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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
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| Miss Selfridge | |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Defunct | 2021 |
| Fate | Converted into an online store |
| Owner | ASOS |
| Website | www |
Miss Selfridge is a British fashion brand and former high street store chain which began as the young fashion section of Selfridges department store in London in 1966. It was part of the Arcadia Group, controlled by Sir Philip Green,[1] which went into administration in late 2020. The Miss Selfridge brand was purchased by ASOS on 1 February 2021 and now operates exclusively online.[2]
Miss Selfridge got its name when Charles Clore, the owner of Selfridges at the time, saw a window display in the Bonwit Teller store in New York City which showed "Miss Bonwit" dresses aimed specifically at teenagers. He later launched it throughout his Lewis's and Selfridges stores throughout the UK.[3] By 1967 Miss Selfridge had concessions throughout the country within department stores, and by 1969 there were some independent branches on the high street.
The first of Miss Selfridge's mannequins were based on 1960s icon and model Twiggy, and the first dresses were paper dresses designed to be worn once and then thrown away, by Sylvia Ayton and Zandra Rhodes.[4] Couturier Pierre Cardin was also commissioned by Miss Selfridge to design four exclusive collections a year.
In July 1999, Arcadia Group acquired Miss Selfridge, along with Wallis and clothing retailer Outfit, from Sears plc. In 2002 Philip Green took over the Arcadia group.[5] Miss Selfridge began their online shop in 2003. Іn the following years, the profitability of Miss Selfridge was inconsistent for Arcadia.[6][7]
Arcadia Group went into administration at 8pm GMT on 30 November 2020.[8][9] On 25 January 2021, ASOS said it was in "exclusive" talks to buy Arcadia's Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands out of administration, though it only wanted the brands, not the shops. A consortium including Next had earlier dropped a bid to buy Topshop and Topman; interest in Arcadia operations had also been expressed by Mike Ashley's Frasers Group, a consortium including online retailer Boohoo.[10]
On 1 February 2021, ASOS announced it had acquired the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands out of administration for £265 million, paying an additional £65 million for current and pre-ordered stock. ASOS kept 300 employees but decided to close all 70 stores as part of the deal.[11][12] Miss Selfridge has since been relaunched on the ASOS website.
The first Miss Selfridge's mannequins were inspired on sixties icon and model Twiggy, and the first dresses were paper dresses, they were worn once and then thrown away, by Sylvia Ayton and Zandra Rhodes. Couturier Pierre Cardin was commissioned by Miss Selfridge to design four exclusive collections.
Miss Selfridge was one of the first retailers to use Kate Moss in their campaigns and has used other models and actresses such as Naomi Campbell, Yasmin le Bon, Tess Daly, Saffron Burrows and Nicollette Sheridan before they found major success.
In 2005, Miss Selfridge collaborated with Bella Freud to create a capsule collection. The key inspiration for this collection was drawn from Freud's trademark menswear tailoring with a touch of quirky elegance.
In 2006, to celebrate its 40th year of business, Miss Selfridge relaunched limited edition make up palettes containing some of the most successful products from the "Kiss and Make Up" make up range, which is now discontinued.
Miss Selfridge sponsored the Victoria and Albert Museum's 1960s fashion exhibition from 2006 to 25 February 2007.
In April 2010, Miss Selfridge launched the Gossip Girl Collection in which they had worked with Eric Daman, the stylist of the show Gossip Girl, to create a line of 8 dresses based on the four main female characters.[13]
In 2001, Miss Selfridge opened a new flagship store in London neighbouring Topshop's Oxford Circus megastore[14] (located in the former flagship store of the Peter Robinson department store chain, which was also the original location which sold Topshop-branded clothing in London). In 2019, this location was closed, with Miss Selfridge relocated into the main Topshop store, and the space rented to Vans as a London flagship store.[15]
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Asos (Greek: Άσος) is a village on the west coast of the island of Cephalonia, Greece and is located 36km north of Argostoli. It is part of the municipal unit Erisos. Asos was founded under Venetian rule and it served as the administrative capital of northern Cephalonia from 1593 onwards. Marino Gentilini, an Italian army engineer, was commissioned by the Venetian Senate in 1593-1595 to build the Assos Castle, one of the largest in Greece. The castle was initially built with the view that it would protect local populations in case of an invading attack by passing Turks or pirates, but for various reasons, such as the lack of natural springs for water supply, it was never adopted as a fortress and gradually the grand plan was dropped.
ASOS or Asos may refer to: Asos, a village in Greece ASOS (retailer), a UK online fashion store A Storm of Swords, a book in the A Song of Ice and Fire saga by G. R. R. Martin Action short of strike, industrial action undertaken by trade unions and their members which does not amount to an official or full strike (e.g. refusal to comply with certain orders, etc.) Association Sportive Oussou Saka, a Beninese football team Automated Surface Observing System, a type of weather station Air Support Operations Squadron, US Air Force, see List of United States Air Force air support operations squadrons A Saucerful of Secrets, the second album by Pink Floyd ASOS Brigade, a live-action fictional group to support the English dub release of the Haruhi Suzumiya anime television series.
ASOS plc ( AY-soss) is a British online fast-fashion and cosmetic retailer. The company was founded in 2000 in London, primarily aimed at young adults. The website sells over 850 brands as well as its own range of clothing and accessories, and ships to all 196 countries from fulfilment centres in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Europe. ASOS originally stood for AsSeenOnScreen with the tagline "Buy what you see on film and TV" because it exclusively sold imitations of clothing from those mediums (for example, Brad Pitt's red leather jacket from the 1999 film Fight Club). ASOS's headquarters are in Camden Town, at Greater London House, with additional offices in Berlin and Birmingham. As of 2013, their main fulfilment centre is in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, where they employ 3,500 workers. The customer care department is based in Leavesden. British retail group Frasers Group is ASOS's largest stakeholder, with a 29.26% share. The Danish company Bestseller A/S, owned by the business magnate Anders Holch Povlsen, also has a large stake, with a 26% share. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Miss Selfridge is a British fashion brand and former high street store chain which began as the young fashion section of Selfridges department store in London in 1966. It was part of the Arcadia Group, controlled by Sir Philip Green, which went into administration in late 2020. The Miss Selfridge brand was purchased by ASOS on 1 February 2021 and now operates exclusively online.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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