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Article: GIEVES & HAWKES IN JAPANESE DEAL.(Daidoh Ltd.)
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- Daily News Record
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- September 20, 2004
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Byline: STAN GELLERS
NEW YORK -- For the first time in its long history, Gieves & Hawkes is going to Japan.
Earlier this month, the legendary Savile Row tailor signed a licensing agreement with Daidoh Ltd. and established Gieves and Hawkes Japan Ltd. to manufacture and market its ready-made and made-to-measure tailored clothing in Japan.
The clothing will be sold in Gieves & Hawkes' own nameplate stores as well as at in-store shops in major Japanese department stores.
According to Mark Henderson, chief executive, Gieves & Hawkes Ltd., London, the Gieves & Hawkes classic, available in made-to-measure and ready-made models, as well as ...