for other uses see all saints disambiguation . allsaints industry fashion founded 1994 headquarters london united kingdom area served worldwide website www.allsaints.com allsaints is a british fashion retailer headquartered in london uk . 1 2 3 allsaints sells menswear womenswear apparel footwear and accessories in more than 212 stores and 3 200 employees across 23 countries including the uk france usa canada south korea and taiwan . currently 85 % of the company is owned by lion capital llp . 4 5 6 contents 1 history 1.1 founding 1994 98 1.2 growth and expansion 1999 2015 1.3 acquisition by lion capital 2011 12 2 products and aesthetic 3 in popular culture 3.1 music 3.2 activism and philanthropy 4 references 5 external links history edit founding 1994 98 edit allsaints was founded in 1994 by stuart trevor and kait bolongaro who was the original womenswear designer at allsaints and who have since gone on to found the bolongaro trevor label . allsaints started as a wholesale menswear brand that sold exclusively to high end retailers such as harvey nichols and harrods . 5 7 8 the company was named after stuart trevor s pseudonym the saint based on his initials st and updated at the 1993 notting hill carnival that he attended spending much of his time on all saints road . 9 10 11 the first stand alone allsaints store was opened in foubert place off carnaby street in london on allsaints day in 1997 . 12 13 the company s first womenswear collection followed the next year 1998 born directly out of the expanding menswear collection . 7 14 growth and expansion 1999 2015 edit by mid 2004 allsaints had expanded to 10 stores in the uk and was poised to launch its childrenswear line . 15 between mid 2004 and the end of 2005 controversial fashion financier kevin stanford co founder of womenswear chain karen millen bought out each of allsaints partners besides stuart trevor thus acquiring a majority stake in the company . 8 15 16 finally in december 2005 stanford bought out trevor s stake in the company as well . 8 in 2006 allsaints sold a 35 % stake in the company to icelandic investment firm baugur group with kevin stanford as the majority shareholder . 17 18 in late 2006 the company launched its e commerce website . 7 19 allsaints rapidly expanded globally in 2009 10 . 9 20 21 that same year the company launched its u.s. specific e commerce site and opened its first u.s. store in new york city . 19 20 22 starting in 2009 allsaints opened stores all across the united states ; including new york boston los angeles san francisco miami washington d.c. santa monica seattle and chicago . 2 23 24 by 2010 the cost of north american expansion was 43 million . approximately half of revenues now come from overseas and the company has 2 675 employees with an average age of 27 . 25 in 2015 allsaints launched its first stores in taiwan and dubai . 26 acquisition by lion capital 2011 12 edit in april 2011 due to mismanagement by kevin stanford according to whom rapid expansion and the collapse of icelandic investment firm baugur group all saints was 53 million in debt and on the brink of collapse . 27 28 in may 2011 citing allsaints international potential and online presence lion capital llp the british private equity firm headed by lyndon lea combined with goode partners to purchase a 76 % stake in allsaints spitalfields for 105 million . 4 29 30 31 lion capital effectively saved allsaints from collapse which would have resulted in the loss of 3 000 jobs . 32 32 33 the firm began to take an active role in day to day management and hired 8 new top executives to manage the company . 5 31 in 2012 wil beedle formerly men s design director was appointed chief creative officer overseeing the design and creative vision for all product categories . 34 in march 2012 goode partners sold its 11 % stake to lion capital as well as another 11 % stake it held with other co investors leaving lion capital with an 85 % stake in allsaints . 6 5 in 2012 lion capital brought in william kim an industry veteran whose career included several years at gucci group and most recently burberry to be chief executive officer . under ceo william kim s leadership the company has successfully turned around its fortunes with latest results announcing a revenue increase of 6 % over the previous year to 231.1 million with an increase of 41 % in ebitda to 24.4 million the largest ebitda in the company s history . 35 products and aesthetic edit as of 2015 allsaints sells menswear womenswear footwear and accessories through its department store locations stand alone retail stores and its website . 3 36 37 the brand launched its first comprehensive handbag line the capital collection in september 2015 . 38 in popular culture edit allsaints has had a connection to popular culture since its founding in 1994 when it was named after a famous london street all saints road in notting hill . 9 10 young american and british celebrities are seen and photographed wearing allsaints clothes to events and entering or leaving allsaints stores . 39 40 41 42 music edit the company s strongest connection to date has been to the music industry where they have collaborated with many established musical acts including kings of leon blonde redhead and the dum dum girls . 7 43 allsaints hosts a series of live music performances in los angeles titled the la sessions . 44 including global artists such as onerepublic echosmith and mikky ekko . in 2010 the english rapper tinie tempah released a single titled frisky that entered the uk singles chart at 2 and mentioned the brand in one of the lyrics i think i found a winner with no ring around her finger . her dress from allsaints but i think i ve found a sinner . 45 46 in 2013 justin timberlake released a single titled suit & tie featuring jay z in which jay z also mentioned the brand in the lyrics tom ford tuxedos for no reason . allsaints for my angel . alexander wang too . 47 in 2011 allsaints launched a project called basement sessions that features weekly performances and interviews from both emerging and established musical acts . 20 48 49 acts who have appeared on basement sessions include calvin harris fatboy slim aloe blacc dj harvey gary numan tricky the naked and famous kelis foster the people and alpines . 49 50 activism and philanthropy edit in addition to music allsaints is also active in social causes and public service . 51 in summer 2011 the company entered into a long term partnership with the not for sale organization and launched a t shirt line whose profits go toward combating human trafficking . 52 later that year allsaints released a short documentary titled voices of the cloth intended to promote british design and manufacturing . 53 54 the company currently sponsors eight scholarships in msc international fashion marketing to the glasgow caledonian university london . 7 55 references edit la ferla ruth the romance of jack the ripper new york times 8 june 2010 . a b smith adam the biritsh invade america again fast company 1 october 2010 . a b company info . allsaints official website . a b hawkes alex allsaints saved by lion capital the guardian 5 may 2011 . amended 9 may 2011 . a b c d mattioli dana . pe firm bows out of fashion shop allsaints wall street journal deal journal blog 22 march 2012 . a b hall james . allsaints bought by lion capital and goode partners for 105 the telegraph 6 may 2011 . a b c d e allsaints fashion clothing accessories jewellery & footwear london fashion review 10 march 2011 . updated 12 november 2011 . a b c weir laura . stuart trevor profile . drapers online . 20 october 2008 . a b c finch julia . allsaints go marching in . the guardian . 11 june 2010 . a b martinez amy . edgy fashion retailer allsaints to take former coldwater creek space . seattle times . 5 may 2010 . all saints road allsaints spitalfields rocks lincoln road mall . south beach magazine . 28 december 2009 . lion capital and goode partners to acquire allsaints spitalfields angelnews 6 may 2011 . waight emma . what s in store at allsaints clothes.org.uk . 4 april 2012 . a b stanford buys stake in allsaints as its expansion push continues retail week 24 september 2004 . bowers simon . house of fraser says kevin stanford not welcome back in boardroom . the guardian . 29 april 2012 . ruddick graham retail entrepreneur kevin stanford in talks to buy allsaints stake the telegraph 7 february 2009 . bowers simon fashion tycoon kevin stanford plans house of fraser comeback the guardian 22 april 2012 . a b allsaints spitalfields . drivebusiness.com . a b c allsaints spitalfields sale continues epr 19 january 2012 . thompson james allsaints delivers heavenly profits and sales the independent 29 april 2010 . fair s. s. the samurai shopper takes a pal new york times t magazine . 18 july 2011 . allsaints spitalfields continue widely acclaimed basement sessions epr 17 february 2012 . jones sandra retailers tap into ipad hoping device will help you buy chicago tribune 21 february 2011 . hounslea tara the drapers interview william kim on spreading the allsaints gospel drapers online 12 november 2015 . mohammadi ameneh allsaints launches its first store in the middle east ahlan 3 september 2015 . barrett claer all saints on brink of rescue deal financial times 26 april 2011 . mason rowena fashion mogul kevin stanford is haunted by ghost the telegraph . november 28 2010 . allsaints fashion chain saved from collapse the guardian 5 may 2011 . allsaints rescued by private equity firms . just style . 5 may 2011 . a b holland tiffany . dixons etail boss joins allsaints global push . drapers online . 2 june 2012 . a b gray rebecca saviour rescues all saints stores evening times . 6 may 2011 . chapman matthew all saints boss quits due to untenable situation marketing magazine . 27 september 2011 . jacob brown meet allsaints creative director wil beedle vogue 16 september 2013 . hipwell deirdre allsaints revival is paying dividends the times 3 november 2015 . williams erin . allsaints spitalfields opens its doors in georgetown washington post the style blog 11 july 2011 . allsaints spitalfields new york magazine . conlon scarlett a new era at allsaints vogue 23 july 2015 . chiang bee shyuan dressing against character new york times 14 october 2011 . chiang bee shyuan in something familiar with all her black new york times december 1 2011 . emma watson hearts allsaints look magazine 19 september 2008 . zac s heavenly body is too hot to handle x17 12 february 2010 . allsaints announces basement session with the legendary dj harvey houston chronicle 28 february 2012 . allsaints studios . archive chart . uk singles chart . 19 june 2010 . frisky lyrics . elyrics.net . suit & tie lyrics elyrics.net . we have band releases allsaints live session . altsounds . 6 february 2012 . a b basement sessions page . allsaints official website . basement sessions channel playlist youtube . allsaints spitalfields launches partnership with not for sale yahoo news 1 december 2011 . faulkner ruth allsaints to launch t shirt line to support anti human trafficking drapers online 31 august 2011 . faulkner ruth allsaints releases uk manufacturing film drapers online . 12 december 2011 . voices of the cloth a documentary film