Katherine Hamnett Ethical Clothes Section:
KATHARINE E HAMNETT
Katharine Hamnett is an Internationally known British fashion designer with a global fashion brand.
Since 1979 as well as having an A celebrity client list, clothes have been sold in the best stores in over 40 countries. Key markets are the UK, USA, Japan (80% brand name recognition for 25-35 year olds) Italy, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Greece and Australia. Catwalk shows have been held across the world in London, Paris, Milan, New York, Tokyo, Stockholm and Sao Paolo. PR’s have been retained in UK, US, Italy, Japan, Germany.
Radical advertising campaigns have launched the careers of some of the world top fashion photographers, Ellen Von Unwerth, Jurgen Teller, Terry Richardson.
Katharine Hamnett is world famous for making great clothes, launching new trends, creating new fabrics and inventing new technical processes as well as campaigning for political and social issues.
Company History
1979 company formed
1981 menswear launched
1984 Katharine signs licenses in Japan.
(The Katharine Hamnett brand is licensed in Japan and Korea until 2008)
1984 Designer of the year
Bath menswear award
Shops designed in London designed by world famous architects Norman Foster and Nigel Coates.
1985 British Clothing and knitting council export award
1996 Britain’s favourite designer Cosmopolitan
Lines have included Katharine Hamnett London, Katharine Hamnett Denim, Hamnett Active and Hamnett.
Sold to A’s and B’s consumers,
Creative professionals
16-90 year olds.
Product has included Mens, womenswear, watches, shirts, bags, underwear, shoes, scarves, Baby, ties, jeans, formal wear, evening wear, tailoring, knitwear.
1989 All products for all other territories outside Japan were made under license in Europe. That year research was commissioned on the social and the environmental impact of the clothing and textile industry globally. The results of this research were shocking; up to 100,000 people per annum are dying of accidental pesticide poisoning in cotton agriculture. Long-term contamination of aquifers, rivers, sea and air, as well as millions of people working in conditions of slavery.
Katharine tried to change the industry from within with existing licensees and failed, in 2004 Katharine terminated all licenses possible.
2005 Katharine Hamnett has gone back into manufacturing to deliver product conforming to ethical and environmental standards. Having successfully resourced a completely new supply chain that fulfils these criteria under the
KATHARINE E HAMNETT label.
Mission Statement of the KATHARINE E HAMNETT brand
As a matter of personal conscience Katharine Hamnett is committed to only selling clothes that are manufactured ethically and as environmentally as possible and preserving traditional skills.
E is for as ethical and environmental as we can get it.
The collection will launch via an internet shop of the katharinehamnett.com website, followed by wholesale to selected stores and duty free and hoping to open concessions in department stores.
Price point: affordable to aspirational.
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