Private company

Opening Ceremony

Logo: Opening Ceremony (brand), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American clothing brand

Opening Ceremony is a fashion brand founded in 2002 by Carol Lim and Humberto Leon. The brand designs and creates its own products and also retails other emerging fashion labels, being early retailers of Havaianas and Topshop, and also Alexander Wang, Comme Des Garcons, Proenza Schouler and Rodarte.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1

Opening Ceremony is a fashion brand founded in 2002 by Carol Lim and Humberto Leon. The brand designs and creates its own products and also retails other emerging fashion labels, being early retailers of Havaianas and Topshop, and also Alexander Wang, Comme Des Garcons, Proenza Schouler and Rodarte.2

The story

Founded by Carol Lim and Humberto Leon in 2002, in New York City.1

Leadership

Who has led Opening Ceremony, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • clothing

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2002Founded Founded in New York City1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$842.0K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $842.0K in all. PPP loans $842.0K.$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2020 · PPP loans: $842.0K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$842.0K$842.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 16, 2020$842.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Citibank, N.A.4To OPENING CEREMONY, LLC, New York NY; $852.2K forgiven Jul 2, 2021

Sources

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