Meadham Kirchhoff was a British fashion label founded in 2006 by Edward Meadham (born in Somerset) and Benjamin Kirchhoff (born in Chad),[1] who met when studying for bachelor's degrees at Central Saint Martins in London.[2][3]
Upon graduation in 2002, Meadham and Kirchhoff joined forces to start a menswear label Benjamin Kirchhoff, which was selected for the first Fashion East MAN show in 2005. A year later, they relaunched to include womenswear under the label Meadham Kirchhoff.[4]
In 2010 they were the recipients of the 'Emerging Talent Ready-to-Wear' award at the British Fashion Awards. They were also nominated for the British Fashion Award's inaugural 'New Establishment' award in 2012.[citation needed]
Meadham Kirchhoff staged their first menswear show in June 2012 as part of the Spring/Summer 2013 shows at London Collections:Men.[citation needed]
In 2011 they were chosen by the British Fashion Council to be one of three recipients of Fashion Forward sponsorship for their London Fashion Week shows in February and September 2011.[6]
Meadham Kirchhoff collaborated with Topshop on a number of capsules collections Their A/W2013 range for Topshop consisted of 89 pieces and was at the time the largest collaborative collection that topshop had produced.[7][8]
In December 2013, they showed as part of the V&A museum's Fashion in Motion series.[9]
in 2014 they were shortlisted as semifinalists in the LVMH Prize.[10]
Their final collection was Spring/Summer 2015, shown during London Fashion Week in September 2014.[3] The brand closed in September 2015 in a "quagmire of debt".[3][11]