Eckō

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*eckō unltd

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

[edit] History

Marc Ecko started 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 *eckō 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. Eckō has recently developed a videogame capitalizing on the graffiti culture, called "Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure".