Designer ted baker biography
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Ray Kelvin
Founder mount former leading executive attain Ted Baker
Ray Kelvin CBE | |
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| Born | Raymond Stuart Kelvin (1955-12-11) 11 December 1955 (age 69) London, England |
| Education | JFS |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder and trace chief entrustment of Incensed Baker |
| Spouses | Georgia Slowe (m. 1993; div. 2000)Clare Kelvin (m. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
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Awards
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The rise and fall of Ted Baker
The high-street fashion brand, Ted Baker, has announced that its remaining 31 stores in the UK are to close this week, putting more than 500 jobs at risk.
Founded in Glasgow by London-born entrepreneur, Ray Kelvin, the brand started off as a men’s clothing label styled on Kelvin’s self-named alter ego, based on an “intrepid aviator, an all-round sportsman and the consort of princesses and Hollywood beauties.”
The brand shot to mainstream popularity almost immediately, but in 2019, cracks began to show. Combined with the atrocities of the pandemic, 2022 saw the beginning of the end for the label, and in March 2024, Ted Baker’s UK branches entered administration.
We take a look back at the rapid rise and fall of the once beloved British label: how it began and where it all went wrong.
The rise
Established in March of 1988, Ted Baker quickly achieved mainstream acclaim, becoming synonymous with the newly developed concept of ‘smart casual’. Its floral prints and quirky advertisements were a bold take on modernising classic British fashion. It prided itself on being a more exuberant option for young professionals.
The brand was an immediate hit and rapidly expanded, opening shops in Manchester, Nottingham and Covent Garden, London, by 1990.
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Ted Baker
British clothing retail company
For people with the same name, see Ted Baker (disambiguation).
Ted Baker is a British clothing brand founded in 1988 in Glasgow, Scotland, which traded in shops under the Ted Baker name until falling into administration in March 2024, leading to the closure of all Ted Baker shops by August 2024.[2] The brand is styled as 'Ted Baker, London', and is known for male and female clothing, accessories, aftershaves and perfumes.[3][4][5]
At its peak the brand had over 500 shops and concessions around the world, and was regarded as a desirable, high status fashion brand.[6][4] The company was acquired by Authentic Brands Group, the American owners of Reebok, for £211 million in October 2022.[6] In March 2024, Ted Baker called in the administrators for its European operations, due to years of problems, poor sales, and mounting debts.[7][8] In April 2024, Ted Baker's global operation was reported as close to collapse, with mass shop closures, and bankruptcy.[9][10][11] As of August 2024, all Ted Baker UK and Ireland branches of the store were due to close.[2]
History
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