Aristoc
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| Industry | Lingerie |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Headquarters | Belper, Derbyshire, United Kingdom |
| Products | Hosiery |
| Website | Aristoc.com |
Aristoc, located in Belper in Derbyshire, is a British marketer and manufacturer of hosiery, founded in 1924. The company makes most of its products in the Amber Valley in Derbyshire.[1]
About
Aristoc is a British hosiery brand that is over 80 years old. The company was originally known as A E Allen and dates back to the 1920s, but was renamed to Aristoc in 1934.[2] Aristoc originally marketed itself as the "aristocrat of silk stockings".[3] They are famous for their production of tights, knee-highs, stockings, shapewears, and body shapers. Aristoc is a brand under the company Pretty Polly.[4] They are known to be reasonably priced so most can afford them. Aristoc is most commonly known for their bodyshapers.[5] Aristoc is recorded to be one of the longest established hoisery brands in the United Kingdom.[3] As of 2013, Aristoc has stated that 90% of its manufacturing is currently based in Britain, at its Derbyshire facility, as part of its campaign to support traditional British manufacturing.[6]
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References
- ↑ "All Aristoc". Sock Shop. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Aristoc". FunkyStockings. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Aristoc". Stockings HQ. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Aristoc". Pretty Polly. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "My Tights Aristoc". My Tights. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "About Aristoc - UK Tights".
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Further reading Bramwell G Rudd COURTAULDS and the HOSIERY & KNITWEAR INDUSTRY (Carnegie Publishing Ltd) (2014, ISBN softback 978-1-905472-06-2, hardback 978-1-905472-18-5)