Pepe Jeans

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Pepe Jeans London
Company type Sociedad de responsabilidad limitada
Industry Fashion
Founded1973 (London, England)
FounderNitin, Arun and Milan Shah
Headquarters Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
ProductsJeans, shirts, shorts, eye glasses
Parent M1 Group
Website www.pepejeans.com
The Pepe Jeans showroom at Brigade Road (Bangalore, India) Pepe Jeans.jpg
The Pepe Jeans showroom at Brigade Road (Bangalore, India)

Pepe Jeans London is a denim and casual wear jeans brand established in the Portobello Road area of London in 1973, and now based in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain.

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Carlos Ortega was the CEO, and owns more than 20% of the company. [1] [2] [3]

History

Pepe Jeans was founded in 1973 by three brothers who ran a weekend stall at Portobello Road Market in London, before expanding to a store in Carnaby Street and then into Europe in the 1980s. [4]

In 1988, Pepe Jeans was owned by Arun, Nitin and Milan Shah. [5]

In February 2015, Pepe Jeans and Hackett London (part of the Pepe Jeans Group) were bought by the Lebanese M1 Group, and the LVMH subsidiary, L Capital Asia. These companies were previously owned by Torreal Funds (31 per cent), Artá Capital (16.4 per cent), L Capital Europe (11.5 per cent), and its managers. [6]

In 2015, Pepe Jeans announced the Group was adding a new brand, Norton Clothing, a tribute to the British motorcycle brand founded in 1898. [7]

In September 2019, Marcella Wartenbergh became CEO of Pepe Jeans Group. [8] [9] Also in 2019, Dua Lipa became a global ambassador for the brand. [10]

In September 2023, Pepe Jeans celebrated its fifty years of existence in London, with a photo exhibition of its many campaigns and a dinner in honor of its new ambassador, Lila Moss [11] . Later, in December, Pepe Jeans announced its aim to develop in the Indian market, where it is already present with around 200 stores. [12] Indeed, its plans is to open over 100 new stores in the country over the next three years, [12]

Sponsorship

Pepe Jeans has been a sponsor of Red Bull Racing in Formula One since 2010. In 2024, Pepe Jeans signed a title partnership deal with Red Bull to form the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme to support Hamda Al Qubaisi for the 2024 season of F1 Academy, a female-only single-seater racing championship founded by Formula One. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Pepe Jeans London might be sold". Sportswear-international.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  3. ↑ "Pepe Jeans has already found a buyer | The Luxonomist - Lujo, economía, moda, lifestyle". Theluxonomist.es. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. ↑ "Pepe Jeans: from Portobello Road to private equity sale?". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Close-Up Preview: Raoul Shah". drapersonline.com. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pepe Jeans Group bought by LVMH subsidiary and Lebanese group". FashionUnited . February 11, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pepe Jeans Group launches Norton Clothing". Sportswear International. July 31, 2015. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ Singh, Prachi (September 4, 2019). "Marcella Wartenbergh named CEO of Pepe Jeans". fashionunited.uk.
  9. ↑ "Brands: Meet Pepe Jeans Group's new CEO". sportswear-international.com.
  10. ↑ "Clarins s'associe à Dassault Systèmes pour booster l'efficacité de ses usines". Fashion Network.
  11. ↑ "Pepe Jeans a fêté ses cinquante ans avec Lila Moss". Fashion Network. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Pepe Jeans veut ouvrir plus de 100 boutiques en Inde dans les trois ans". Fashion Network. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  13. ↑ Oracle Red Bull Racing (8 March 2024). "Oracle Red Bull Racing and Pepe Jeans London announce a debut ready-to-wear collection for Summer 2024". Red Bull Racing . Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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