Scotch & Soda (clothing)
Scotch and Soda is a Dutch fashion retail company founded in 1985.
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Design, distribution and sales of clothing and accessories |
| Fate | rebranded 2001 |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Tom Puik, Aristoteles |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands and Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
Area served | Europe, Oceania, North America, Asia, Middle East, Africa |
Key people | Frederick Lukoff (CEO) |
| Products | Apparel and accessories |
| Parent | Sun Capital Partners |
| Website | scotch-soda |
Scotch and Soda primarily manufactures premium and upmarket men's clothing, women's clothing under the brand Maison Scotch, boy's clothing under Scotch Shrunk, girls' clothing under Scotch R'Belle, denim and urban products under Amsterdams Blauw and a line of fragrances named Barfly.[1]
History
Scotch & Soda began as a men's wholesale brand. In 2000 it was bought by Eric Bijlsma, Patrick Munsters and Joep Krouwels, then it rebranded and relaunched a year later by Tom Puik, Mees Puik, Bryan Jansen and Leonard Buzz. Scotch & Soda was acquired by the brand house Kellwood Stables (an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners) in 2011.
As of 2014 all collections were designed under the Creative Direction of Marlou van Engelen.
As of 2015 Scotch and Soda owned and operated over 204 official stores and are stocked in over 8,000 stores globally.[2]
Branding
The name is also stylized as SCOTCH & SODA, or Scotch & Soda.
The company states its designers work from 'Number 22', Keizersgracht, Amsterdam, a design studio in a former church, in the heart of the city.
References
- 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.