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{{short description|British men's clothing and accessories company founded in 1989}}
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'''Duchamp''' is a British men's luxury clothing and accessories company founded in 1989.
'''Duchamp''' is a London-based luxury clothing company founded in 1989 by Mitchell Jacobs. Jacobs wanted to focus on quality men's accessories such as cufflinks but when his wife, Rion, joined the company in 1994, they began producing quality silk shirts, ties, scarves and other textile products. Duchamp have also been synonymous with iconic and fashionable enamel cufflinks.
The company began selling its merchandise to larger retailers in the UK, USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, France, Italy and Germany. Duchamp is famous for some of its eccentric colored clothes; however, the company does produce sophisticated formal wear. In 1994, the company opened its first boutique in London's affluent ] neighbourhood. By this time, Marc Psarolis had joined the company as managing director. Psarolis focused on expanding the company and its product variety. In 2005, Mitchell and Rion sold the company to Psarolis. Duchamp has since expanded to five stores in London and one in Dubai.


==History==
Duchamp is currently focusing on expanding its boutiques into North America and Europe. The company has expanded to include the sale of socks, underwear, leather goods, and evening wear.
The company was founded in 1989 by Mitchell Jacobs,<ref name="Herald">{{cite news|title=How Marc Psarolis learned to cut a dash|newspaper=The Herald|date=26 October 2009|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/fashion-beauty-wellbeing/how-marc-psarolis-learned-to-cut-a-dash-1.928710|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> a former buyer at ].<ref name="Robinovitz">{{cite news|title=Duchamp's Mitchell Jacobs links art and fashion|newspaper=Daily News Record|first=Karen|last=Robinovitz|date=6 February 1998|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-20216775.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225337/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-20216775.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2013|accessdate=21 October 2013|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The company was named after the French artist ] with the following claim by Jacobs : "Duchamp turned everyday objects into art and I turned everyday icons of men's fashion into wearable art".<ref name="Robinovitz"/> Duchamp initially specialised in ]s<ref name="Emirates">{{cite news|title=The colour is in the detail|newspaper=Emirates 24/7|last=Tusing|first=David|date=14 November 2008|url=http://www.emirates247.com/eb247/companies-markets/retail/the-colour-is-in-the-detail-2008-11-14-1.227325|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> and branched in 1992 into ties, with characteristic bold colours and "futuristic" designs.<ref name="Robinovitz"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Mencyclopaedia: Duchamp|newspaper=The Telegraph|last=Leitch|first=Luke|date=15 June 2012|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9331905/Mencyclopaedia-Duchamp.html|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Duchamp kick off round two of London Collections: Men|newspaper=GQ|last=Carvell|first=Nick|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2013-01/07/duchamp-london-collections-men|date=6 January 2013|accessdate=21 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021180753/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/style/articles/2013-01/07/duchamp-london-collections-men|archivedate=21 October 2013}}</ref> Jacobs established a wholesale trade and opened in 1998 a small boutique in ]<ref name="Greene">{{cite news|title=Duchamp lands on Regent Street|newspaper=Daily News Record|last=Greene|first=Lucie|date=11 December 2006|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-155837516.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225339/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-155837516.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2013|accessdate=21 October 2013|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Where to Wear London|publisher=Where to Wear International|last=Fairchild|first=Jill|author2=Gallagher, Gerri |year=2005|page=61|isbn=9780976687740 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EB8PkkCSuD8C&pg=PA61}}</ref> In 2006, when the founder sold the company to its management and the private-equity fund Kcaj LLP,<ref name="Greene"/> Marc Psarolis became part-owner and chief executive.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fashion chief reveals how his firm's links are just the start|newspaper=Daily Record|date=2 October 2011|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/fashion-chief-reveals-how-his-firms-1083308|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fashion: The Scottish force behind Duchamp|newspaper=The Scotsman|last=Walker|first=Ruth|date=22 September 2013|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/fashion/fashion-the-scottish-force-behind-duchamp-1-3105691|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> The same year, the company opened a {{Convert | 750 | sqft | adj = on}} store on ] and introduced a line of shirts.<ref name="Robinovitz"/> In 2011, the company claimed to sell "more than 60,000 ties a year as well as cufflinks, suits, jackets, socks and shirts".<ref>{{cite news|title=Edinburgh is perfect fit for Duchamp menswear|newspaper=The Scotsman|last=Askeland|first=Erikka|date=1 October 2011|url=http://www.scotsman.com/business/edinburgh-is-perfect-fit-for-duchamp-menswear-1-1887175|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref>


==Stores== ==Stores==

===United Kingdom=== ===United Kingdom===
*], London
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*], London *], London
*Westfield Shopping Centre, London
*Fenchurch Street, London



===United Arab Emirites===
==References==
*Dubai Mall, Dubai
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==Further reading==
* {{cite web | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/336114137 | title=I'm the king of high style: Scots fashion ace sets the pace | publisher=] (Glasgow (UK)) | date=16 December 2008 | access-date=25 October 2013 | author=Swain, Sarah}} {{subscription required}}


==External links== ==External links==
* *{{Official website|http://www.duchamplondon.com}}
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British men's clothing and accessories company founded in 1989

Duchamp Holdings Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryFashion
FoundedSuffolk, United Kingdom (1989)
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
ProductsMen's Clothing
Accessories
Websiteduchamplondon.com

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

History

The company was founded in 1989 by Mitchell Jacobs, a former buyer at Browns. 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". Duchamp initially specialised in cufflinks and branched in 1992 into ties, with characteristic bold colours and "futuristic" designs. Jacobs established a wholesale trade and opened in 1998 a small boutique in Notting Hill In 2006, when the founder sold the company to its management and the private-equity fund Kcaj LLP, Marc Psarolis became part-owner and chief executive. The same year, the company opened a 750-square-foot (70 m) store on Regent Street and introduced a line of shirts. In 2011, the company claimed to sell "more than 60,000 ties a year as well as cufflinks, suits, jackets, socks and shirts".

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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