references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . july 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message andrew marc type subsidiary of g iii apparel nasdaq gs giii yahoo finance pp industry consumer goods founded 1982 headquarters times square new york city united states key people morris goldfarb ceo stephen budd president chris gbur in house creative director products textile apparel clothing parent g iii website www.andrewmarc.com andrew marc is an american luxury fashion brand . the company originated as a leather goods label established in 1982 . 1 andrew marc is headquartered just south of times square in midtown manhattan new york city . 1 contents 1 management history 2 design image and marketing 3 merchandising 4 distribution 5 references 6 external links management history edit founded in 1982 . 1 in november 2004 gb merchant partners partnered with company s founders as part of a leveraged recapitalization in order to enable the brand to expand its reach . however in february 2008 the brand was acquired by the g iii apparel group ltd. nasdaq giii . the g iii apparel group ltd. led by morris goldfarb made its acquisition of andrew marc official on feb 11 2008 . the procurement of andrew marc provided g iii with a luxury brand and an expanded mid tier presence through the levi s and dockers licenses . 1 design image and marketing edit the company include a secondary label marc new york by andrew marc . in the fall of 2012 the company launched marc moto a denim label which designs items for a younger demographic . in spring 2013 the name was modified to denim & leathers . chris gbur is the in house creative director at andrew marc . gbur has been with the company for 25 years and is responsible for all of the company s advertisement campaigns . images are often being shot in new york city and printed in sepia or grey scale . merchandising edit andrew marc is a luxury apparel line focused primarily on men s and women s outerwear . the brand uses innovations in leather treatments including waxes distressing pigmentation oxidation and organic dying processes . 1 since its inception in 1982 andrew marc has expanded its products to include wool and cloth and all season materials in its outerwear assortment . no longer limited to outerwear the brand produces dresses under both the andrew marc and marc new york labels . in addition the brand carries women s and men s accessories which include women s handbags designed in house under the g iii apparel group accessory division ; men s sport and travel bags designed by mundi westport ; shirts and ties produced through an agreement with phillip van heusen and men s and women s sunglasses and watches . sunglasses and eyewear are designed in conjunction with cejon while watches are created as part of an agreement between andrew marc and collibri . sweaters are produced through a bernette textile licensing agreement . recently andrew marc entered into an agreement with s4 footwear llc to produce men s footwear that debuted in fall 2012 . commenting on the expansion morris goldfarb g iii s chairman and chief executive officer said we are excited to begin the broader development of the andrew marc and marc new york branded businesses which hold an excellent position in upscale specialty retailers and department stores . we believe that the contemporary aesthetic and high fashion identity of these brands can quickly and decisively transcend their roots from the outerwear market . 2 marc moto a collection of premium denim and leathers is the third label under the andrew marc brand . marc moto s target market is a younger demographic than the other labels in the brand . in addition to denim and leather products marc moto produces footwear t shirts and accessories inspired by motor sport . distribution edit andrew marc is positioned in the luxury tier similar to labels such as cole haan . the men s and women s collections are distributed through the company s website . andrew marc products can be found in most national department stores including bloomingdales neiman marcus nordstrom and saks fifth avenue 3 and in canada harry rosen . references edit a b c d e kimbally a. medeiros 1 the modern fashion encyclopedia andrew marc business wire 2 g iii apparel group ltd. announces andrew marc shoe license june 11 2008 sak s fifth avenue external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title andrew marc & oldid 727772875 categories clothing brands of the united statescompanies established in 1982high fashion brands1982 establishments in new yorkhidden categories articles lacking in text citations from july 2013all articles lacking in text citations 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 1 july 2016 at 04 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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