Austin Reed was a British fashion retailer founded in 1900; the brand was acquired by Edinburgh Woollen Mill in 2016.
NKVD officer Vladimir Pravdin wore an Austin Reed suit he purchased from the Regent Street store, abandoning it in a Swiss hotel as he fled after his 1937 assassination of Ignace Reiss.[1]
History
Austin Reed was founded by tailor Austin Leonard Reed (1873–1954).
Timeline
Austin Reed purchased retailer Country Casuals, rebranding it CC.
- 1900 - First shop opened in Fenchurch Street
- 1911 - Opening of flagship store in Regent Street
- 1929 - First international outlet on the