A fur house from Østergade
Levinsky was founded in 1869 by Moses Levinsky in the middle of Copenhagen. Today the name is part of the Stampe family.
Moses Levinsky, Østergade 1869
Levinsky was founded in 1869 by Moses Levinsky in Østergade in the heart of Copenhagen — then as a fur wholesaler, at a time when fur was a craft you served an apprenticeship in.
The firm stayed in Copenhagen and remained in Danish hands for more than 120 years before it became part of Stampe.
Part of the family
In the early 1990s the Stampe family took over Levinsky. It was one of several companies that joined the firm during the years when the second generation, Poul Viggo Stampe, was at the helm.
In 2013 the companies were finally merged, and Levinsky lives on today as a name and as one of Stampe's core collections.
The name runs through almost everything
Today Levinsky is on most of our outerwear. The leather jackets and the lambskin are the best known, but the name sits just as well in mink, fox, seal and down.
What they share is the fit, refined over generations. Every season brings new colours — we only change the cut when it makes the garment better.
Read on
Levinsky is one chapter in the history. Here are the others.
The fur adventure on Mors
How a furrier's workshop became one of the island's biggest employers.
The family behind the name
The boy from the children's home, the manufacturer and the furrier.
About us
The timeline from 1946 to today, gathered in one place.
Sources
The year 1869 and the founder Moses Levinsky come from the family's own account. The takeover and the merger of the companies can be traced in the Danish Central Business Register.