Roman Originals

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Roman Originals PLC
Roman
Company type Public limited company
Industry Retail
Founded1957
Headquarters Birmingham, England
Number of locations
91 stores (2025)
Products
Owner
  • Rick Christodoulou
  • Peter Christodoulou
Website www.roman.co.uk

Roman Originals PLC, trading as Roman, is a British women's fashion retailer. Known for its range of dresses and everyday clothing, the brand operates over 90 retail stores across the United Kingdom and is headquartered in Birmingham, England. [1]

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Origins and history

The company was founded in 1957 as a family-run business focused on manufacturing women's clothing for wholesale distribution. [2] Over the decades, the company evolved from a supplier to a retail brand, offering its products directly to consumers.

In 2015, the company gained international attention when one of its dresses became a viral sensation. Commonly referred to as "The Dress", it sparked an online debate over whether its colour was black and blue or white and gold. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Roman Originals - Latest deals, sales and fashion must-haves". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  2. ↑ "Retailer whose viral dress broke the internet posts record revenue". City AM. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  3. ↑ Mahler, Jonathan (2015-02-27). "The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-07.
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