industry retail founded 1975 headquarters new york city u.s. key people jaggi singh products clothing parent jr apparel world website membersonlyoriginal.com members only is a brand of clothing that became popular in the 1980s with its line of jackets . 1 the brand was created in 1975 2 and introduced to american markets in 1980 by europe craft imports . 1 members only racer jackets were distinguished by their narrow epaulettes and collar strap and their knitted trim ; they were manufactured in a wide variety of colors . their advertising tagline was when you put it on something happens . in the 2010s members only continued to launch seasonal collections carried at online retailers as well as brick and mortar stores such as urban outfitters . 3 4 contents 1 revival 2 in popular culture 3 references 4 external links revival edit the brand was licensed in 2003 by maureen regan of kirtie regan 1 who resurrected it and developed a new line of apparel after the bankruptcy of aris industries . at first the brand was strictly for males with their tighter fitting bomber jackets . 2 maureen regan relaunched the brand in 2004 introducing a women s line and added both men s and women s sportswear . the brand is currently owned by jr apparel world . since being acquired by jr apparel world members only has added many styles of jackets a women s line and accessories including phone cases . in popular culture edit communication scholar todd kelshaw 5 has interpreted the brand s popularity surge as part of a broader american ideological shift in the early 1980s from participatory communities to materially based communities represented in the purchase of consumer products . members only was known in the 1980 s for their shift from celebrity endorsements as a form of advertisement to public service announcements regarding issues like anti drugs and pro voting . 6 references edit a b c vargas daniel j 18 june 2004 . 80s jackets go from dud to stud in a snap . the houston chronicle . retrieved 31 december 2012 . a b sheff harry 9 february 2012 . members only acquired by jr apparel world . mrketplace . retrieved 31 december 2012 . members only clothing official website . www.membersonlyoriginal.com . retrieved 2016 04 09 . members only hooded windbreaker jacket urban outfitters . urban outfitters . retrieved 2016 04 09 . kelshaw todd 2015 wearing members only jackets baby boomers and the shift from sharing in to buying into community in baby boomers and popular culture an inquiry into america s most powerful rossen jake . how members only dressed up the 80 s . mental floss . retrieved 15 july 2016 . external links edit official website official blog retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title members only fashion brand & oldid 729979311 categories 1980s fashionclothing brands of the united statesclothing companies of the united statescompanies based in new york citycompanies established in 19751980s fads and trendshidden categories official blog not in wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 july 2016 at 22 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view