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DAKS Simpson
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- Simpson (Piccadilly) Limited (17 Jul 1935 - 29 Jan 1999)
- DAKS Limited
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1932-present
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Simeon Simpson (1878-1932) was a Jewish tailor and clothing manufacturer. He was born in London and set up a tailoring workshop and then factory in the East End. In 1929 he opened a new garment factory in Stoke Newington and in 1932 Simpson patented a design trademark - DAKS - for the waist of sports trousers. The design had been developed by his son Alexander (1902-1937) who took over the business and opened the Simpson Piccadilly store in 1936.
The company was bought by Sankyo Seiko Co. Limited in 1991 and closed the Simpson Piccadilly store in 1999,
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Simpson of Piccadilly (1935-1999)
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Simpson of Piccadilly is included in DAKS Simpson
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Sources
David Wainwright, The British Tradition: Simpson - a World of Style (London: Quiller Press, 1996)
'Simpson, Simeon', The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History edited by William D. Rubinstein, Michael Jolles, Hilary L. Rubinstein, (Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), p. 922.
'Simpson, Simeon', The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History edited by William D. Rubinstein, Michael Jolles, Hilary L. Rubinstein, (Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), p. 922.