Meadham Kirchhoff
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Edward Meadham, Benjamin Kirchhoff |
| Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Menswear, Womenswear |
Meadham Kirchhoff was a British fashion brand established in 2006 by Edward Meadham from Somerset and Benjamin Kirchhoff from Chad, who became acquainted while attending Central Saint Martins in London.
History
Following their graduation in 2002, Meadham and Kirchhoff introduced a menswear label named Benjamin Kirchhoff, which was chosen to participate in the inaugural Fashion East MAN showcase in 2005. In 2006, they expanded their label to include womenswear, rebranding as Meadham Kirchhoff.
In February 2006, the duo secured NEWGEN sponsorship from the British Fashion Council and presented their collection at London Fashion Week under the Fashion East initiative.
The label earned the 'Emerging Talent Ready-to-Wear' accolade at the 2010 British Fashion Awards and later received a nomination for the first-ever 'New Establishment' award in 2012.
Their debut menswear runway occurred in June 2012 during London Collections:Men for the Spring/Summer 2013 season.
In 2011, Meadham Kirchhoff was among three designers awarded Fashion Forward sponsorship by the British Fashion Council to support their shows at London Fashion Week.
They partnered with Topshop on multiple capsule collections; notably, their Autumn/Winter 2013 line featured 89 items, marking Topshop's most extensive collaboration to that date.
In December 2013, they took part in the Fashion in Motion series hosted by the V&A museum.
Selected as semifinalists for the LVMH Prize in 2014, their final collection—Spring/Summer 2015—was showcased at London Fashion Week in September 2014. The brand ceased operations in September 2015 due to substantial financial difficulties.