Lee Cooper
The name is licensed to other makers for some or all of what carries it.
Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.
Checked
Ownership
- 1908 Founded
- Now Iconix International Ultimate parent: Lancer Capital (parent not in cited sources; Iconix taken private by Lancer Capital 2021) Brand-management company A second research pass recorded a different owner
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Licensed nameThe company that owns the trademark doesn’t necessarily make the product. Quality follows the licensee, not the name.
- Market tier
- Value
- Label tells
- Label reads 'Lee Cooper' (often 'Lee Cooper London' or 'LC'), not 'Lee'; it is a licensed value brand (Sports Direct and supermarket channels in the UK) unrelated to Kontoor's Lee.
- Seen at off-price
- Often
Notes
The British denim name was bought by Iconix in 2013 and is licensed territory by territory; in the UK it is heavily sold through Frasers Group (Sports Direct) under licence. Not connected to the original London maker.
A second research pass found
- Owner: Iconix Brand Group (acquired 2013)
- Kind of name: Name collision
Second row for the Lee / Lee Cooper name collision. Iconix is a pure licensing owner (also Umbro, Ed Hardy, Rocawear), so all Lee Cooper product is licensee-made.