Kith MILITARY

Target: KITH, New York lifestyle brand and specialty retailer.

Research date: 28 October 2026.

Scope: Israeli defence procurement, military and security supply chains, military-adjacent infrastructure, weapons systems, military logistics, regulatory history, controlling principals, integrated entities, and occupied-territory operations.

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

Corporate identity and documented activities

KITH describes itself as a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer established in New York in 2011, selling apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and children and operating associated hospitality businesses; its official profile identifies Ronnie Fieg as founder, CEO, and creative director.¹

KITH’s corporate terms, updated 21 April 2025, identify Kith Retail, LLC, Kith Treats LLC, and their affiliates as operators of its websites, applications, products, and consumer services.²

KITH’s European terms, updated 4 September 2025, similarly identify Kith Retail, LLC and Kith Treats LLC within its cross-border consumer operations.³

KITH LONDON LIMITED, company number 15991179, was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2024; Companies House records its principal business classification as retail sale of clothing in specialised stores.⁴

Israeli Ministry of Defence and security-force procurement

No public evidence identified of contracts, tender awards, memoranda of understanding, framework agreements, or direct supply relationships between KITH and the Israeli Ministry of Defence, Israel Defence Forces, Israel Prison Service, Israeli Border Police, or other Israeli military or state-security organisations.

Defence trade directories

No public evidence identified of KITH appearing as a supplier in an Israeli defence-export directory, SIBAT supplier listing, defence exhibition catalogue, or military procurement register.

Official defence-cooperation announcements

No public evidence identified of a KITH announcement establishing military cooperation, defence-related joint ventures, military equipment supply, or defence-sector technology transfer.

Named entities and controlling principals

Ronnie Fieg is identified by KITH as its founder, CEO, and creative director, and by WWD’s 2026 executive biography in the same roles; searches concerning military procurement, defence investments, military philanthropy, and settlement organisations yielded no verified military-channel act.^{1, 5}

Business of Fashion reporting from 2021 identifies Sam Ben-Avraham as a KITH co-founder, while a September 2026 interview describes KITH as a self-funded business without outside shareholders; searches concerning Ben-Avraham and Israeli defence institutions yielded no verified military-channel act, and his exact current ownership percentage was not established.^{6, 7}

UK Companies House records Ron Fieg and Ivo Nikolov as directors of KITH LONDON LIMITED from 1 October 2024 and Nicholas Annacone as a director from 20 August 2025; name-specific military and defence-industry searches identified no verified relevant relationship for any of these individuals.⁸

KITH LONDON LIMITED’s significant-control register contains a statement, notified on 1 October 2024, that no registrable individual or relevant legal entity with significant control has been identified; this does not establish the wider US group’s ultimate equity ownership.⁹

KITH’s published terms identify Kith Retail, LLC and Kith Treats LLC as related operating entities; searches for military procurement, defence suppliers, Israeli military contracting, and settlement operations concerning each entity yielded no verified Military relationship.²

Additional named principals

Kinnect Foundation identifies Sharifa Murdock as KITH Chief Impact Officer, Emily Ades as foundation director, Francess Henry as programming specialist, and Sabrina Lee as social-media associate; name-specific searches concerning Israeli military fundraising and military-related charitable programmes yielded no verified military-channel act.¹⁰

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

Documented consumer product lines

KITH’s official corporate description identifies apparel, footwear, accessories, and lifestyle retail as its principal commercial activities; no corresponding military-specific product line was established.¹

KITH’s 1 July 2024 New Balance announcement describes consumer footwear based on the 1300 and 580 models, featuring canvas, suede, leather, and conventional footwear technologies; the announcement describes retail sales through KITH’s shops, website, and application, rather than military procurement.¹¹

KITH’s 2026 editorial catalogue describes K-Tech performance apparel, collaborations with On involving running and lifestyle footwear, and other consumer fashion collections; the documented products are marketed for civilian sporting or lifestyle use.¹²

KITH’s UK editorial catalogue also describes its 2026 &Kin ready-to-wear clothing, tailoring collaborations, and Salomon footwear releases as consumer products.¹³

Tactical and militarised variants

No public evidence identified of military-specified KITH garments, ballistic protection, tactical communications equipment, military uniforms supplied under contract, or purpose-built products supplied to Israeli security forces.

Civilian versus military end users

KITH’s published customer-support guidance distinguishes purchases made directly through official KITH channels from purchases through third-party resellers or unauthorised marketplaces, for which it does not provide authentication or warranty assistance; the guidance does not identify Israeli military end users.¹⁴

End-user certification and licensing

No public evidence identified of Israeli military end-user certificates, military-specific product export licences, government authorisations, or defence-oriented modifications associated with KITH.

Military-purpose software

No public evidence identified of KITH developing autonomous targeting software, fire-control systems, weapons-integration software, or other software designed primarily to produce kinetic military effects.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

Occupied-territory equipment

No public evidence identified of KITH manufacturing, supplying, operating, or maintaining heavy machinery, demolition equipment, military construction vehicles, or engineering systems used in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Geographic distribution

KITH’s official locations directory documents consumer retail operations across the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and South Korea; the retrieved directory does not identify an Israeli location or a retail facility in the occupied Palestinian territories.¹⁵

KITH’s UK locations directory confirms stores on Regent Street and within Selfridges, alongside other international consumer locations; no Israeli settlement branch or military installation is identified.¹⁶

Direct and indirect supply

No public evidence identified of direct military-equipment supply, authorised military distributors, secondary-market heavy-equipment transfers, or construction-equipment end-use monitoring arrangements involving KITH.

Construction and engineering contracts

No public evidence identified of KITH contracts concerning checkpoints, detention centres, military bases, military roads, settlement expansion, separation-barrier infrastructure, or associated construction and maintenance.

Settlement-related operations

No public evidence identified of KITH operating a military-adjacent facility, distribution centre, construction project, or security-support operation in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, or Golan Heights.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

Documented commercial collaborations

KITH identifies consumer-facing collaborations with companies including Nike, Coca-Cola, BMW, Disney, Giorgio Armani, and other lifestyle brands; its corporate description does not identify these collaborations as defence contracts.¹

KITH’s September 2026 corporate editorial documents consumer collaborations with New Balance, ASICS, On, Adidas, and other footwear and lifestyle companies; these announcements do not establish military component manufacturing or Israeli defence-sector supply.¹²

KITH’s September 2026 anniversary interview describes its business model as focused on independently developed products, retail, and consumer footwear collaborations, without identifying an Israeli defence-prime relationship.⁷

Israeli defence manufacturers

No public evidence identified of a direct or indirect component-supply relationship between KITH and Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, or Israel Military Industries.

Component categories

No public evidence identified of KITH supplying defence-grade optics, electronic assemblies, propulsion components, armour, guidance electronics, communications equipment, or other military-specific components to Israeli defence manufacturers.

Joint development and licensed manufacturing

No public evidence identified of military technology-transfer agreements, joint weapons development, defence-related co-production, licensed military manufacturing, or other defence-prime integration.

Group attribution

The documented operating entities Kith Retail, LLC and Kith Treats LLC are identified in KITH’s own corporate terms; no public evidence identified of either entity independently undertaking Israeli military component supply.²

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

Consumer logistics

KITH’s customer FAQ describes consumer-order fulfilment through multiple warehouses and ordinary customer delivery arrangements; it does not establish military transport, defence procurement, or government logistics services.¹⁷

Hospitality activities

KITH’s 28 November 2025 announcement describes Ronnie’s as a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant associated with its London flagship, with a public opening scheduled for 12 December 2025; its published description concerns civilian hospitality.¹⁸

KITH’s corporate profile also describes restaurants and Kith Treats operations as extensions of its consumer lifestyle business.¹

Military installations

No public evidence identified of catering, fuel, facilities management, waste handling, transportation, telecommunications, or other operational support contracts with Israeli military bases or detention facilities.

Occupied-territory installations

No public evidence identified of KITH providing support services to military installations in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Golan Heights, Gaza, or other Israeli-controlled military locations.

Military freight and shipping

No public evidence identified of KITH arranging military cargo shipments, arms transportation, defence freight forwarding, military port handling, or shipping services specifically supporting Israeli defence logistics.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

Lethal systems manufacturing

No public evidence identified of KITH manufacturing, assembling, integrating, or servicing firearms, artillery, missiles, armoured vehicles, military drones, military vessels, or other lethal weapons systems.

Munitions and precursor materials

No public evidence identified of KITH supplying ammunition, explosives, propellants, warhead components, military chemicals, or munitions precursor materials to Israeli defence end users.

Strategic defence platforms

No public evidence identified of KITH supplying components, technical services, integration support, or maintenance to Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, Israeli combat aircraft, armoured platforms, warships, or ballistic missile systems.

Weapons-specific subsystems

No public evidence identified of KITH supplying fire-control equipment, radar modules, guidance electronics, weapons-calibrated propulsion components, or targeting technologies.

Civilian products

KITH’s published September 2026 commercial materials continue to describe consumer footwear, apparel, sporting equipment, and lifestyle products; no weapons-specific product or Israeli military recipient is identified in the reviewed announcements.¹²

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

Export licences

No public evidence identified of a government granting, refusing, suspending, or revoking a KITH export licence involving Israeli military or security end users.

Arms embargoes and sanctions

No public evidence identified of KITH being investigated, sanctioned, or cited for an Israeli military export-control violation, arms embargo breach, or unlawful defence shipment.

Litigation and judicial review

No public evidence identified of court proceedings or judicial review concerning KITH’s alleged defence supply to Israel.

UK company filings

KITH LONDON LIMITED’s Companies House filing history records its 1 October 2024 incorporation, subsequent accounting-period adjustment, director appointment, and confirmation statement; these records establish ordinary corporate filings, without identifying an Israeli military procurement or export-control proceeding.¹⁹

Commercial legal framework

KITH’s published 2025 terms govern its consumer websites, mobile applications, sales, and associated services; the terms do not disclose a military supply programme or Israeli military customer relationship.²

Constructive-notice chronology

KITH’s official 2026 editorial confirms continued consumer product launches after 19 July 2024 and November 2024; no separately verified Israeli military-channel activity was identified for which continuation after those dates could be assessed.¹²

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

UN and NGO investigations

No public evidence identified linking KITH by a verified named-company finding to Israeli military contracting, military logistics, defence manufacturing, or settlement-related military infrastructure in the OHCHR settlement database, UN A/HRC/59/23, Who Profits, AFSC Investigate, or the other specialist investigations searched.

Boycott and divestment activity

No public evidence identified of an institutional divestment decision, organised military-supply-specific boycott campaign, or public procurement exclusion directed at KITH because of a verified Israeli defence contract.

Military-related donations

KITH identifies Ronnie Fieg as chairman of its philanthropic arm, Kinnect Foundation, whose published mission centres on education, community engagement, and social impact.¹

Kinnect Foundation identifies itself as the philanthropic arm of KITH and describes work supporting underserved young people through education and career opportunities; its corporate information identifies The Kin Foundation as its registered nonprofit entity.²⁰

Kinnect’s social-impact disclosures describe community grants, in-kind support, volunteer programmes, and education-related activities; no Israeli military beneficiary is identified in the reviewed programme descriptions.²¹

No public evidence identified of KITH, Kith Retail, LLC, Kith Treats LLC, Kinnect Foundation, Ronnie Fieg, or Sam Ben-Avraham making a verified donation of money, equipment, or services to the IDF, Friends of the IDF, military reservist funds, or a named Israeli military unit.

Company responses

No public evidence identified of a KITH statement announcing the termination of an Israeli military contract, the introduction of a military end-use monitoring commitment, or changes to Israeli military supply relationships in response to public pressure.

Named-entity follow-up

Ronnie Fieg - founder, CEO, and creative director; searched for Israeli defence investments, IDF donations, military procurement, military advocacy, and settlement relationships; no verified military-channel act identified.^{1, 5}

Sam Ben-Avraham - historically identified co-founder; searched for Israeli military funding, defence-company interests, government security contracts, and settlement organisations; no verified military-channel act identified.⁶

Ivo Nikolov - KITH LONDON LIMITED director; searched for defence-industry directorships, Israeli military contracts, and military philanthropy; no verified military-channel act identified.⁸

Nicholas Annacone - KITH LONDON LIMITED director; searched for defence-industry directorships, Israeli military contracts, and military philanthropy; no verified military-channel act identified.⁸

Kith Retail, LLC - named website operator; searched for Israeli military supply, procurement, defence-sector distribution, and settlement activities; no verified military-channel act identified.²

Kith Treats LLC - named related hospitality operator; searched for IDF catering, military facilities, defence logistics, and military procurement; no verified military-channel act identified.²

KITH LONDON LIMITED - registered UK clothing retailer; searched for Israeli defence contracting, export licences, military procurement, and settlement operations; no verified military-channel act identified.⁴

The Kin Foundation / Kinnect Foundation - KITH-associated nonprofit; searched for Israeli military beneficiaries, reservist funds, defence-related philanthropy, and settlement organisations; no verified military-channel act identified.^{20, 21}

Sharifa Murdock - KITH Chief Impact Officer; searched for Israeli military-related charitable initiatives and fundraising; no verified military-channel act identified.¹⁰

Emily Ades - Kinnect Foundation director; searched for military-related grant beneficiaries and defence philanthropy; no verified military-channel act identified.¹⁰

Francess Henry - Kinnect programming specialist; searched for Israeli military-related programmes and beneficiaries; no verified military-channel act identified.¹⁰

Sabrina Lee - Kinnect social-media associate; searched for publicly documented military fundraising campaigns and defence-related charitable communications; no verified military-channel act identified.¹⁰

Documented commercial and public-communication acts

Kith Retail, LLC and Kith Treats LLC - acting entities named in KITH’s consumer-service terms; recipients: retail and service customers; channel: kith.com; dated observation: 21 April 2025, accessible 28 October 2026; status: terms publicly available at research date; military beneficiary: none identified; public audience: website and application users; precise uninterrupted publication duration: unknown.²

KITH - acting commercial brand; collaborator: New Balance; channel: kith.com; dated observation: 1 July 2024; activity: promotion and retail distribution of consumer footwear; military beneficiary: none identified; individual collection’s current availability: unknown; public audience: KITH retail customers.¹¹

KITH - acting commercial brand; collaborators: consumer footwear and sportswear manufacturers including On, ASICS, and New Balance; channel: kith.com; observations: September–October 2026; status: public commercial editorial available on 28 October 2026; military beneficiary: none identified; public audience: retail customers; exact publication-duration continuity: unknown.¹²

KITH - acting commercial brand; beneficiary of UK retail incorporation: its London retail operation; channel: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk; earliest documented observation: 1 October 2024; latest verification: 28 October 2026; status: company registered active; military beneficiary: none identified.⁴

The Kin Foundation / Kinnect Foundation - acting philanthropic entity; intended beneficiaries: underserved young people and participating community organisations; channel: kinnectfoundation.org; latest observation: 28 October 2026, with 2026 activities displayed; status: public programme information available; military recipient: none identified; exact continuity of individual grants and public communications: unknown.^{20, 21}