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Robert Graham Signs Tailored Clothing License with HMX Group
New York City, NY - September 1, 2011 – Robert Graham is pleased to announce today a new partnership with the HMX Group. This deal marks the entrance of tailored clothing to round out the complete men’s wardrobe offering at Robert Graham.
The HMX Group will launch two collections for fall 2012: The Robert Graham Collection with target suit retail prices starting at $1395 and sport coats at $995 as well as Robert Graham with target suit retail prices starting at $895 and sport coats at $695.
The Creator and Founder of Robert Graham, Robert Stock, took inspiration from his childhood admiration for Savile Row’s bespoke tailoring, Robert Graham’s American Eclectic styles of the past and current Robert Graham Collections.
“Since I was a child, I have worshiped fine tailored clothing,” says Stock. “Combining fabrics and sophisticated tailoring is a passion of mine. There is nothing like the feel and comfort of a quality made garment.”
The tailored clothing collections will be made in the United States and Canada at HMX Group locations.
“We are thrilled to partner with HMX Group on this important addition to the Robert Graham Collection,” says Chief Executive Officer of Robert Graham, Michael Buckley. “They are the best at what they do, and together we will create product that is unique and significant in the marketplace.”
Robert Graham tailored clothing will offer sophisticated silhouettes and exclusively designed fabrics, special lining and interior details, along with vivacious and unusual buttons that will make the collection modern and distinctive.
“The same love and attention will go into every detail of this new category as it does with our full lifestyle collection,” states Stock. “I am excited to work with Joseph Abboud, Doug Williams and the whole team at the HMX Group.”
“The HMX Group, as the largest North American manufacturer of tailored clothing, is proud to partner with the team at Robert Graham to bring their expression and style to the tailored clothing consumer. The marriage of Robert's design aesthetic with HMX's quality tailoring and service is a tremendous opportunity to bring additional excitement to the market,” expressed Doug Williams, Chief Executive Officer of the HMX Group.
ABOUT ROBERT GRAHAM:
Robert Graham is ‘American eclectic.’ Since its launch in 2001, Robert Graham has created on the premise of introducing sophisticated, eclectic style to the fashion market as an American-based company with an intention of inspiring a global movement. Robert Graham creates four menswear and women’s wear collections a year—spring, pre-fall, fall and resort. The menswear collection consists of sportswear, furnishings, and outerwear. The women’s wear line consists of tops and outerwear with plans of expansion into additional categories. In the fall of 2010, Robert Graham opened its flagship store on Venice Beach’s famous Abbot Kinney Boulevard. The label also sells at luxury department stores including Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus nationwide, Bloomingdales in Dubai, and Harry Rosen throughout Canada. Robert Graham has retail presence in more than a dozen countries around the world and has showrooms located in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, London, and Dusseldorf. (www.robertgraham.us)
ABOUT HMX GROUP:
HMX Group is America’s leading tailored clothing company, with a diverse portfolio of brands, both owned and licensed, that are distributed through all domestic retail channels and internationally. HMX’s most prominent brands include Hickey Freeman, Coppley, Monarchy, Christopher Blue, Bobby Jones*, Jack Nicklaus*, Austin Reed*, Sansabelt and Hart Schaffner Marx, the brand worn by U.S. presidents past and present. North American tailored clothing manufacturing is based in Rochester, New York; Des Plaines, Illinois; and Hamilton, Ontario. The privately-held U.S.-based company acquired assets of the company formerly known as Hartmarx Corporation in August, 2009.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Anita Gatto
Director of Communications and Business Development
Robert Graham
212-869-8001 Ext. 228
anita@robertgraham.us