Jones Apparel Group
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The Jones Group, Inc. (formerly Jones Apparel Group) , a Fortune 500
company, is an American designer, marketer and wholesaler of brand
ed clothing
, shoes and accessories
. Its headquarters are in New York City
. The company also markets directly to consumers through their chain of specialty retail and value-based stores. In addition, it markets costume jewelry
under the Givenchy
brand licensed from Givenchy Corporation and footwear under the Dockers Women brand licensed from Levi Strauss & Co.
In 2004 the company purchased luxury department store chain Barneys New York
for $400 million, and sold it in September 2007 to Dubai-based investment firm Istithmar for $942.3 million.
. Together with Grace accountant Gerard Rubin, Kimmel bought Grace's fashion division in 1975, incorporating it as Jones Apparel Group. Jones expanded quickly by bringing out new labels and licensing others, such as Christian Dior
.
In the early 1980s, Jones Apparel offered the sweatsuit fashions of Norma Kamali
, and in 1984 they acquired the license for the Gloria Vanderbilt line from Murjani.
In the early 1990s, Jones again took off. The company expanded with new lines, such as Rena Rowan and Jones & Co.
Fortune 500
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company, is an American designer, marketer and wholesaler of brand
Brand
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
ed clothing
Clothing
Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...
, shoes and accessories
Fashion accessory
Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement and complement clothes, such as jewelery, gloves, handbags, hats, belts, scarves, wigs, watches, sunglasses, pins, stockings, bow ties, hand fans, leg warmers, leggings, neckties, suspenders, and tights....
. Its headquarters are in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The company also markets directly to consumers through their chain of specialty retail and value-based stores. In addition, it markets costume jewelry
Costume jewelry
Costume jewelry is jewelry manufactured as ornamentation to complement a particular fashionable costume or garment. Costume jewelry came into being in the 1930s as a cheap, disposable accessory meant to be worn with a specific outfit...
under the Givenchy
Givenchy
Givenchy is a French brand of clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics with Parfums Givenchy.The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de Givenchy and is a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture et du Pret-a-Porter...
brand licensed from Givenchy Corporation and footwear under the Dockers Women brand licensed from Levi Strauss & Co.
Levi Strauss & Co.
Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately held American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim jeans. It was founded in 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim, Franconia, to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business...
In 2004 the company purchased luxury department store chain Barneys New York
Barneys New York
Barneys New York is a chain of luxury department stores headquartered in New York City. The chain owns large stores in New York City, Beverly Hills, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Las Vegas, and Scottsdale, and smaller stores in other locations across the United States.Brands sold include...
for $400 million, and sold it in September 2007 to Dubai-based investment firm Istithmar for $942.3 million.
History
In 1970, Sidney Kimmel founded and became President of the Jones Apparel Division of W.R. Grace & CoW. R. Grace and Company
W. R. Grace and Company is a Columbia, Maryland, United States based chemical conglomerate.The company has two main divisions, Davison Chemicals and Performance Chemicals. The Davison unit makes chemical catalysts, refining catalysts, and silica-based products that let other companies make...
. Together with Grace accountant Gerard Rubin, Kimmel bought Grace's fashion division in 1975, incorporating it as Jones Apparel Group. Jones expanded quickly by bringing out new labels and licensing others, such as Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Christian Dior , was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior.-Life:...
.
In the early 1980s, Jones Apparel offered the sweatsuit fashions of Norma Kamali
Norma Kamali
Norma Kamali is a New York-based fashion designer born in 1945. She is best known for the "sleeping bag" coat, "parachute pants" made from silk parachutes, and versatile multi-use pieces. She designed the red one-piece bathing suit worn by Farah Fawcett in the iconic 1976 Charlie's Angels poster....
, and in 1984 they acquired the license for the Gloria Vanderbilt line from Murjani.
In the early 1990s, Jones again took off. The company expanded with new lines, such as Rena Rowan and Jones & Co.
Brands
The Jones Group’s brands include:- Designer
- B Brian Atwood
- Rachel RoyRachel RoyRachel Roy is an American fashion designer, and philanthropist who was born and raised in California. She grew up and attended Seaside High School along the Monterey Peninsula in Northern California. Rachel attended Columbia Union College, where she majored in liberal arts...
- Robert Rodriguez
- Stuart Weitzman
- Contemporary
- Robbi + Nikki
- Bridge
- Anne KleinAnne KleinAnne Klein was an American fashion designer who founded her own women's sportswear and apparel label.-Biography:Anne Klein was born as Hannah Golofski in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York on August 3, 1923...
New York - Boutique 9
- Givenchy Jewelry
- Joan & David
- Judith Jack
- Anne Klein
- Better: Classic
- AK Anne Klein
- Anne Klein Suit
- Circa Joan & David
- Jones New York
- Kasper
- Better:Fashion/Contemporary
- Enzo Angiolini
- Jessica Simpson Jeanswear
- Nine WestNine WestNine West is a fashion wholesale and retail company best known for quickly translating runway trends into styles attainable by mass consumers. Initially founded as a fashion footwear brand, Nine West has since expanded into handbags, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, jewelry, belts, watches, cold...
- Rachel Rachel RoyRachel RoyRachel Roy is an American fashion designer, and philanthropist who was born and raised in California. She grew up and attended Seaside High School along the Monterey Peninsula in Northern California. Rachel attended Columbia Union College, where she majored in liberal arts...
- Mens
- Marc Moto
- Moderate
- Bandolino
- Currants
- Dockers
- Easy Spirit
- Gloria VanderbiltGloria VanderbiltGloria Laura Vanderbilt is an American artist, author, actress, heiress, and socialite most noted as an early developer of designer blue jeans...
- Le Suit
- Mootsies Tootsies
- Nine & Co.
- Pappagallo
- Sam & Libby
- Westies
- Juniors
- EnergieEnergieEnergie can refer to:* Energie clothing, Italian brand of clothing* Énergie, a French-language brand of rhythmic top 40 radio in Quebec* The FC Energie Cottbus, a German football club...
- GLO JeansGLO JeansGLO Jeans is an American brand of jeans founded in 2001. The brand is owned by Jones Apparel Group. GLO Jeans became immediately popular on the U.S. market, made specifically for girls and women. In 2010, GLO began to be sold exclusively at Kmart stores....
- Grane
- l.e.i.
- True Freedom
- Energie
- Other
- Stuart Weitzman (part owner)
- NapierNapier Company (jewellery)The Napier Company is an American jewellery manufacturing company, and was one of the first modern corporations in the United States.-History:...
- Norton McNaughton