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Alfred Dunhill, Ltd. is a British luxury goods brand, specialising in ready-to-wear, custom and bespoke menswear, leather goods, and accessories. The company is based in London, where it also owns and operates a leather workshop. The company is currently owned by Richemont and managed by CEO Fabrizio Cardinali.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fabrizio Cardinali )〕 John Ray was appointed Creative Director in 2013. Autumn Winter 2014 was his first collection for the house. The Campaign for Autumn Winter 2014 was shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz. ==History== The Early Years The business was developed by Alfred Dunhill after he inherited his father's saddlery business on London's Euston Road at the age of 21 in 1893. Alfred Dunhill, responding to the growing demand for automobiles at this time, developed a line of accessories called "Dunhill's Motorities". This first collection included car horns and lamps, leather overcoats, goggles, picnic sets and timepieces, which provided the company with an strap line of “Everything But The Motor”. Within a few years the business moved towards the luxury market with the opening of the two dunhill's Motorities stores in Mayfair. By this time, dunhill's had become known not only for motoring accessories but also for motoring attire. The Dunhill Motorities catalogue featured over 1,300 items that were available. 20th Century The launch of the Dunhill pipe was a logical step from Motorities; in 1904 Alfred had patented a “Windshield Pipe” to help a driver combat the effects of wind and weather in his open top car. Alfred’s first tobacconist and pipe shop opened in 1907 on Duke Street. Its proximity to the clubs of St. James’s and Pall Mall helped to ensure instant success, with a loyal and distinguished customer base. After the First World War dunhill expanded nationally opening an office in New York in 1921, at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street followed by the first continental European store opened in 1924 at 15, Rue de la Paix in central Paris. Though Alfred retired from the business in the 1920s, his family continued it on. In the position of Managing Director and President were his brother Alfred-Henry, then daughter Mary and finally his grandson Richard and with the interests of the dunhill family at heart, the business continued to embody the attributes and characteristics of Alfred’s personality. Alfred summarised his retail philosophy in an article written in the summer in 1923. “My experience in the motorists’ trade has convinced me that, if one can exactly meet the desires of a good class of public, time alone is necessary to make it profitable. Compared with quality, price is relatively important.” A long-time employee, Carter, from the Duke Street store, delivered George VI’s tobacco to Buckingham Palace during the Second World War. He was also known to keep Churchill regularly supplied with his favourite cigars. Carter received the MBE after the war for these actions and worked for Alfred for 50 years. By the late 1970s however dunhill was offering a range of 3,500 luxury products in more than 20 stores round the world. The brand had expanded into offering a full range of men’s ready to wear clothing. In the 90s Alfred Dunhill's store on Jermyn Street was renovated to evoke the atmosphere of a private club, complete with a marble-floored humidor and a barber’s shop. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfred Dunhill Ltd.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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