industry apparel stores founded wandsworth 1979 headquarters london united kingdom products women s clothing women s accessories women s shoes owner foschini group website www.phase eight.com phase eight putney exchange london phase eight is a british womenwear designer clothing brand . the company has stores and concessions in the united kingdom ireland switzerland germany sweden australia uae and other countries . contents 1 history 2 stores 3 references 4 external links history edit phase eight was first established by patsy seddon in london in 1979 . 1 as a mother with young children seddon found buying practical and fashionable clothing that was both affordable and sophisticated impossible . in response she began designing her own pieces and launched phase eight in a small boutique in wandsworth common . the name originated from a combination of p. hayes patsy s maiden name and the address of our first shop 8 bellevue road . 2 the retailer provides women s clothing designed in house including bridalwear and accessories . 3 phase eight was purchased by the south african retailer foschini group in 2015 . 4 stores edit the retailer has 106 stores and 207 concessions in the uk and 18 stores and 128 concessions internationally . 5 internationally phase eight opened four stores in switzerland and seven concessions in germany through its subsidiaries and joint venture partners in 2013 . 6 references edit feefo info . feefo.com . retrieved 13 sep 2013 . phase eight founders . theguardian.com . 31 jan 2005 . concept . theguardian.com . 19 march 2013 . roberts lauretta 7 march 2016 . jigsaw and whistles in sale talks . the industry . retrieved 8 march 2016 . stores . drapers record . 13 jan 2005 . overseas growth . retail week.com . retrieved 18 june 2013 . external links edit official website companies house company number 01735454 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title phase eight & oldid 720899344 categories clothing retailers of the united kingdomclothing brands of the united kingdomcompanies established in 1979 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 edit links this page was last modified on 18 may 2016 at 16 46 . 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