Austin Leonard Reed had learned the fashion retail business alongside his Father and put this experience to great use on July 7th 1900 when he opened his first shop on Fenchurch Street. The aim of this first shop was to provide professional men with the convenience of ready-to-wear outfits combined with the quality of made to measure, tailored suits. In the 1920s when the company’s flagship Regent Street store was opened, the business really began to take off.
In the 21st Century, the flagship store remains and continues to flourish, backed by a tradition of high quality goods but incorporating modern manufacturing and retail principles. As well as commuters passing the store, the Austin Reed shop, as well as the AustinReed.co.uk website boasts many high profile customers including the Beatles and Sir Winston Churchill. With competitive prices accompanying the quality that the company has become renowned for, many people from all over the country continue to rely on great quality clothing at great prices.
You, too, can enjoy wearing top quality outfits and, as well as the line of men’s wear that Austin Reed has become famed for, there is also a women’s range. The company has also expanded to include a number of other high street retailers and labels.