Dato' Jimmy Choo OBE, born Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat, (Chinese: 周仰杰) is a Malaysian fashion designer based in London, United Kingdom. He is best known for founding Jimmy Choo Ltd that became known for its hand-made women's shoes.
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Choo was born in Penang, Malaysia into a family of shoemakers. He is of Chinese Hakka [2] descent. He made his first shoe when he was 11 years old. He is perhaps the most notable of students of Cordwainers Technical College in London Borough of Hackney, London from which he graduated in 1983. The college is now part of the London College of Fashion. Choo has divulged that he worked part-time at restaurants and as a cleaner at a shoe factory to help fund his college education.
Jimmy Choo's beginnings can be traced back to his workshop in London Borough of Hackney, North London, which he opened in 1986 by renting an old hospital building. His craftsmanship and designs were soon noticed and he came to the verge of international notability when his creations were featured in a record eight pages in a 1988 issue of Vogue magazine. Patronage from Diana, Princess of Wales from 1990 onwards further boosted his image.
In 1996, he co-founded Jimmy Choo Ltd with British Vogue accessories editor Tamara Mellon.
In April 2001, Choo sold his 50% stake in the company for £10 million. He has since been concentrating his work on the exclusive Jimmy Choo Couture line produced under license from Jimmy Choo Ltd. The Jimmy Choo London line, also known as Jimmy Choo Ready-To-Wear or, simply, Jimmy Choo, is under the purview of Tamara Mellon. The ready-to-wear line has expanded to include accessories such as handbags.
Choo lives in London. He is currently involved in a project to set up a shoemaking institute in Malaysia, where his iconic status is often evoked to inspire budding shoemakers and fashion designers. His company Jimmy Choo Ltd. produces some of the expensive high-end shoes.
Jimmy Choo AZIENDA Storia[Italia]
Inizi Jimmy Choo può essere fatta risalire alla sua bottega nel London Borough of Hackney, a nord di Londra, che ha aperto nel 1986 da locazione di un edificio del vecchio ospedale. La sua arte, disegni e modelli sono stati subito notati e giunse al punto di notabilità internazionali, quando le sue creazioni sono presenti in un record di otto pagine in un numero 1988 della rivista Vogue. Patrocinio da Diana, principessa del Galles dal 1990 in poi ancora più forte la sua immagine.
Nel 1996, ha co-fondato Jimmy Choo Ltd con British accessori editor di Vogue Tamara Mellon.
Nel mese di aprile 2001, Choo ha venduto la sua quota del 50% nella società per 10 milioni di sterline. Da allora è stato concentrato il suo lavoro sulla esclusiva linea di Jimmy Choo Couture prodotta in licenza da Jimmy Choo Jimmy Choo Ltd. La linea di Londra, conosciuto anche come Jimmy Choo Ready-to-wear o, semplicemente, Jimmy Choo, è sotto l'autorità di Tamara Mellon. Il ready-to-wear line si è esteso per includere gli accessori quali borse.
Choo vive a Londra. E 'attualmente impegnato in un progetto di istituire un istituto calzature in Malaysia, dove il suo status di icona è spesso evocata per ispirare in erba calzaturieri e stilisti di moda. La sua azienda Jimmy Choo Ltd produce alcune delle costose scarpe high-end.
Jimmy Choo ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ Ιστορικό[Greece]
Απαρχές Jimmy Choo μπορούν να αναχθούν σε εργαστήριο του στο London Borough of Hackney, Βόρειο Λονδίνο, το οποίο άνοιξε το 1986 με την ενοικίαση ένα παλιό κτίριο του νοσοκομείου. Κατασκευαστικής τεχνικής και σχεδίων του ήταν παρατηρήσει σύντομα και έφτασε στο χείλος της διεθνούς εγκυκλοπαιδικότητας όταν οι δημιουργίες του εμφανίζονται σε μια εγγραφή οκτώ σελίδες σε ένα ζήτημα του 1988 του περιοδικού Vogue. Χορηγία από Νταϊάνα, πριγκίπισσα της Ουαλίας από το 1990 ενίσχυσε περαιτέρω την εικόνα του.
Το 1996, ίδρυσε Jimmy Choo Ltd με αξεσουάρ βρετανική Vogue editor Tamara Mellon.
Τον Απρίλιο του 2001, Choo πούλησε το 50% των μετοχών του στην εταιρεία για 10 εκατομμύρια λίρες. Από τότε έχει επικεντρώσει τις εργασίες του σχετικά με το αποκλειστικό Jimmy Choo γραμμής υψηλής ραπτικής που παράγονται βάσει αδειών από Jimmy Choo Ε.Π.Ε. Ο Jimmy Choo στο Λονδίνο γραμμή, επίσης γνωστή ως Jimmy Choo Ready-to-wear ή, απλά, Jimmy Choo, είναι υπό την αρμοδιότητα του Tamara Mellon. Τα έτοιμα-a-porter γραμμή έχει επεκταθεί για να συμπεριλάβει αξεσουάρ όπως τσάντες.
Choo ζει στο Λονδίνο. Ασχολείται επί του παρόντος σε ένα έργο για τη δημιουργία ενός ινστιτούτου υποδηματοποιίας στη Μαλαισία, όπου εικονική κατάσταση του έχει αναφερθεί συχνά να εμπνεύσει τους εκκολαπτόμενους υποδηματοποιούς και σχεδιαστές μόδας. Η εταιρεία του Jimmy Choo ΕΠΕ παράγει μερικά από τα ακριβά υψηλής παπούτσια τέλος.
