[3] His family were members of the orthodox Raleigh Close (Hendon United Synagogue)[3] and Reiss studied at Carmel College, a former Jewish boarding school in Oxfordshire.
[4] Reiss took over his father's gentlemen's outfitters on the corner of Bishopsgate and Petticoat Lane in the City of London, in 1971, when he was in his 20s.
[5] He then moved on to manufacturing, and in 1980 opened a flagship store in Chelsea selling his eponymous brand, as well as establishing a factory in Wakefield producing his clothes.
[11] Reiss's son is a director at HSBC, and his daughter Debra worked for the chain in Los Angeles until her death from a long-term illness in 2015.
[12] David's eldest daughter Ali was involved in the business for many years before leaving in her 30s to concentrate on her children.