Jigsaw

Jigsaw is a women's clothing retailer with outlets in Britain, the United States and an independent licencee in Australia. Jigsaw is due to launch a new Menswear range for SS12. The company is based on Mortlake Road in Kew, south west London. It turned over £88m in 2005. It has 47 stores across the UK. Jigsaw's sister company Kew 159 is also based in the same location, though has separate design and management.

History
It was started in 1972 by John Robinson and Malcolm Webster, and is now owned by Robinson Webster (Holdings) Ltd. John (born 1948), and who grew up in Herefordshire, went on a holiday to Turkey and brought back a sheepskin coat. People wanted coats like his, so he and Malcolm went back to Istanbul and filled an old Post Office van with sixty coats and sold them back in the UK. John and his wife live on a farm in Wiltshire. Now, Jigsaw sell Organics Beauty Products (Lip Balm, Bath & Body Care...) that are Soil Association Certified.

Shops
The shops all have an individual style, maintaining a slightly eclectic general feel. This has been achieved by using different designers for the shops over the lifespan of the company, including; Nigel Coates, John Pawson and AMD.

Celebrity connections
Kate Middleton, then the girlfriend of Prince William, worked four days a week (Mon-Thu) as an assistant accessories buyer for the company since December 2006. Her mother helped design the Jigsaw Junior website.
Prince William and Kate Middleton holidayed together at John Robinson's Villa Hibiscus on the island of Mustique.
When she once appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, AnnaSophia Robb was shown to be wearing a Jigsaw brand piece of clothing. AnnaSophia Robb is a Jigsaw fan, she said "I really love Jigsaw London".
In 2008, Reese Witherspoon was spotted wearing a dress and a belt from Jigsaw, and Michelle Monaghan wore a Jigsaw purple polka dot silk top during a press appearance in Stockholm while promoting her movie Made of Honor.
At the 8th Annual Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party (01 October 2010), Jennifer Stone wore a Jigsaw dress.

Official Site

Jigsaw