Meadham Kirchhoff

Meadham Kirchhoff
Product typeClothing
CountryEngland
Introduced2006 (2006)
Discontinued2015 (2015)
Previous owners
  • Edward Meadham
  • Benjamin Kirchhoff

Meadham Kirchhoff was a British fashion label founded in 2006 by Edward Meadham (born in Somerset) and Benjamin Kirchhoff (born in Chad),[1] who met when studying for bachelor's degrees at Central Saint Martins in London.[2][3]

History

Upon graduation in 2002, Meadham and Kirchhoff joined forces to start a menswear label Benjamin Kirchhoff, which was selected for the first Fashion East MAN show in 2005. A year later, they relaunched to include womenswear under the label Meadham Kirchhoff.[4]

In February 2006 they were awarded NEWGEN sponsorship from the British Fashion Council[5] and showed at London Fashion Week as part of Fashion East.[citation needed]

In 2010 they were the recipients of the 'Emerging Talent Ready-to-Wear' award at the British Fashion Awards. They were also nominated for the British Fashion Award's inaugural 'New Establishment' award in 2012.[citation needed]

Meadham Kirchhoff staged their first menswear show in June 2012 as part of the Spring/Summer 2013 shows at London Collections:Men.[citation needed]

In 2011 they were chosen by the British Fashion Council to be one of three recipients of Fashion Forward sponsorship for their London Fashion Week shows in February and September 2011.[6]

Meadham Kirchhoff collaborated with Topshop on a number of capsules collections Their A/W2013 range for Topshop consisted of 89 pieces and was at the time the largest collaborative collection that topshop had produced.[7][8]

In December 2013, they showed as part of the V&A museum's Fashion in Motion series.[9]

in 2014 they were shortlisted as semifinalists in the LVMH Prize.[10]

Their final collection was Spring/Summer 2015, shown during London Fashion Week in September 2014.[3] The brand closed in September 2015 in a "quagmire of debt".[3][11]

References

  1. ^ "A riot of colour: Meet the duo behind London's coolest label, Meadham Kirchhoff". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Edward Meadham & Benjamin Kirchhoff Are Among the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2013". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Hendriksz, Vivian (14 September 2015). ""Meadham Kirchhoff is dead"". FashionUnited. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Meadham Kirchhoff". SHOWstudio. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. ^ Dazed (23 October 2015). "This shoot captures Meadham Kirchhoff's lost archive". Dazed. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  6. ^ Alexander, Ella. "Lucky Three". British Vogue. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. ^ Cochrane, Lauren (19 November 2013). "Meadham Kirchhoff collection for Topshop – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Meadham Kirchhoff unveil 89-piece Topshop collaboration". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Fashion in Motion: Meadham Kirchhoff". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  10. ^ "LVMH Releases the Shortlist of Semifinalists for Its First Young Designer Prize". Fashionista. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  11. ^ Conlon, Scarlett (11 September 2015). "Meadham Confirms Closure". British Vogue. Retrieved 5 April 2018.