{{short description|American company}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox company | slogan = | name = Andrew Marc | logo = Andrew-Marc-logo.jpg | type = Subsidiary of G-III Apparel Group | traded_as = {{NASDAQ|GIII}}<br>S&P 600 Component | foundation = 1982 | location_city = Times Square, New York City | location_country = United States | key_people = Morris Goldfarb, CEO<br />Stephen Budd, President<br />Chris Gbur, In-House Creative Director | industry = Consumer Goods | products = Textile - apparel clothing | revenue = | net_income = | num_employees = | parent = G-III Apparel Group | homepage = [http://www.andrewmarc.com www.andrewmarc.com] | footnotes = }}
'''Andrew Marc''' is an American luxury fashion brand. The company originated as a leather goods label established in 1982.<ref name="answers.com">Kimbally A. Medeiros [http://www.answers.com/topic/andrew-marc] The Modern Fashion Encyclopedia "Andrew Marc"</ref> The company is headquartered just south of Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.<ref name="answers.com"/>
==Management history== The brand was founded in 1982.<ref name="answers.com" /> In November 2004, GB Merchant Partners partnered with the company's founders as part of a leveraged recapitalization. In February 2008, the brand was acquired by G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIII).
==Merchandising== Andrew Marc is a luxury apparel line focused primarily on men's and women's outerwear. The brand uses innovations in leather treatments including waxes, distressing, pigmentation, oxidation and organic dying processes.<ref name="answers.com" />
It also operates the diffusion line Marc New York.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Is Marc New York same as Andrew Marc? – JanetPanic.com|url=https://janetpanic.com/is-marc-new-york-same-as-andrew-marc/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225052536/https://janetpanic.com/is-marc-new-york-same-as-andrew-marc/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 February 2022|access-date=2022-02-25|website=janetpanic.com}}</ref>
==Dog fur controversy==
In 2007, The Humane Society of the United States reported that some Andrew Marc coats labelled as having fake fur were in fact trimmed with fur from Chinese domestic dogs.<ref name="usatoday-2007-02-23">{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2007-02-23-dog-fur_x.htm|title=Is your fur fake, or is it Fido|publisher=USA Today|website=usatoday.com|accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="latimes-2007-02-24">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-feb-24-fi-dogfur24-story.html|title=Retailers pull fur-trimmed coats after dog hair is found|first=|last=|date=24 February 2007|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=20 May 2017|via=LA Times}}</ref>
In 2008, the Humane Society filed a lawsuit claiming that Andrew Marc labeled real fur as fake fur, or labeled raccoon dog fur as common raccoon, fox or rabbit fur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-mislabeled-fur-lawsuit-112408-2008nov24-story.html|title=Humane Society sues retailers, designers over fur|first=Gillian|last=Gaynair|publisher=The Associated Press|accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref>
In 2009, through a court settlement with the Humane Society, Andrew Marc agreed to phase out raccoon dog fur usage by 2013 and improve its garment labeling practices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2009/03/hsus_andrew_marc_settlement.html|title=Court Settlement Will End Raccoon Dog Fur Sales By Andrew Marc|publisher=The Humane Society of the United States|website=www.humanesociety.org|accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, having failed to phase out raccoon dog fur usage by 2013, Andrew Marc settled a civil contempt lawsuit with the Humane Society. Andrew Marc was required to certify that it will never again sell raccoon dog fur, and to pay $25,000 to the Humane Society.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanesociety.org/news/news_briefs/2015/05/andrew-marc-civil-contempt-fur-050715.html|title=Andrew Marc Settles Contempt Suit Over Raccoon Dog Fur Violations|publisher=The Humane Society of the United States|website=www.humanesociety.org|accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * [https://www.andrewmarc.com/ Official website] {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
Category:Clothing brands of the United States Category:Clothing companies established in 1982 Category:High fashion brands Category:1982 establishments in New York (state)