to private equity fund Patriarch Partners, LLC, and then operated under the name Spiegel LLC, having done business from 2009 to 2012 as Signature Styles, LLC and Artemiss LLC respectively. Spiegel's headquarters were then moved to New York City from Chicago. In 2012, the leadership at Spiegel was replaced when the company discontinued its print catalog in favor of digital marketing. In 2016, Spiegel announced it would become the first American fashion digital catalog to feature a transgender model on its cover when Arisce Wanzer was selected. At the same time, some other Patriarch Partner companies had begun abruptly shutting down without notice. Several lawsuits were ultimately filed against Patriarch and civil-fraud allegations were leveled by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ultimately, during the winter of 20192020, Spiegel's website was removed and the company abruptly ceased operations. References External links spiegel.com, archive of original site at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Clothing retailers of the United States Retail companies established in 1865 Clothing companies established in 1865 Retail companies disestablished in 2019 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2003 1865 establishments in Illinois Clothing companies based in New York City Privately held companies based in New York (state) Clothing brands of the United States Spiegel family