# Andrew Marc

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{{short description|American company}}
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{{Infobox company
| slogan = 
| name = Andrew Marc
| logo = Andrew-Marc-logo.jpg
| type = [Subsidiary](/source/Subsidiary) of [G-III Apparel Group](/source/G-III_Apparel_Group)
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ|GIII}}<br>[S&P 600 Component](/source/S%26P_600)
| foundation = 1982
| location_city = [Times Square](/source/Times_Square), [New York City](/source/New_York_City)
| location_country = United States
| key_people = Morris Goldfarb, [CEO](/source/CEO)<br />Stephen Budd, [President](/source/President_(corporate_title))<br />Chris Gbur, In-House Creative Director
| industry = [Consumer Goods](/source/Consumer_Goods)
| products = [Textile](/source/Textile) - [apparel clothing](/source/Apparel)
| revenue = 
| net_income = 
| num_employees = 
| parent = [G-III Apparel Group](/source/G-III_Apparel_Group)
| homepage = [http://www.andrewmarc.com www.andrewmarc.com]
| footnotes = 
}}

'''Andrew Marc''' is an American [luxury](/source/Luxury_good) [fashion](/source/fashion) brand. The company originated as a [leather](/source/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](/source/Times_Square) in [Midtown Manhattan](/source/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](/source/waxes), [distressing](/source/distressing), [pigmentation](/source/pigmentation), [oxidation](/source/oxidation) and [organic](/source/organic_compound) dying processes.<ref name="answers.com" />

It also operates the [diffusion line](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Humane_World_for_Animals)|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](/source/Humane_World_for_Animals)|website=www.humanesociety.org|accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.andrewmarc.com/ Official website]
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Category:Clothing brands of the United States
Category:Clothing companies established in 1982
Category:High fashion brands
Category:1982 establishments in New York (state)

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