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Kit and Ace is a Canadian clothing brand.
Official website
Clothing brands of Canada Clothing companies of Canada Retail companies established in 2014 2014 establishments in British Columbia Companies based in Vancouver {{Fashion-stub
Kit and Ace is a Canadian clothing brand.
History
Kit and Ace was founded in 2014 by Shannon Wilson, former lead designer ofLululemon Athletica
lululemon athletica inc. (; styled in all lowercase) is a Canadian multinational athletic apparel retailer headquartered in British Columbia and incorporated in Delaware, United States. It was founded in 1998 as a retailer of yoga pants and othe ...
, and her stepson J. J. Wilson.
The company was founded to sell machine-washable cashmere wool clothing and accessories. The first store opened in July 2014 in Vancouver's Gastown
Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the Downtown Eastside, adjacent to Downtown Vancouver.
Its hi ...
neighbourhood.
In 2015, the brand opened retail stores in the US, the UK and Australia.
In September 2015, the company installed shop-in-shop cafes from Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
-based Sorry Coffee Co. in its London and Toronto stores.
In April 2017, Kit and Ace closed all its international stores, focusing on e-commerce
E-commerce (electronic commerce) is the activity of electronically buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. E-commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain managem ...
and its eight Canadian shops. Hold It All Inc., a Vancouver-based company, owned the brand until the end of August 2018.
In 2018, CEO George Tsogas acquired it from the company's founders and changed the brand direction creating apparel that is Smart, Easy to Love, and Made to Last on a mission to Amplify Optimism in the world.
In November 2019, Kit and Ace opens its first West Vancouver location in The Village, Park Royal.
In December 2020, Kit and Ace returns to Edmonton opening a new location on Whyte Ave.
In June 2022, Kit and Ace opened a new location on Queen Street in Toronto.
Awards
In 2018, the Navigator pant was selected as part of the "Ultimate Travel Gear" of 2018 by enRoute Magazine.References
External links
Official website
Clothing brands of Canada Clothing companies of Canada Retail companies established in 2014 2014 establishments in British Columbia Companies based in Vancouver {{Fashion-stub