Austin Reed is a British fashion retailer founded in 1900 known for its menswear. It is an upmarket chain with over 70 retail outlets, with a large flagship store located on Regent Street, London.
Austin Reed also owns the Viyella and CC (rebranded from Country Casuals) chains of fashion stores.
Austin Reed Timeline
- 1900 - First London shop was opened in Fenchurch Street
- 1911 - Opening of flagship store in Regent Street
- 1929 - The first international outlet on the transatlantic liner RMS Aquitania
- 1930 - The opening of the Regent St Barbers Shop which is still around today
- 1938 - Opening of a concession on the RMS Queen Mary
- 1946 - Opening of a concession on the RMS Queen Elizabeth
- 1940s - Winston Churchill's famous siren suits were manufactured by Austin Reed
- 1980s - The launch of Austin Reed's womenswear
- 1998 - The Austin Reed Group acquires classic brand CC (Formerly known as Country Casuals)
- 2009 - The Austin Reed Group acquires heritage brand Viyella
- 2010 - The launch of the Q Club on the third floor of the Regent Street store
- 2011 - Austin Reed move from the original 103-113 Regent Street Store to the opposite side (100 Regent Street)
Famous quotes containing the words austin and/or reed:
“Time goes, you say? Ah, no!
Alas, Time stays, we go.”
—Henry Austin Dobson (1840–1921)
“It is an immense loss to have all robust and sustaining expletives refined away from one! At ... moments of trial refinement is a feeble reed to lean upon.”
—Alice James (1848–1892)