Which fashion retailer did Dragon's Den investor Touker Suleyman buy in 2001?

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Dragon's Den investor Touker Suleyman bought the fashion retailer Hawes & Curtis in 2001.

Hawes & Curtis is a British shirtmaker and menswear brand with roots reaching back to 1913. Suleyman's purchase gave him control of a historic name and provided a platform for developing the company in modern retail and online markets.

The brand is best known for shirts, tailoring and formalwear. It is sometimes confused with other long-established British shirt retailers, particularly Charles Tyrwhitt and TM Lewin, but neither of those companies is the answer to this question.

Suleyman became a Dragon in 2015, bringing experience from fashion manufacturing, retail and brand turnaround. His earlier ownership of Hawes & Curtis helps explain why clothing, textiles and consumer brands have frequently featured among his business interests and television investments.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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