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Andrew Marc is an American luxury fashion brand. The company originated as a leather goods label established in 1982.[1] The company is headquartered just south of Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.[1]
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| Company type | Subsidiary of G-III Apparel Group |
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| Nasdaq: GIII S&P 600 Component | |
| Industry | Consumer Goods |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Morris Goldfarb, CEO Stephen Budd, President Chris Gbur, In-House Creative Director |
| Products | Textile - apparel clothing |
| Parent | G-III Apparel Group |
| Website | www.andrewmarc.com |
The brand was founded in 1982.[1] In November 2004, GB Merchant Partners partnered with the company's founders as part of a leveraged recapitalization. In February 2008, the brand was acquired by G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIII).
Andrew Marc is a luxury apparel line focused primarily on men's and women's outerwear. The brand uses innovations in leather treatments including waxes, distressing, pigmentation, oxidation and organic dying processes.[1]
It also operates the diffusion line Marc New York.[2]
In 2007, The Humane Society of the United States reported that some Andrew Marc coats labelled as having fake fur were in fact trimmed with fur from Chinese domestic dogs.[3][4]
In 2008, the Humane Society filed a lawsuit claiming that Andrew Marc labeled real fur as fake fur, or labeled raccoon dog fur as common raccoon, fox or rabbit fur.[5]
In 2009, through a court settlement with the Humane Society, Andrew Marc agreed to phase out raccoon dog fur usage by 2013 and improve its garment labeling practices.[6]
In 2015, having failed to phase out raccoon dog fur usage by 2013, Andrew Marc settled a civil contempt lawsuit with the Humane Society. Andrew Marc was required to certify that it will never again sell raccoon dog fur, and to pay $25,000 to the Humane Society.[7]
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