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Brand profile
Accessorize
British high-street label selling affordable costume jewellery, bags, scarves and hair accessories, part of the Monsoon Accessorize group.
LondonOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$Price
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What to know about Accessorize
Born beside Monsoon in Covent Garden
Peter Simon opened the first shop in 1984 next door to his Monsoon clothing label, and the two still trade as one group.
Pocket-money prices, holiday-leaning prints
Costume jewellery, bags, hair accessories, scarves, hats, sunglasses and beach pieces, mostly colourful, embellished and cheap enough to buy on impulse.
Now mostly online after administration
The business entered administration in June 2020 and closed around 35 UK stores; it now sells online, through concessions and overseas franchises.
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Brand facts
Accessorize is a London-based high-street accessories retailer founded in 1984 by Peter Simon, who opened its first shop in Covent Garden next to his clothing label Monsoon. It sits alongside Monsoon in the Monsoon Accessorize group and sells costume jewellery, bags and purses, hair accessories, scarves, hats, sunglasses and beach and travel pieces at pocket-money prices, with colourful, holiday-leaning prints and embellishment. The business entered administration in June 2020 and closed around 35 UK stores, and now trades online, through concessions and franchised stores overseas.
- Founded
- 1984
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Made in
- India, China, Turkey
- Price
- $
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Y2K