Industry Retail Website www.apc.fr Founder Jean Touitou Headquarters Paris | Products Apparel Customer service 00 33 1 53 63 43 79 Founded 1987 Type of business Private | |
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A.P.C. is a French ready-to-wear brand, founded in 1987 by the Tunisian Jewish fashion designer Jean Touitou in Paris. A.P.C. stands for 'Atelier de Production et de Création'. The company's legal address is 39 Rue Madame 75006 Paris, which is also the location of its flagship store.
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Characteristics of the brand
The brand is known for its minimalist designs. Its clothing features clean lines and simple patterns. Logos are rarely visible, as well. Its clothing tends to incorporate the characteristics of military garments.
One of the brand's most popular products is its raw-denim selvage jeans thought of by Adam Shantir. Their jeans are popular among denim enthusiasts, as they are Japanese selvage denim but are also, unlike the products of many companies who use denim of this quality, slim cut and fashionable. The denim also fades quickly when used, allowing denim enthusiasts to achieve a lot of wear and fading quite quickly if they wish.
The fit of APC clothing derives from Touitou's distaste for the loose-fitting clothes of his contemporaries.
Distribution
At first, the brand was distributed fairly exclusively. Recently, it has expanded significantly, opening many stores worldwide. In addition to the flagship store in Paris, stores can be found in Antwerp, Berlin, Kobe, London, Osaka, San Francisco, New York City, two in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne and at Raffles Hotel in Singapore.