Industry | Clothing Fashion |
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Founded | 1996 |
Founders | Evan Davis Lando Felix Tony Shellman |
Headquarters | New York City |
Key people | Sean Diddy Combs |
Enyce ([NYC]) [1] is an American hip hop fashion label owned by Sean Diddy Combs. [2] The label was established in New York City in March 1996 by Evan Davis, Lando Felix and Tony Shellman. The co-founders had originally met while working for Seattle-based clothing brand International News. [3] Liz Claiborne acquired the company in February 2004 for $114 million from Sports Brands International. [4] In October 2008 Enyce was purchased by Sean Combs and Sean John for $20 million.
Many have mispronounced the brand name over the years. The pronunciation originates from the phonetic spelling of "NYC" (en-y-ce) but sounded out in an Italian fashion. This was because the company started under Fila, an Italian-based company. Employees asked how they would pronounce the word replied "en-ne-che", making it the "correct" way to say the brand.
Enyce specializes in old school clothing, with an emphasis on puffy jackets and jerseys with their logos on them. [5] They also seem to have an official Instagram account, which is owned and operated by CEO Sean Diddy Combs. The account became inactive in 2016.
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