It may have started life as a niche equestrian-inspired footwear brand in Norfolk, but Fairfax & Favor is gaining traction in America after its products were given the royal seal of approval. The quintessentially British brand, which claims to be at the forefront of “rural vogue”, is pushing ahead with expansion plans in the United […]
It may have started life as a niche equestrian-inspired footwear brand in Norfolk, but Fairfax & Favor is gaining traction in America after its products were given the royal seal of approval.
The quintessentially British brand, which claims to be at the forefront of “rural vogue”, is pushing ahead with expansion plans in the United States after what its bosses described as a strong period of “organic” growth in the market.
The company is aiming to double its US revenue contribution to 20 per cent of total sales within three years, up from 10 per cent currently and 3 per cent two years ago. Sales in the rest of the world make up about 1 per cent but most demand still comes from the UK.
Group turnover hit £36 million in the 12 months to the end of March last year, up from £35 million the year before, bolstered by 50 per cent growth in US sales.
Marcus Fairfax Fountaine, co-founder, said American shoppers liked the “Britishness” element of the brand “and the fact Zara Tindall is a customer. She’s the kind of person our customers tend to like.”
Tindall, who became an ambassador for the luxury brand last month, is a British equestrian Olympian, daughter of the Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips and married to Mike Tindall, the former England rugby union player.
Fairfax & Favor has plans to double its presence at outdoor events across the States, including the prestigious Kentucky horse trials, and is considering more shop openings. The brand opened its first shop in the US at the Tryon International Equestrian Centre in North Carolina in 2023.
Despite the economic uncertainty and dwindling consumer confidence linked to President Trump’s tariff regime, Fairfax Fountaine remained bullish: “The opportunity to expand there massively outweighs the challenges.”
Profits before tax dropped to £2.5 million in the past year, down from £4 million, as a result of new shop openings and upgraded warehouse facilities.
Fairfax & Favor was founded by Fairfax Fountaine and his childhood friend Felix Favor Parker in 2013 after they spotted a gap in the market for “functional but flattering” fashion. It started life selling boots at equestrian and country sporting events before opening its first shop in Holt, Norfolk, in 2019. Today it has nine across the UK all in market towns.
The brand’s best-known product is the handcrafted Regina boot, which retails for about £415. As well as boots, the brand stocks shoes for men and women, including loafers, and gifts and accessories. Most of its products are manufactured in the UK, Portugal and Spain.
Fairfax & Favor said it saw strong sales off the back of the Cheltenham Festival — the “catwalk of country fashion” — where many notable names were photographed wearing the label.
The brand is popular among celebrities and customers include the ballroom dancer Anton Du Beke, the TV presenters Helen Skelton and Steph McGovern and the Made in Chelsea stars Olivia Bentley and Georgia Toffolo.
Army West Point’s women’s volleyball team prepared for its season at Fort Indiantown Gap, blending volleyball and Army culture. LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. — Army West Point’s women’s volleyball team found a new home in Pennsylvania this preseason. The Black Knights hit the road, spending the weeks leading up to their first match at Fort Indiantown […]
Army West Point’s women’s volleyball team prepared for its season at Fort Indiantown Gap, blending volleyball and Army culture.
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. — Army West Point’s women’s volleyball team found a new home in Pennsylvania this preseason.
The Black Knights hit the road, spending the weeks leading up to their first match at Fort Indiantown Gap.
“It’s a great honor to host them,” said Fort Indiantown Gap garrison commander Col. Kevin Potts. “We’re a premier asset here for Pennsylvania and the National Guard itself, so having people come and utilize that [is] just a big boon for us.”
The goal for the Black Knights was to get away from the chaos of the Academy while still surrounding themselves with the culture of the Army.
“The people make this place incredible,” Army West Point’s head volleyball coach, Alma Kovaci Lee, said. “We have everything we need to have a great preseason, and I think it’s really important that we conduct our training in places where it matters. Being in Fort Indiantown Gap, we not only get volleyball, but [we get] the Army side as well.”
The team even found time for some cool experiences to help break up the hours of training each day.
“We got to go up in Blackhawks the other day with our team, which was incredible,” said senior outside hitter Norah Shattan.
Kovaci Lee added that the team has “been able to hangout together, have a campfire [and] enjoy getting to know each other — something that we can’t get in an Academy.”
When it was time to practice, however, it was the team’s serving as an escape for the service members at Fort Indiantown Gap.
“It’s something different. They can come in and catch an hour or two of them doing practice here in the morning and afternoon,” said Potts. “People could come in and hang out, watch and see what they do and how hard they train.”
The team is representing a different side of the Army.
Shattan said the athletes “have this connection at a broader level than just as a cadet that we normally see. It’s cool that we can represent the Army playing our sport that we love.”
Potts added that the girls help provide the recognition that “the Army is not just being in the field with a weapon, fighting the fight. It’s also all the things that go around that. It’s all the sporting events that go on, all the esprit de corps that goes on [and] all the camaraderie.”
As the team wraps up its preseason at Fort Indiantown Gap, its preparing to open its season on the road at NC State on Aug. 29.
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Florida Atlantic women’s soccer team opens the 2025 season in the Flagler Credit Union Stadium against Loyola (MD) on Thursday evening before hitting the road. The Owls will then travel to Orlando to take on the Knights on Sunday, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m. The Greyhounds will also open their […]
The Greyhounds will also open their season in Paradise on Thursday evening, while the Knights will travel to Birmingham, Ala., to take on another American opponent, the Blazers of UAB, on opening night.
On Thursday, the gates will open at 6 p.m. There will be a fan zone with games such as teqball, mini soccer, and more prior to the match. Fans will also have the chance to win two Universal Studios tickets. Concessions will be opened for fans on the deck of the stadium. The parking garage will be closed during the match. Guests are encouraged to park in lot 5. The team will be available for postgame autographs at the conclusion of the match.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. – Daryana Hall was one of two student-athletes chosen from the Big West to take part in the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum, a program designed by the NCAA to help further develop leadership skills, focusing on their values, strengths and leadership philosophy which will then translate to their athletic and academic responsibilities. […]
FORT WORTH – TCU women’s rifle head coach Karen Monez has announced the 2025-26 schedule which features five home matches. The Horned Frogs will kick off the season on Sept. 27 at Navy with a triangular match against the Midshipmen and VMI. It’ll mark the fifth consecutive year that TCU has opened the season in […]
Carpinteria boys water polo will host its annual alumni game on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Carpinteria Community Pool. The annual event pits this year’s varsity squad against the All-Time Alumni, and all past Warriors water polo players are invited to attend and participate. Warm-ups begin at 4 p.m. The match is scheduled to start between […]
Carpinteria boys water polo will host its annual alumni game on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Carpinteria Community Pool.
The annual event pits this year’s varsity squad against the All-Time Alumni, and all past Warriors water polo players are invited to attend and participate.
Warm-ups begin at 4 p.m. The match is scheduled to start between 4:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. All Carpinteria graduates and community members are welcome to cheer on the current and former water polo players.
Noah Beveridge, a 2018 Butler High graduate, was hired this week as an assistant coach for Southern Methodist University’s cross country and track programs. Beveridge excelled in both sports for the Golden Tornado, running then-school record times of 9:07.26 in the 3,200-meter run and 4:12.58 in the 1,600. He went on to star at Syracuse […]
Noah Beveridge, a 2018 Butler High graduate, was hired this week as an assistant coach for Southern Methodist University’s cross country and track programs.
Beveridge excelled in both sports for the Golden Tornado, running then-school record times of 9:07.26 in the 3,200-meter run and 4:12.58 in the 1,600. He went on to star at Syracuse University.
SMU is located in Dallas. The Mustangs compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
“Noah’s dedication to both individual and team success, coupled with his passion for distance running, makes him an ideal fit for our program,” SMU head coach ‘A Havahla Haynes said in a news release. “We’re thrilled to welcome someone of his caliber as we enter our second year in the ACC.”
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