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This rich heritage was bought over by the current shareholders in October 1988. The present shareholders as a group have decades of experience in textiles and apparels. In 1993, the shareholders decided to expand into leather outerwear with the creation of a new division focused on this line of business.
Over the years, the company has added many prestigious labels to its business portfolio. This was done by obtaining manufacturing and sales licences for some of the leading outerwear brands in the USA. These are long term licences and on an average the licences are valid for another 5 to 20 years.
Gordon & Ferguson is a leading player in the outer wear market in the USA. It focuses on designing, merchandising and marketing in the USA. The production is sourced from countries like Hong Kong, China, Sri Lanka, Italy, Philippines, Korea and Turkey with skins and fabric imported from various countries like Italy, New Zealand, Australia, France, India, Korea and China.
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The brands that are manufactured by Gordon & Ferguson are : |
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Own : Toma, Lifticket, Format |
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Licenced : Rockawear, Tahari, Joseph Abboud, Jhanes Barnes, Nicolle Miller. Joe by Joseph Abboud , Field & Stream and final negotiations are on with Ben Sherman |
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The company is based in New York. |
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Jaggi Singh : Has 14 years of experience in design and sourcing as President of merchandizing. Jaggi has traveled the world building relationships with manufacturers from all corners. He manages sourcing for the company and is supported by a team of 15 professionals from the field of design merchandizing and sales |
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Design Team : The design team comprises members who have worked with some of the major apparel companies in the USA. |
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Rockawear :
Founded in 1999 by the visionary Damon Dash, Kareem Biggs and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter to develop and design apparels for the youth and focusing on the Hip-Hop trend and design. Damon Dash has grown the company to a 350M USD business.
Gordon & Ferguson have the license agreement to market and design the outerwear business for Rocawear for a period of 6 years ending on December 2010. The license agreements are renewable after the above period |
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Tahari
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Mr. Tahari came to the US from Israel to be a part of the American dream. From his humble start in the fabled garment district he grew to be one of the leading designers specializing in women clothing. Mr. Tahari was the creator of the Tube top which was a phenomenon amongst woman’s clothing at that time.. For the past three decades Mr. Tahari has designed clothing that has consistently achieved a cult status. Elie Tahari has grown his company to a 250M USD business in the past 30 years. The license agreement with Gordon & Ferguson for outerwear is until the year 2013. |
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Joseph Abboud
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The brand was launched in 1987 by Joseph Abboud and in a short span of time it found its way into the leading stores as well as its own outlets. In 2003 the company JA Apparels was taken over by Marty Staff (former CEO of Hugo Boss) along with a private equity group JW Childs Associates for USD 73 Million. While Marty Staff has been appointed as CEO, Joseph Abboud continues as a designer in the company he created. The license agreement with Gordon & Ferguson for outerwear is until the year 2024 |
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Nicolle Miler
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For over two decades, Nicolle Miller has remained a principal of America’s design elite. Her elegant designs have a celebrity fan following in Kim Catrall, Juliette Lewis and Jeniffer Aniston. The first Nicolle Miller boutique was opened in 1986. Today there are thirty such stores and the range has grown to include outerwear, cosmetics, accessories and home furnishings. |
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Jhane Barnes
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Jhane Barnes has been serving the elite of America for two decades. Her designs are worn by celebrities and she has received several awards in recognition for her work. |
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Joe by Joeseph Abboud
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The new brand Joe by JA is to be launched by July 2006. The brand has been created to cater to the college student and graduating students that are looking for a trimmer younger and still professional look. The product range is positioned at lower price points to bring in the student population which would later on graduate to the up-market Joseph Abboud brand. |
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The brands owned by the company are Format, Toma and Lifticket.
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Listed below are some of the major departmental stores that buy the range of products from G&F |
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 Burdines |
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Bloomingdales |
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Lord & Taylor |
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Macy’s |
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Macy’s East |
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Macy’s West |
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Marshall Fields |
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May Co |
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Modecraft |
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Norstrom |
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Ross |
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T.J. Maxx |
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Wilsons |
