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IC Group A/S (originally IC Companys) is a Copenhagen-based Scandinavian fashion group formed in 2001 through the merger of InWear Group A/S and Carli Gry International A/S. The company was publicly listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange before being taken private in May 2019, when main shareholder Friheden Invest A/S made an offer for the outstanding shares. Following a major brand disposal programme between 2013 and 2019, the group now operates three brands: By Malene Birger (luxury women's fashion), Designers Remix (contemporary women's fashion), and Tiger of Sweden (Scandinavian heritage tailoring and contemporary fashion). The company was renamed IC Group (from IC Companys) after the 2014 brand disposal round.
By Malene Birger was co-founded with and associated with designer Malene Birger herself (joint venture from 2003). Designers Remix was founded by Charlotte Eskildsen. No group-level creative director is documented in the available source. Design authority sits within each brand team.
IC Companys' constituent businesses trace to the 1940s (Carli Gry International) and 1973 (InWear Group, founded by Niels Martinsen with the Jackpot brand). The merger created one of Scandinavia's largest multi-brand fashion groups. A significant acquisition and disposal programme shaped the group:
The 2013-2019 disposal programme reduced the group from 10+ brands to three, concentrating around premium and luxury Scandinavian positioning.
IC Group operates through owned retail, wholesale to department stores, and online channels. The Scandinavian premium market is the home territory for all three brands; By Malene Birger and Tiger of Sweden have international wholesale distribution. No licensing arrangements are documented in the available source. The company was taken private by Friheden Invest A/S in May 2019 - no further public financial disclosures are available from source.
IC Group operates at the premium-to-luxury end of Scandinavian fashion. By Malene Birger is the group's highest-profile brand internationally, recognised for refined minimalist womenswear. Tiger of Sweden has a dual identity - heritage Swedish tailoring and contemporary outerwear. Designers Remix (founded by Charlotte Eskildsen) occupies a contemporary luxury positioning. Following the 2019 privatisation, IC Group operates without public market reporting requirements, and recent financial data is not available in the source. DK Company (which acquired InWear, Matinique, Part Two, and Soaked in Luxury) is the closest comparable group in the Danish market.
IC Group's three retained brands each have meaningful surface pattern and textile design dimensions.
By Malene Birger is known for refined, detail-oriented womenswear where fabric surface, texture, and subtle pattern work are central to the brand's aesthetic - tone-on-tone textures, fine weaves, and occasional print direction form part of seasonal collections.
Designers Remix (Charlotte Eskildsen) operates with a more directional fashion sensibility, where bold graphic and print elements are used alongside sculptural construction - surface pattern is a seasonal tool in the brand's design vocabulary.
Tiger of Sweden draws on Scandinavian textile traditions - clean lines, heritage wool constructions, and structured surface treatments - where fabric selection and surface quality are central to the brand proposition.
The former IC Companys portfolio (InWear, Jackpot, Part Two, Soaked in Luxury) also represented significant surface pattern usage in accessible women's fashion, but these brands are no longer part of the group.
IC Group A/S (originally IC Companys) is a Copenhagen-based Scandinavian fashion group formed in 2001 through the merger of InWear Group A/S and Carli Gry International A/S.
IC Group's three retained brands each have meaningful surface pattern and textile design dimensions.
By Malene Birger - luxury women's fashion; dresses, tailoring, outerwear, accessories Tiger of Sweden - Scandinavian tailoring and contemporary fashion; menswear and womenswear Designers Remix - contemporary luxury womenswear; known for bold cuts and statement design
IC Group operates at the premium-to-luxury end of Scandinavian fashion. By Malene Birger is the group's highest-profile brand internationally, recognised for refined minimalist womenswear. Tiger of Sweden has a dual identity - heritage Swedish tailoring and contemporary outerwear.
IC Group operates through owned retail, wholesale to department stores, and online channels. The Scandinavian premium market is the home territory for all three brands; By Malene Birger and Tiger of Sweden have international wholesale distribution. No licensing arrangements are documented in the available source.
IC Companys' constituent businesses trace to the 1940s (Carli Gry International) and 1973 (InWear Group, founded by Niels Martinsen with the Jackpot brand). The merger created one of Scandinavia's largest multi-brand fashion groups.
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