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Brooks Brothers celebrates 200 years of American style

Brooks Brothers continues to celebrate its 200th anniversary with a special retrospective at Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Presented in association with Citi, the exhibition, Brooks Brothers: 200 Years of American Style, will feature a selection of the brand's historical archives spanning the last two centuries. Located in the...

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Video: Brooks Brothers Men's FW18 Pitti Uomo

Brooks Brothers Fall/Winter 2018 Men's collection, January 2018, Pitti Uomo 93 Florence. Source: FF Channel, YouTube

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Brooks Brothers celebrated 200 years at Pitti Uomo

It is the brand founded in the U.S.A. in 1818, best known for outfitting 40 of our 45 presidents. Ironically, it was bought in 2001 by an Italian who has lived in the U.S.A for over thirty years: Claudio Del Vecchio, son of the founder and president of Luxottica, one of the Italian companies with greater international vocation. Brooks Brothers...

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Brooks Brother celebrates 200th anniversary with Pitti Uomo

Brooks Brothers will celebrate its milestone two hundred year anniversary in 2018. The kick off to their brands 200th birthday will start by collaborating with Pitti Immagine Uomo 93 in Florence, Italy. On January 10, 2018, Brooks Brothers will stage its first-ever fashion show within the storied Salone dei Cinquecento in the historical landmark...

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Brooks Brother cut ties with wool supplier following expose

Fashion retailer Brooks Brothers has cut its ties with a wool supplier which sources wool from the Bradford-based Standard Wool company following an expose uncovering horrific cases of animal cruelty at sheep farms in Chile. Workers at two Chilean sheep farms which supply Standard Wool Ltd, a group of companies which purchases 60 percent of the...

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Designers elevating their offerings at day four of New York Fashion Week

New york - Day four of New York Fashion Week saw designers trying to step it up a notch from last season. First up was Noon by Noor, who went for a very expensive looking aesthetic with items like a taupe Calvin gown, a sapphire lulu fur coat, and velvet tops. The design team of Noon Rashid Al Khalifa and Haya Mohammed al Khalifa were also going...

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Brooks Brothers expands Golden Fleece into sportswear

Brooks Brothers is taking their Golden Fleece collection and expanding it into an entire lifestyle category. During New York Fashion Week: Men's, the company unveiled a new set of sportswear offerings for the label, moving them beyond just being a tailored clothing line. The collection includes a Loro Piana storm-system jacket, a fur-lined nylon...

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Brooks Brothers, Walton Brown form joint venture in China

American clothing brand Brooks Brothers entered China 12 years ago. Now, the US' oldest retailer plans to expand its operations in Greater China and has thus formed a joint venture with the Walton Brown Group, a subsidiary of The Lane Crawford Joyce Group, Asia's premier fashion retail and brand management group. In a press release, Walton Brown...

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AAFA names Claudio Del Vecchio Person of the Year

The American Apparel & Footwear Association today announced Claudio Del Vecchio, Chairman and CEO of Brooks Brothers, as Person of the Year for the 37th Annual American Image Awards. Del Vecchio will be honored at the annual AAFA American Image Awards Gala April 27, in New York City. Del Vecchio has served as Chairman and CEO of the iconic...

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Brooks Brothers launching in Australia

Menswear brand Brooks Brothers, which describes itself as America’s oldest clothing retailer, is to launch in Australia with the opening of concessions inside department store, David Jones. In partnership with Australian luxury consumer goods company OrotonGroup, which had exclusive rights to the Ralph Lauren licence for 23 years, the US label...

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Brooks Brothers loses trademark case

Brooks Brothers, America's oldest men's retailer, has lost a trademark case for the use of a fox and hunting boot logo. The original logo was used by a company called Peal & Co, which was purchased by Brooks Brothers in 1965. The logo, which had been in existence since the mid-19th century, was then dropped and no longer used. Shortly...