Kith
New York's defining streetwear-meets-lifestyle brand, built on high-profile collaborations and a cult of weekly drops.
- Founded
- 2011
- Founder
- Ronnie Fieg
- Country
- US
- Made In
- Not publicly disclosed
- Price Range
- Mid
- Stance
- 6 / 10
- Coverage
- 4 products
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Kith was founded in 2011 by Ronnie Fieg in New York City, growing from a small sneaker boutique in the back of SoHo's Atrium store into a global lifestyle label. The name itself is drawn from the phrase 'kith and kin,' signaling Fieg's intent to build a community around curated style. Under Fieg's direction as CEO and creative director, Kith expanded into apparel, accessories, and high-profile collaborations with brands ranging from Nike and Adidas to Versace and Giorgio Armani. Kith's in-house label, &Kin, represents the brand's own-design apparel line — a nod to the same 'kith and kin' etymology. The brand operates through a weekly drop model (the Kith Monday Program) and maintains flagship stores across New York, Miami, Tokyo, Paris, and Seoul, alongside shop-in-shops at Bergdorf Goodman and Selfridges.
Founded 2011 by Ronnie Fieg.
Products from Kith
Indigo Loopback Terry Dorian Jacket
Reviewed Jun 2026
&Kin Tech Poly Madison Jacket
Reviewed Jun 2026
Giorgio Armani & Kith &Kin Asymmetrical Zip Front Shirt - Dark Ash
Reviewed Jun 2026
&Kin Wool Denim Dawson Bucket Hat
Reviewed May 2026
// Within the lineup
Brand average: 5.3/10 · across 4 scored products
Best of the lineup
Variance vs the brand’s make-quality average. Outliers sit ≥ 1.5 points above or below the mean — the kind of spread worth knowing before you click buy.
Return policy
30-day returns for eligible online orders; refunds issued as Kith e-gift cards minus an $8 restocking fee; original shipping non-refundable. Hats are Final Sale and non-returnable. No exchanges offered.
Sale cadence
Kith does not run sitewide promo-code sales. Instead, it operates a permanent "Sale" / "End of Season Event" section at kith.com/collections/end-of-season-event and kith.com/collections/sale where individual SKUs are marked down (often 30-60% off on Kith in-house apparel and select third-party brands like Fear of God Essentials, New Balance, Nike, Hoka). The two predictable inflection points where the EOSS section expands meaningfully are late June/July (spring-summer clearance) and January/February (fall-winter clearance). Hyped collaborations and current-season Ronnie Fieg drops are almost always excluded. Black Friday at Kith historically means new product launches (Kith x nonnative, Kith x Disney, etc.) rather than a sitewide percentage-off event, though some seasonal markdowns get layered in. No newsletter coupon codes; first-purchase 10% off via email signup is the only consistent promo lever.
Next sale (predicted)
June 25, 2026· 5/10 confidence
Is Kith Worth It?
Kith scores 6.8/10 across four reviewed pieces, which is a polite way of saying it's fine. The brand is worth it if you're buying into a specific collaboration or a drop that genuinely excites you; it's harder to justify on the &Kin in-house line alone, where a $395 Tech Poly Madison Jacket scoring 6.3 suggests the price is paying for the logo as much as the garment. Buy selectively, not habitually.
Across 4 reviewed pieces, Kith averages 6.8/10, with the Giorgio Armani & Kith &Kin Asymmetrical Zip Front Shirt leading at 7.1 and the &Kin Tech Poly Madison Jacket trailing at 6.3.
The sneaker-literate buyer who wants a specific collab piece and knows exactly what he's paying for.
Manufacturing provenance is not publicly disclosed, which is a real gap when you're spending $245 to $1,895 on a single piece.
The make
The &Kin in-house line is where the scores soften. The Tech Poly Madison Jacket at $395 lands at 6.3, and the construction doesn't explain the price in the way the price tag implies it should. The Indigo Loopback Terry Dorian Jacket at $245 fares better at 6.9, and the fabric choice is at least honest about what it is. Where Kith earns its keep is in collaboration work: the Giorgio Armani piece scores 7.1, and the Armani hand is visible in a way that justifies the premium, even if $1,895 for a shirt is a number most people should sit with for a while.
The drop model and what it costs you
The Kith Monday Program is designed to manufacture urgency, and it works. The problem is that urgency is not a quality filter. A $155 &Kin Wool Denim Dawson Bucket Hat scoring 6.8 is a decent hat, but it's a hat you'd pay $80 for without the branding. Kith's pricing consistently reflects the cultural weight of the label rather than a straightforward accounting of materials and construction. That's a legitimate trade if you value the culture; it's a bad deal if you're just looking for something well-made.
Where to spend and where to stop
The collab pieces, particularly anything co-signed by a brand with its own manufacturing standards, tend to score higher and hold up better as purchases. The core &Kin outerwear line is where the gap between price and score is most visible. If you're drawn to Kith, go in with a specific target rather than browsing the drop. The brand rewards focus and punishes impulse.
Kith does not publish a factory list or manufacturing transparency page. Third-party trade data and industry sources indicate production occurs primarily in China and Peru, with Peruvian Pima cotton used for cotton basics, though Kith itself has not publicly confirmed specific factory partners. Some packaging/paper goods are documented as made in China via US import records (Panjiva). Treat factory-level claims with caution; no official sourcing disclosure exists on kith.com.
- 2011Founded by Ronnie Fieghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kith_(brand)
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