Eckō

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*ecko unltd

Type of Company	Private
Founded	1993
Headquarters	East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
Key people	Marc Ecko, founder and CEO, Seth Gerzberg, President
Industry	Fashion
Products	Clothing, Footwear, Wristwatches and Jeans
Website	Official Website

*eckō unltd. is a brand of clothing established in 1993 by Marc Ecko, an artist, designer and entrepreneur, who was raised in Lakewood, NJ and moved to East Brunswick, New Jersey, at age 19.

*eckō unltd. is a brand of youth apparel that has been popular since the late 1990s, but has moved into the mainstream during the early 2000s. The *eckō brand has expanded to include 12 lines comprised of Ecko Unlimited (men), Eckored (women), Ecko Function (outerwear and alternative sports), Marc Ecko Leather (leather goods), Marc Ecko watches, Marc Ecko Scopes (eyewear), Ecko Storage (bags and accessories), Marc Ecko Footwear (men's, women's, and children's footwear), and the new Ecko Unlimited Boys and Eckored Girls lines.

[edit] History

Marc Ecko began as a graffiti artist in the New York area while still in college. Ecko soon began to design handmade T-shirts. Soon after they became available, emerging cultural icons such as Spike Lee and Chuck D. began sporting Ecko's designs. Attention to *eckǒ unltd. became more widespread in 1993, when the initial line of six popular T-shirt designs appeared on Good Morning America. The company soon expanded into the hip-hop, skate/extreme sport and designer clothing markets and also began producing footwear, leather goods, gloves, outerwear, underwear, bags and a women's collection. Ecko has recently developed a videogame capitalizing on the graffiti culture, called "Getting Up".