Mamunur Rashid Chowdhury ( bn, মামুনুর রশিদ চৌধুরী; born November 1961) is a

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i-born British businessman, and founder and co-director of

London Tradition London Tradition Ltd is a clothing designer and manufacturer, specialising in traditional British duffle coats, pea coats and trench coats. The company was founded in January 2001 by Mamun Chowdhury and Rob Huson, is based in London, England, ...

Early life

Chowdhury is of Bangladeshi origin from the village of Moynabad of

Chunarughat Chunarughat ( bn, চুনারুঘাট) is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Geography Chunarughat is located at . It has 43660 households and total area 495.52 km2. History Rajapur (Tekarghat) i ...

in Habiganj,

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(now

). Having completed his education in Bangladesh, after a short period in the Middle East, Mamun arrived in London in December 1991. From 1993 to 2013, he lived in Poplar,

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before moving to Redbridge.

Career

In 1994, Chowdhury began his career in the United Kingdom establishing London Clothing Limited, importing

ready-made A readymade ( found object) is a piece of art created from undisguised, but often modified, objects or products that are not normally considered art. Readymade may also refer to: * Prefabrication, the practice of assembling components in a factor ...

garments from Bangladesh and selling to clients in the UK and rest of Europe. This was supported by setting up his own factory to manufacture garments in the UK. In 1996, he changed his business model and focused only on high-end outerwear and worked with some of UK's top designers. He concentrated on making British traditional outerwear, including

duffle coat A duffel coat (also duffle coat) is a coat made from duffel cloth, designed with toggle-and-rope fastenings, patched pockets and a large hood. The name derives from Duffel, a town in the province of Antwerp in Belgium where the manufacturing pr ...

s. In 1998, his business was large enough to provide opportunities for fashion students to gain work experience. Chowdhury used his designing skills to design and develop his own range. In January 2001, he set up

with Rob Huson, a city fashion Executive, designing and manufacturing luxury duffle coats. The company now exports 40,000 to 50,000 coats a year, 90% of its output, and has seen overseas sales rise by 865% between 2007 and 2013. In July 2014, the company was awarded a

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for

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in recognition of its business performance. Chowdhury was invited to meet with

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at a Buckingham Palace reception party.

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External links

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London Tradition website
1961 births Living people British Muslims Bangladeshi emigrants to England British people of Bangladeshi descent British businesspeople in retailing Businesspeople from London People from Chunarughat Upazila People from Poplar, London {{UK-business-bio-1960s-stub bn:মামুন রশিদ চৌধুরী

Early life

Career

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