{{Short description|American denim clothing manufacturer}} {{Infobox company | name = Hudson Jeans | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | logo_padding = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | trading_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. For multiple names in different languages, use {{lang|[code]|[name]}}. --> | romanized_name = | former_name = | type = | traded_as = | ISIN = | industry = Fashion Designing | genre = <!-- Only used with media and publishing companies --> | fate = | predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = --> | successor = <!-- or: | successors = --> | founded = 2002 | founder = Peter Kim | defunct = <!-- {{end date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | hq_location = | hq_location_city = Los Angeles, California | hq_location_country = United States | coordinates = | num_locations = | num_locations_year = <!-- Year of num_locations data (when known) --> | area_served = <!-- or: | areas_served = --> | key_people = | products = | brands = | production = | production_year = <!-- Year of production data (when known) --> | services = | revenue = | revenue_year = <!-- Year of revenue data (when known) --> | operating_income = | income_year = <!-- Year of operating_income data (when known) --> | net_income = <!-- or: | profit = --> | net_income_year = <!-- or: | profit_year = --><!-- Year of net_income/profit data (when known) --> | aum = <!-- Only for financial-service companies --> | assets = | assets_year = <!-- Year of assets data (when known) --> | equity = | equity_year = <!-- Year of equity data (when known) --> | owner = <!-- or: | owners = --> | members = | members_year = <!-- Year of members data (when known) --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (when known) --> | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | slogan = <!-- or: | slogans = --> | module = <!-- Used to embed other templates --> | website = {{URL|http://www.hudsonjeans.com/}} | footnotes = | intl = <!-- Set positively ("true"/"yes"/etc) if company is international, otherwise omit --> }}
'''Hudson Jeans''' is a US-based premium denim manufacturer<ref name="FORBES">{{cite magazine | title =Rebel With A Cause: Hudson Jeans CEO Peter Kim On Being "Forever Forward" With Denim | magazine =Forbes| date =28 January 2015 | url =https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrysamaha/2015/01/28/rebel-with-a-cause-hudson-jeans-ceo-peter-kim-on-being-forever-forward-with-denim/ | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="LAT">{{cite news | last =Stuart | first =Pfeifer | title =Hudson Jeans CEO Peter Kim fashions his own premium denim brand | newspaper =Los Angeles Times| date =22 August 2010 | url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-22-la-fi-himi-kim-20100822-story.html | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="LARA">{{cite news | last =Cat | first =Wright | title =Inside Hudson Jeans's Super-Cool Commerce Headquarters | publisher =la.racked| date =5 January 2015 | url =http://la.racked.com/2015/1/5/7563033/ata-hudson-jeans#4377920 | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="HL">{{cite magazine | last =Laura | first =Schreffler | title =Peter Kim | magazine =Haute Living| date =1 December 2014 | url =http://hauteliving.com/2014/12/peter-kim/533704/ | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref> founded in 2002 by Peter Kim in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="LAT"/><ref name="FO">{{cite magazine | last =Winnie | first =Sun | title =Peter Kim, Hudson Jeans CEO: The Profile Of A High Net Worth Investor? | magazine =Forbes| date =6 November 2014 | url =https://www.forbes.com/sites/winniesun/2014/11/06/helping-high-net-worth-investors-protect-their-wealth/ | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =Mark | first =Scott | title =Peter Kim built Hudson Jeans in his own image, and customers are falling in love with his spirit | publisher =sbnonline| date =1 October 2014 | url =http://www.sbnonline.com/article/peter-kim-built-hudson-jeans-image-customers-falling-love-spirit/ | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="AS">{{cite news | last =Catherine | first =Jacobs | title =Hudson Jeans Profile | publisher =About Style | url =http://jeans.about.com/od/DesignerJeans/p/Hudson-Jeans-Profile.htm | access-date =24 December 2015 | archive-date =27 December 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151227220607/http://jeans.about.com/od/DesignerJeans/p/Hudson-Jeans-Profile.htm | url-status =dead }}</ref><ref name="GL">{{cite magazine | last =Leah | first =Melby | title =The Female Body in Fashion: A Conversation on Photoshopping and What the Heck's Happening | magazine =Glamour| date =22 December 2014| url =http://www.glamour.com/fashion/blogs/dressed/2014/12/fashion-brands-photoshopping | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref> Ben Taverniti is the Creative Director of the brand.<ref>{{cite news | last =Britt | first =Aboutaleb | title =Meet Ben Taverniti, Hudson's Head Designer | publisher =Fashionista| date =23 March 2010 | url =http://fashionista.com/2010/03/meet-ben-taverniti-hudsons-head-designer | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =Britt | first =Aboutaleb | title =Q&A Ben Taverniti, Creative Director – Hudson Jeans | publisher =Denimology | date =12 December 2012 | url =https://denimology.com/2011/12/qa_ben_taverniti_creative_director_-_hudson_jeans | access-date =24 December 2015 | archive-date =25 March 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150325105135/http://denimology.com/2011/12/qa_ben_taverniti_creative_director_-_hudson_jeans | url-status =dead }}</ref> ==History== In 2009, Fireman Capital Partners took a majority stake in Hudson Jeans.<ref name="UFM">{{cite news| title =Joe's Jeans to acquire Hudson Jeans| publisher =us.fashionmag| date =16 July 2013| url =http://us.fashionmag.com/news/Joe-s-Jeans-to-acquire-Hudson-Jeans,345819.html#.VnqSebYrLVQ| access-date =24 December 2015| archive-date =31 July 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130731214314/http://us.fashionmag.com/news/Joe-s-Jeans-to-acquire-Hudson-Jeans,345819.html#.VnqSebYrLVQ| url-status =dead}}</ref> Reebok founder; Paul Fireman and his son, Dan; were at the head of the investment fund during the period.<ref name="UFM"/>
In 2013, Hudson Jeans was acquired for $97.6 million by Joe's Jeans. Hudson Jeans CEO Peter Kim remained as head of the company and also became a member of the board of directors at Joe’s Jeans.<ref name="UFM"/><ref>{{cite news | last =Dana | first =Mattioli | title =Joe's Jeans to Buy Hudson Jeans - California Premium-Denim Company to Pay About $97.6 Million | newspaper =Wall Street Journal| url =https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323394504578608113675599472 | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title =Breaking News: Joe's Jeans to buy Hudson Jeans | publisher =Trend board nyc| url =http://trendboardnyc.com/joes-jeans-to-buy-hudson/ | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref>
==Products and services== Hudson Jeans offers denim line of designer jeans with trademark triangular back pockets, and a Union Jack logo. Customers known to wear Hudson Jeans include Cara Delevingne and Britney Spears.<ref name="LAT"/><ref name="AS"/><ref>{{cite magazine | last =Adam | first =Berry | title =Hudson Jeans' Won't Use Models Anymore, Thanks To Its Down-To-Earth Brand Revamp | magazine =Bustle| date =29 July 2014 | url =http://www.bustle.com/articles/33659-hudson-jeans-wont-use-models-anymore-thanks-to-its-down-to-earth-brand-revamp | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =Adam | first =Berry | title =Hudson Jeans Turns 10 With Georgia May Jagger | publisher =perezhilton | date =20 July 2012 | url =http://perezhilton.com/cocoperez/2012-07-20-georgia-may-jagger-is-back-for-hudson-jeans-anniversary-campaign#.VnqSBLYrLVQ | access-date =24 December 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Hudson Jeans also worked with Georgia May Jagger as one of the brand's model.<ref>{{cite news | last =Lorelei | first =Marfil | title =Georgia May Jagger Returns for Another Hudson Jeans Campaign | publisher =WWD| date =15 July 2013 | url =http://wwd.com/globe-news/fashion-memopad/georgia-may-jagger-returns-for-another-hudson-jeans-campaign-7055142/ | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last =Sarah | first =Deeks | title =Jagger For Hudson | magazine =Vogue| date =18 August 2010 | url =http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2010/08/18/georgia-may-jagger-as-the-face-of-hudson | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last =Tommye | first =Fitzpatrick | title =Exclusive Video: Beatboxing With Georgia May Jagger And Hudson Jeans | magazine =Elle| date =15 August 2012 | url =http://www.elle.com/fashion/news/a18187/exclusive-video-beatboxing-with-georgia-may-jagger-and-hudson-jeans/ | access-date =24 December 2015}}</ref>
==See also== * Jeans * Designer clothing
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.hudsonjeans.com/}}
Category:Clothing companies established in 2002 Category:Manufacturing companies based in Los Angeles Category:2002 establishments in California Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020