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Dress2kill

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Dress2kill Ltd
Company typeLimited company
IndustryTailoring, retail
Founded1999
HeadquartersLondon, England, United Kingdom
Key people
James Hibbert (Founder and Managing Director), Shirley Biggs (Founder)
Productsclothing, bespoke suits, made-to-measure suits
Websitehttps://dress2kill.com/

Dress2kill Ltd is a tailoring business formed in 1999 by James Hibbert and Shirley Biggs.[1] It sells bespoke suits from its two shops in London and Hampshire, and ships worldwide from its online store. The company had a turnover of £2.15m in 2014.[2]

History

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Dress2kill was formed in 1999 by James Hibbert, a former recruitment consultant,[3] and Shirley Biggs, a former buying director.[1] The company uses British cloth for its suits, which are made at its factory in Mumbai, India.[4]

Dress2kill began as a visiting tailoring service,[5] with Hibbert and Biggs each initially inviting 15 friends to try out their bespoke suits.[6][7] The business was reported to have faced insolvency by the end of 2001,[7] but in 2003, it secured a deal with Virgin Atlantic to provide a tailoring service at the airline's Heathrow Airport business lounge.[8][9][10]

In 2005, Dress2kill opened its first shop in Waterloo, London.[4][11][12] In May 2019, a second shop was opened in Andover, Hampshire.[13]

In 2012, Dress2kill launched its online business, offering made-to-measure suits.[14][15]

Coverage

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In 2010, Dress2kill was mentioned in three books written by Rachel Bridge, the former Enterprise Editor of The Sunday Times.[10][16][17]

In 2006, Dress2kill featured in The Modern Cad Guide by Jaan Larner.[18][failed verification]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Me And My Partner: 'I call him a spoilt brat, he calls me an old bag'". The Independent. 2005-09-18. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  2. ^ "Dress2kill guns for wholesale market with ready-to-wear line". Drapers.
  3. ^ "James Hibbert: Dress2kill | Startups.co.uk". Young Guns by Startups.co.uk: Start up a successful business. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  4. ^ a b "High street link-up could suit Dress2kill". Drapers. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  5. ^ "One to watch: Dress2kill". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  6. ^ "About Us – Dress2Kill". Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  7. ^ a b "My first million: suits you, Sir Richard". MoneyWeek. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  8. ^ "Virgin Atlantic adds tailor service to its innovative Clubhouse at Heathrow". www.asiatraveltips.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  9. ^ "Suits you, sir, says Virgin airline". The Times.
  10. ^ a b Bridge, Rachel (2010). How to Make a Million Before Lunch. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-3934-7.
  11. ^ "Obtaining a loan proved a hard fit for Dress2Kill". Financial Times.
  12. ^ "Dress2Kill in The Cut". London SE1.
  13. ^ "Dress2Kill, Whitchurch | Retail Tailors - Yell". www.yell.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  14. ^ "Interview? Get a tailor-made suit at a click". The Times.
  15. ^ Ross, Frances (2012-11-01). "A Study of How Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Tailors Utilize e-Commerce, Social Media, and New 3D Technological Practices". Fashion Practice. 4 (2): 197–219. doi:10.2752/175693812X13403765252343. ISSN 1756-9370. S2CID 111284941.
  16. ^ Bridge, Rachel (2010-04-03). You Can Do It Too: The 20 Essential Things Every Budding Entrepreneur Should Know. Kogan Page Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7494-6184-3.
  17. ^ Bridge, Rachel (2010-04-03). How I Made It: 40 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Made Millions. Kogan Page Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7494-6186-7.
  18. ^ "The Modern Cad Guide". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.