Fairfax & Favor

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Fairfax & Favor
Company typePrivate
IndustryFashion
Founded2013
HeadquartersNarford Hall, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Key people
Marcus Fairfax Fountaine
Felix Favor Parker [1] [2]
Website fairfaxandfavor.com

Fairfax & Favor is a British luxury lifestyle brand based in Norfolk, UK. It has six stores in the United Kingdom. [3] [4]

Overview

Fairfax & Favor was founded by two childhood friends, Marcus Fairfax Fountaine and Felix Favor Parker, in 2013. [3] [5] The company opened its first store in Holt, England, in 2019. As of 2023, it has six stores in the United Kingdom located in Holt, Stamford, Helmsley, Stow-on-the-Wold, Marlow, and Bakewell, and USA. [6] [7] [8]

Fairfax & Favor primarily began to create fashion footwear for rural areas in the United Kingdom. Later, it started selling fashion apparel, bags, belts, and other accessories. [9] In 2021, the company was named one of the fastest-growing companies in the United Kingdom by Eastern Daily Press. [10] Fairfax & Favor also won the Drapers Footwear Award twice, first in 2020, and then in 2023. In 2023, it was included in the list of the 100 fastest-growing companies in Britain by The Sunday Times. [4]

The company partners with businesses and non-profit organizations. [11] In 2021, Fairfax & Favor collaborated with Le Chameau and launched the L’Alliance Wellington Boot Limited Edition. [12] It has been participating in supporting a non-profit organization, Breast Cancer Now, since 2014. As of 2023, Fairfax & Favor raised over £400,000 for the non-profit organization from its Pink category products. [13] [14] [15]

References

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  7. "Country footwear brand to open new Derbyshire store next month". Derbyshire Live. 2023-11-18. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  8. ""We have already been made to feel so welcome" - new shop opens doors". Bucks Free Press. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  9. "Fairfax & Favor on 10 years of building a brilliantly British brand – with the royal seal of approval". Tatler. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  10. "Norfolk shoe designer among UK's fastest-growing companies". Eastern Daily Press. 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  11. C, T.H (2024-01-11). "Fairfax & Favor: The Timeless Brand Bridging The Gap Between Town and Country". Country and Town House. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  12. "FAIRFAX & FAVOR X LE CHAMEAU: L 'Alliance". www.rurallifemagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  13. "Fairfax & Favor donate all funds from new pink range in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness month | Farm News | Farmers Guardian". www.farmersguardian.com. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  14. Medinger, Jill (2023-09-22). "Fairfax & Favor's Limited-Edition products Raise Money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month". Equestrian Living. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  15. "Fairfax & Favor support Breast Cancer Now | lady.co.uk". lady.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-02.