Founded in 1958 as "Ed Mitchell" by Ed and Norma Mitchell, the original shop in
Westport, Connecticut was formerly a plumbing-supply store and had only 800 ft2 of space selling three
men's suit styles. In 1990, Linda Mitchell, Jack's wife, joined the business to focus on women's wear. The company
acquired Richards of
Greenwich, Connecticut in 1995 and Marsh's of
Long Island, New York in 2005. Four years later, they acquired
Wilkes Bashford of
San Francisco and
Palo Alto. The company began
e-commerce in 2014. Mitchells acquired Marios of
Bridgeport, Connecticut,
Seattle and
Portland in October 2015, and
Stanley Korshak of
Dallas in 2025. ==References==