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Meadham Kirchhoff was a British fashion label founded in 2006 by Edward Meadham (born in Somerset) and Benjamin Kirchhoff (born in Chad), [1] who met when studying for bachelor's degrees at Central Saint Martins in London. [2] [3]

Upon graduation in 2002, they joined forces to start a menswear label Benjamin Kirchhoff and which was selected for the first Fashion East MAN show in 2005. A year later, they relaunched to include womenswear under the label Meadham Kirchhoff. [4]

In February 2006 they were awarded NEWGEN sponsorship from the British Fashion Council [5] and showed at London Fashion Week as part of Fashion East. In July 2006 they were announced

In 2010 they were the recipients of the 'Emerging Talent Ready-to-Wear' award at the British Fashion Awards. They were also nominated for the British Fashion Award's inaugural 'New Establishment' award in 2012.

Meadham Kirchhoff staged their first menswear show in June 2012 as part of the Spring/Summer 2013 shows at London Collections:Men.

In 2011 they were chosen by the British Fashion Council to be one of three recipients of Fashion Forward sponsorship for their London Fashion Week shows in February and September 2011. [6]

Meadham Kirchhoff collaborated with Topshop on a number of capsules collections Their A/W2013 range for Topshop consisted of 89 pieces and was at the time the largest collaborative collection that topshop had produced. [7] [8]

In December 2013, they showed as part of the V&A museum's Fashion in Motion series. [9]

in 2014 they were shortlisted as semifinalists in the LVMH Prize. [10]

Their final collection was Spring/Summer 2015, shown during London Fashion Week in September 2014. [3] The brand closed in September 2015 in a "quagmire of debt". [3] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "A riot of colour: Meet the duo behind London's coolest label, Meadham Kirchhoff" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Edward Meadham & Benjamin Kirchhoff Are Among the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2013". The Business of Fashion . Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Hendriksz, Vivian (14 September 2015). ""Meadham Kirchhoff is dead"". FashionUnited . Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Meadham Kirchhoff". SHOWstudio . Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Dazed (23 October 2015). "This shoot captures Meadham Kirchhoff's lost archive". Dazed . Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Alexander, Ella. "Lucky Three". British Vogue . Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Cochrane, Lauren (19 November 2013). "Meadham Kirchhoff collection for Topshop – in pictures". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Meadham Kirchhoff unveil 89-piece Topshop collaboration". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Fashion in Motion: Meadham Kirchhoff". Victoria and Albert Museum . Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "LVMH Releases the Shortlist of Semifinalists for Its First Young Designer Prize". Fashionista . Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  11. ↑ Conlon, Scarlett (11 September 2015). "Meadham Confirms Closure". British Vogue. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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