Scotch and Soda (clothing)
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| Private | |
| Industry | Design, distribution and sales of clothing and accessories |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder |
Harry Schofield Leonard Feinblatt Leonard Buzz Laurent Hompes |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands and Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
Area served | Europe, Oceania, North America, Asia |
| Products | Apparel and accessories |
| Parent | Kellwood Company[1] |
| Slogan | Amsterdam Couture |
| Website |
www |
Scotch and Soda (usually stylised SCOTCH & SODA or simply Scotch & Soda) is a Dutch youth fashion company founded in the 1980s and then rebranded and relaunched in 2001. Scotch and Soda primarily manufacture premium and upmarket men's clothing but also manufacture women's clothing under the brand Maison Scotch, boys' clothing under Scotch Shrunk, girls' clothing under Scotch R'Belle, denim and urban products under Amsterdams Blauw and a line of fragrances named Barfly.[2] The brand is viewed as a competitor to Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger. Scotch and Soda own and operate nearly 100 official stores (or store-in-store outfits) and are stocked in over 7000 other stores across the world as of February 2015.[3]
Original brand
Scotch & Soda was originally started in 1985 by Laurent Hompes. The brand had a menswear collection that mainly consisted of jackets with hoods in bright colours.
References
- ↑ "Kellwood acquires Scotch & Soda". FashionUnited. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ Volkmann, Kelsey (2011-07-27). "Kellwood, Sun Capital to buy Scotch & Soda". Archived from the original on 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
...has expanded to include a women's collection called Maison Scotch, a boy's collection named Scotch Shrunk, a girl's collection called Scotch R'Belle and a denim collection called Amsterdams Blauw.
- ↑ "Scotch & Soda". Retrieved 18 February 2015.