Christopher Kane Revenue and Competitors

READY TO WEAR, MENSWEAR, WOMENSWEAR, LEATHER GOODS While completing his MA in fashion design at Central Saint Martins College, Christopher Kane realised his defining ambition was to start his own label in partnership with his elder sister, Tammy Kane. Christopher Kane, the label, started in 2006. It was begun almost immediately after Kane’s graduation, capitalising on the success of his award winning MA collection that had gathered much media attention. Christopher Kane is now widely acknowledged to have spearheaded a revival of British high fashion. Driving the aesthetics, attitude, and spirit of the brand Christopher Kane has created collections that are immediately recognisable. While styles may routinely change, the Kane signature remains the same: a Christopher Kane collection is always distinctly identifiable as such. On the distribution side, Christopher Kane’s collections are now distributed in over 30 countries across more than 150 wholesale accounts. The primary product category is woman’s ready-to-wear. Since its inception the company has expanded from producing bi-annual Spring-Summer, Autumn-Winter womenswear collections into Resort in 2010, and ­in 2013 introduced its first Pre-Fall offering. Menswear was a new category that was added in Spring 2011. The company also produces footwear to accompany these collections, which will be expanded over the next few years. In 2014 the brand open its first flagship store in London, which will be situated on Mount Street, Mayfair. Further growth is also planned in the wholesale channel, which will be assisted by the launch of the brands first leather goods collection.