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dunhill
dunhill is the British men’s luxury house founded by Alfred Dunhill in 1893. Its history reaches from motoring accessories and engineered objects to tailoring, ready-to-wear, leather goods, gifting and hard luxury, joined by an emphasis on British style, functionality and personalised service. Simon Holloway became Creative Director in 2023 and Matthew Ives became Chief Executive Officer in October 2025, after Andrew Holmes’s interim executive period. The page differentiates those current mandates from earlier creative tenures under Kim Jones, John Ray and Mark Weston. dunhill is part of Richemont; the group’s disclosures are not converted into dunhill-only revenue or earnings unless a source specifically makes that attribution.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1893
- Founder
- Alfred Dunhill
- Creative lead
- Simon Holloway
- Ownership
- Richemont
- Revenue scope
- Consolidated Richemont
- Documented milestones
- 6
- Alfred Dunhill — Founder and Product Innovator1893–1928 · house · former · Dunhill
- Kim Jones — Creative Director2008–2011 · menswear · former · Vogue
- John Ray — Creative Director2012–2016 · menswear · former · The National; British GQ
- Mark Weston — Creative Director2017–2022 · house · former · Richemont
- Simon Holloway — Creative Director2023–Present · house · current · Richemont
- Laurent Malecaze — Chief Executive Officer2021–2023 · house · former · Richemont
- Matthew Ives — Chief Executive Officer2025–Present · house · current · Richemont
- 1893 — Alfred takes controlAlfred Dunhill assumes leadership of the family saddlery business.
- 1902 — MotoritiesThe company develops accessories for motorists.
- 1907 — London storeDunhill opens on Duke Street.
- 1921 — New York expansionThe house opens an international store in New York.
- 1998 — Richemont ownershipDunhill becomes part of the Richemont portfolio.
- 2023 — Holloway appointedSimon Holloway becomes creative director.