Hackett (clothing)
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Hackett is an upmarket, British Gentlemen's clothing store regarded by 'fashion bibles', such as the American Express exclusive lifestyle magazine Departures, as on a par with top-end fashion houses Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Brioni and Gieves & Hawkes.[1]
It was founded in 1983 by Jeremy Hackett, who said that he would "cater for the head to toe needs of Gentlemen who wish to dress stylishly and to whom quality is more important than the vagaries of fashion."[2] He now writes a regular column for the review section of the UK national newspaper The Independent on Sunday, where he airs his views and observations on fashion and style.
According to Jeremy Hackett, the first store was originally based at "the wrong end of the New King's Road",[3] but its flag-ship store is now in Sloane Street, with branches in Jermyn Street, Regent Street, Eastcheap, Covent Garden and several prime cities in Europe.
The actor Matthew Goode and the English Rugby player Jonny Wilkinson OBE feature in their brochure and in many of their current advertisements. The West End theatre producer Marc Sinden is usually photographed wearing Hackett clothes[4] and has been quoted often as stating his preference for them. His modern-dress productions are usually outfitted by Hackett.[5][6] Hackett also sponsors the London Rowing Club, Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, Aston Martin Racing and the Hackett British Army Polo Team.
The Swiss luxury goods company Richemont acquired Hackett in 1992 and in June 2005 it was announced that Richemont had sold Hackett to Torreal, a Spanish investment company.[7]
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- ^ "Departures magazine - Autumn 2008 edition (pages 71-74)". American Express Platinum. http://www.departures.com/archive/2009/9/.
- ^ Tatler 10/1985
- ^ "Introducing 'the man'". Hackett. http://www.hackett.com/index.cfm?page=1040. Retrieved 14/02/2009.
- ^ "Let’s Talk Celebrities". Celeb Mad. http://www.celebmad.com/users/GossipGirl/photos/index.cfm/Heather-Mills-and-Marc/thumbs/. Retrieved 01/12/2008.
- ^ Tatler 10/2007
- ^ "Sinden wears Hackett". http://www.sindenproductions.com. Retrieved 14/02/2009.
- ^ http://www.zoeticzone.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050603/ai_n14652533
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