Austin Reed (retailer)

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Austin Reed
Austin Reed
Private
IndustryFashion
Founded1900
FounderAustin Leonard Reed
Defunct2016
ProductsClothing, bags and accessories
Owner Edinburgh Woollen Mill (trademarks)

Austin Reed was a British fashion retailer founded in 1900; the brand was acquired by Edinburgh Woollen Mill in 2016.

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NKVD officer Vladimir Pravdin wore an Austin Reed suit he purchased from the Regent Street store, abandoning it in a Swiss hotel as he fled after his 1937 assasination of Ignace Reiss. [1]

History

Austin Reed was founded by tailor Austin Leonard Reed (1873–1954).

Timeline


Austin Reed purchased retailer Country Casuals, rebranding it CC.[ citation needed ]

Austin Reed is mentioned as potential alternative employment by Captain Peacock on the British situation comedy, Are You Being Served . [5] Cast member John Inman had worked at Austin Reed as a tie clerk in the early 1950s. [6]

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References

  1. Usdin, Steven (Spring 2024). "The Face of Soviet Espionage in the United States during the Stalin Era: Vladimir Pravdin, "Man of Truth"". Journal of Cold War Studies. 26 (2): 78–122. doi:10.1162/jcws_a_01211. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025 via MIT.
  2. "Austin Reed is dressing in smart casual". 6 April 2000. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. Chevalier, Michel (2012). Luxury Brand Management. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   978-1-118-17176-9.
  4. "Retailer Austin Reed enters administration". Reuters. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. "05-04 The old order changes". Are you being served transcripts. Foreverdreaming. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. Webber, Richard (1999). "I'm Free! – The Complete Are You Being Served?". Orion Books.