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WHP Global and Tailored Brands renew licensing partnership for Joseph Abboud

WHP Global and menswear retailer Tailored Brands have extended their licensing partnership for the Joseph Abboud brand. Under the extended long-term agreement, the company said in a release, Tailored Brands will continue to design, manufacture, market, and sell Joseph Abboud branded tailored clothing and sportswear in the United States and...

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Joseph Abboud to enter China through new YouXiang partnership

WHP Global has struck up a long-term licensing deal with YouXiang to bring its brand, Joseph Abboud, to the Chinese market. Through the partnership, the luxury fashion retail group will have the rights to market and distribute the American men’s fashion brand within the region. It will cover all aspects of distribution, including e-commerce,...

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WHP Global signs new license with Intradeco for Joseph Abboud sleepwear collection

WHP Global has entered into a licensing agreement with Intradeco Apparel, Inc. to design, develop and distribute a new collection of men’s sleepwear and loungewear for the Joseph Abboud brand. The new offering will feature a full line of pajamas, coordinated sleep sets, robes, and pajama shorts for men. “Intradeco is thrilled and very proud to...

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Joseph Abboud delivers 2,000 meals to those in need

Joseph Abboud has partnered with the Jersey City Police Department in a new initiative aimed at helping those in need. The menswear brand's parent company, WHP Global has announced a new project delivering 2,000 meal kits to families in need in the Jersey City area. The company hopes to help those impacted by COVID-19, as well as help "reconnect...

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Tailored Brands finalizes 15-million-dollar sale of Joseph Abboud

Less than two months after first announcing its sale of its Joseph Abboud brand, Tailored Brands has closed the sale of the label to WHP Global, for a price of 115 million dollars. Tailored Brands will use the proceeds from the sale for debt repayment, strengthening its balance sheet and investing in consumer-facing transformations strategies....

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Joseph Abboud's new take on menswear

While many designers were going the more minimalist route this season, Joseph Abboud, a master of American menswear, decided to go the completely opposite route and hop on the maximalist train. Abboud's signature style includes strong tailoring, neutral colors, and his colorful scarves, because we all need a pop of color, but this season there...

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Joseph Abboud capitalizes on men dressing up again

There's a resurgence in menswear that isn't new, but, rather, a comeback. Men have begun dressing up again. Suit and ties are in, and that era of athleisure has lost its ground to that man who wants a blazer. Joseph Abboud, who has long been a suit and tie guy, loves the fact that men are getting dapper again, and it meant great things for him...

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New York Fashion Week: Men's - the evolution of formal wear

New York - On day 2 of New York Fashion Week: Men's, designers displayed how traditional men's formal offerings have evolved. First off, Mr. Joseph Abboud opened up the morning shows, and he brought Milan and Paris level patterns and detailing to his exquisite suiting pieces. There were floral patterned suits reminiscent of Alexander McQueen,...

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Men's Wearhouse buys Joseph Abboud at 97.5 million

Men's Wearhouse has announced the acquisition of designer Joseph Abboud’s brands for 97.5 million dollars in cash. The deal is expected to be sealed in the third quarter. “This transaction accelerates our strategy of offering exclusive brands with broad appeal at attractive prices,” Men’s Wearhouse Chief Executive Doug Ewert said in a statement....

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Men dress for men

Joseph Abboud has penned a new book called "Threads: My life behind the seams in the high-stakes world of fashion". In it he claims that men dress to impress each other. Sound familiar? And here I was thinking only women dressed for other women. Abboud, who launched his first men's wear collection in 1987, revealed that men dressed to project an...