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[[File:Suitsupply shirt label.jpg|thumb|A brand label on the inside of a Suitsupply dress shirt]]
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[[File:Suitsupply Chicago Store Rooftop.jpg|thumb|Suitsupply [[Chicago]] Store on [[Rush Street (Chicago)|Rush Street]]]]
[[File:Suitsupply Chicago Store Rooftop.jpg|thumb|Suitsupply [[Chicago]] Store on [[Rush Street (Chicago)|Rush Street]]]]


Suitsupply has an online store and [[brick-and-mortar]] stores in countries including [[Belarus]], [[Denmark]], [[China]], [[Finland]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Mexico]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], [[Russia]], [[Singapore]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]], [[France]], and the [[United States]].<ref>suitsupply.com [http://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/stores Store locator]</ref>
Suitsupply has an online store and [[brick-and-mortar]] stores in countries including [[Australia]], [[Belarus]], [[Denmark]], [[China]], [[Finland]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Mexico]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], [[Russia]], [[Singapore]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]], [[France]], and the [[United States]].<ref>suitsupply.com [http://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/stores Store locator]</ref>


Suitsupply's first store outside the Netherlands was opened in [[Antwerp]] in 2007, and in the same year a store was opened on [[Vigo Street]], London.{{fact|date=September 2015}}
Suitsupply's first store outside the Netherlands was opened in [[Antwerp]] in 2007, and in the same year a store was opened on [[Vigo Street]], London.{{fact|date=September 2015}}

Revision as of 11:35, 15 July 2022

Suitsupply B.V.
IndustryFashion/Apparel
FoundedAmsterdam, Netherlands (2000)
FounderFokke de Jong
Headquarters
Amsterdam
,
Netherlands
Number of locations
100 (2018)
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsMenswear
WebsiteOfficial website
A brand label on the inside of a Suitsupply dress shirt

Suitsupply is a men's suit and fashion brand founded in 2000 by Fokke de Jong in Amsterdam. Suitsupply is a vertically integrated company,[1] known for choosing unconventional retail locations.[2][3] Suitsupply is a member of the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) and uses fabrics sourced from Italian mills including Vitale Barberis Canonico and Reda. Its suits are made in China.[4]

History

Suitsupply was founded in 2000 by Fokke de Jong when he was 26 years old. Initially, he ran the company from his dorm room. He still runs the privately held company as CEO.

Awards and honors

Suitsupply was named among the best suits in New York City by New York Magazine in 2012,[5] and among the best new menswear stores by GQ Magazine in 2011.[6] The Wall Street Journal reported in 2011 that a Giorgio Armani suit priced at $3,625 equaled the quality of a Suitsupply suit priced at $614.[7]
Fashion industry insider Tim Gunn named Suitsupply's "impeccable and affordable" suits on a list of 12 things he can't live without in an interview for Elle Decor.[8]

Operations

Suitsupply Chicago Store on Rush Street

Suitsupply has an online store and brick-and-mortar stores in countries including Australia, Belarus, Denmark, China, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, France, and the United States.[9]

Suitsupply's first store outside the Netherlands was opened in Antwerp in 2007, and in the same year a store was opened on Vigo Street, London.[citation needed] Suitsupply's headquarters are located in Amsterdam; they also have offices in New York City, Dallas, and Shanghai.

Marketing campaigns

Suitsupply is known for its sexually-charged photography and ad campaigns. Carli Hermes has been shooting all the Suitsupply campaigns since 2004. Some photos from the Shameless campaign had to be removed from a London Suitsupply shop,[10][11] and images from the same campaign at Westfield Shopping Centre were criticized because they were displayed where they can be easily seen by children.[12] Several photos from the Shameless campaign had to be removed from Suitsupply's website and Facebook page for portraying the woman as a sex object or as submissive to the man according to a ruling by the Belgian advertising standards authority.[13] The Ambition and Not Dressing Women campaigns also courted controversy. For the 2012 Fall/Winter look-book campaign the Lunch atop a Skyscraper photograph shot by Charles Ebbets was a source of inspiration[14] and the images were shot against the skyline of New York City. The spring/summer 2016 campaign, titled Toy Boys, depicted doll-size men in suits playing on giant female bodies; scenes included: men sliding down a model's bare chest, straddling a woman's neck, standing on a woman and spraying a hose into her mouth, etc. The images provoked controversy on social media.[15]

Special collaborations

Suitsupply is the official supplier of the Dutch Olympic team[16] and was named best Olympic opening ceremony outfit in the 2012 London Olympics by Yahoo Sports.[17][18][19] Suitsupply dressed Dutch Olympic athletes for Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010, London 2012, and Rio 2016.[20]

In 2009 Suitsupply's collection featured pocket squares made of Liberty of London fabrics. Suitsupply collaborated with UNIS on a capsule collection in 2010, as well as with Mackentosh and Lavenham.[citation needed] Suitsupply collaborated with Antonio Maurizi, an Italian shoemaker, for a capsule collection of six shoes in 2012.

References

  1. ^ CNBC, Suitsupply
  2. ^ economicties.org Suitsupply
  3. ^ fashion360mag.com Suitsupply
  4. ^ bloomberg.com Suitsupply: The 60-Minute Makeover Drake Bennett, November 7, 2013
  5. ^ New York Magazine, 2012 Best of New York
  6. ^ GQ Magazine 2011 best new menswear stores
  7. ^ NASSAUER, Sarah. "A Hard-Working Suit: The New Sweet Spot Is $500 to $700; They Don't Look Cheap, or Like Dad's". The Wall Street Journal.
  8. ^ Ingrid Abramovitch, Shortlist: Tim Gunn, Elle Decor, 10 Sept 2012
  9. ^ suitsupply.com Store locator
  10. ^ "'Erotic' adverts banned from London Westfield suit shop". BBC News. 19 November 2010.
  11. ^ Shameless campaign
  12. ^ Caroline Davies, Dutch fashion firm under fire over window display The Guardian 17 November 2010
  13. ^ JEP.be Decision
  14. ^ GQ.com Suitsupply 2012 Fall/Winter lookbook
  15. ^ Suitsupply is getting slammed on social media for sexist ads Hilary Milnes, February 25, 2016
  16. ^ skimbacolifestyle.com 2012
  17. ^ Best Dressed Yahoo Sports
  18. ^ GQ Olympic Style: Suitsupply's Dapper Dutchmen 2012/07
  19. ^ "Opening Ceremony Uniforms at the London Olympics". The New York Times. 27 July 2012.
  20. ^ suitsupply.com 2016 Olympics Collection
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