-size clothing, lingerie, wide fitting shoes, swimwear and accessories.

Timeline

• Evans was founded in 1930 by the manufacturer Jack Green.
• After 40 years as a limited company, the Burton Group (now Arcadia Group
  Arcadia Group
  The Arcadia Group Limited a British company that owns the high street clothing retailers Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topman, Topshop, Wallis and BHS, and the out of town chain Outfit, which sells lines from the other group chains...
  
  ) acquired Evans and it became a public company.
• Mail order purchases were introduced in 1972, just after Evans had expanded to over 77 branches nationwide and in 1988 became the market leader for women's wear above a UK size 14.
• In 1994, the first Evans brochure featured in Good Housekeeping
  Good Housekeeping
  Good Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Housekeeping Seal," popularly known as the...
  
   and Prima Magazine, consisting of just 12 pages.
• In 1997, Evans launched SeVen, a more fashion-led label for the younger customers and also became the first Arcadia brand to start selling online.
• In 1998, Helen Teague and her comedienne partner Dawn French launched the 1647 range, exclusively designed for Evans.
• In 2007, Crystal Renn
  Crystal Renn
  Crystal Renn is an American fashion model and author.-Personal life:Renn started her modeling career in high fashion at the age of 14 after being spotted by a professional scout in her hometown in Clinton, Mississippi. Renn was told she would need to lose almost a third of her total body weight if...
  
   became the official face of Evans, featuring in the first TV advertising campaign and all in-store merchandising.
• In 2009, Beth Ditto
  Beth Ditto
  Mary Beth Patterson, known by her stage name Beth Ditto , is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for her work with the indie rock band Gossip.-Personal life:...
  
   of the indie rock band, the Gossip
  The Gossip
  Gossip is a three-piece American indie rock band formed in 1999. The band consists of singer Beth Ditto, guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie. After releasing several recordings, the band broke through with their 2006 studio album, Standing in the Way of Control . A follow-up, Music for...
  
  , launched the Beth Ditto at Evans collection, also exclusive to the retailer.http://www.arcadiagroup.co.uk/about/evans.html

Beth Ditto at Evans

Beth Ditto

Beth Ditto

Mary Beth Patterson, known by her stage name Beth Ditto , is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for her work with the indie rock band Gossip.-Personal life:...

, in collaboration with head of design Lisa Marie Peacock, launched a plus-size clothing collection for Evans on 9th July, 2009. Beth Ditto provided sketches and drew inspiration from her favourite vintage & charity shop clothes as well as bands like Blondie

Blondie (band)

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, the Slits

The Slits

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 & Grace Jones

Grace Jones

Grace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and...

 and Art Deco

Art Deco

Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

movements. Some of the most popular items in the collection included a domino-print dress & leggings, a stained glass-effect printed dress and a royal blue jumpsuit, as well as a biker jacket, denim pencil skirt and more.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/style/5734946/Beth-Dittos-collection-for-Evans.html