Who owns Autograph?
Autograph is owned by Marks & Spencer (the United Kingdom, LSE: MKS).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Marks and Spencer Group plc Annual Report 2025, 4 June 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Marks and Spencer Group plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2000
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Designer apparel
- Parent ticker
- LSE: MKS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Autograph
Autograph is the premium clothing tier, launched in 2000 with collections from named designers. Running tiers under one retailer's roof is the same structure supermarkets use for food, applied to clothing. Marks & Spencer owns it, and the range has been used to test fabrics and cuts that later appear in the main line once the retailer knows they sell.
Ownership timeline of Autograph
- Current owner Marks & Spencer [1] reported
Where Autograph sits in Marks & Spencer
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Marks & Spencer ownership tree →
See the full Marks & Spencer brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- M&S Collection (2018)
- Per Una (2001)
Other brands in designer apparel, and who owns them
The 35 brands in designer apparel on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Bosideng, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BUOU BUOU | Bosideng | 🇨🇳 China |
| Claudie Pierlot | SMCP | 🇫🇷 France |
| Manyavar | Vedant Fashions | 🇮🇳 India |
| Animale | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Les Copains | OVS | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Hoss Intropia | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Bytom | VRG | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Todd Snyder New York | American Eagle Outfitters | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, founded in 1884. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: MKS.
Marks & Spencer began as a Leeds market stall in 1884 where everything cost a penny. It is unusual among clothing retailers in that its food business is now larger and more profitable than its clothing, and both trade almost entirely under its own brands.
Marks & Spencer: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Autograph and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Autograph is not one of them.
- ASOS Design — ASOS 🇬🇧
- Alexander McQueen — Kering 🇫🇷
- Bravissimo — Wacoal 🇯🇵
- Burberry — Burberry 🇬🇧
- COS — H&M Group 🇸🇪
- Carvela — Steve Madden 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Autograph?
The parent company of Autograph is Marks & Spencer, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Autograph British?
Yes. Autograph originated in the United Kingdom in 2000 and its owner, Marks & Spencer, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Autograph still owned by Marks & Spencer?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Autograph is still owned by Marks & Spencer. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Marks and Spencer Group plc Annual Report 2025 — Marks and Spencer Group plc, Annual report, published 4 June 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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