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England’s Belstaff is about to move to a new home on New York’s Fifth Avenue as the company prepares to expand in the United States.

The extension follows the acquisition of the company by Labelux, the private luxury conglomerate that also owns Jimmy Choo and Derek Lam; Tommy Hilfiger and CEO Harry Slatkin in June 2011.

‘This is a precursor to a U.S. expansion,’ Slatkin told WWD. ‘We’ve been hiring all new talent.’ The company is building a 50-strong team for its US headquarters, which join the company in addition to staffs at Belstaff’s offices in London and Milan.

Best known for its biker jackets and leather boots, Belstaff generates 95% of its sales in Europe. The brand created screen garments for Mission Impossible III, Ocean’s Twelve and The Dark Knight, in which Christian Bale wore a Belstaff vintage-look leather jacket to play Batman.