Nine West

Nine West
fashion wholesale and retail company
Founded New York City, 1973
Founder Jerome Fisher and Vince Camuto
Nine West at South Shore Plaza
in Braintree, Massachusetts

Nine West (also 9 West) is a fashion wholesale and retail company.

Initially founded as a fashion footwear brand, Nine West expanded into handbags, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, jewelry, belts, watches, cold weather accessories, hats, scarves and wraps, and eyewear.[1]

Fred Allard served as Creative Director starting in 2006.[2]

Named for its founding location in the Solow Building at 9 West 57th Street in New York City, Nine West opened its first specialty retail store in 1983 in Stamford, Connecticut. It has since become a brand located in over 800 global locations in 57 countries. The corporate headquarters are located in White Plains, New York.

In 1999, Nine West was acquired by Jones Apparel Group.[3]

Brand History

In 1983, the first Nine West branded retail store was opened in Stamford, Connecticut while international expansion began with the opening of the Hong Kong location in 1994. In 1986, Nine West launched its first national ad campaign.

After the launch of handbags in 1995, Nine West expanded to dresses, suits and kids footwear. Through licensing agreements, it also offers eyewear, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, belts, hats, cold weather accessories, scarves and wraps.

In 2006, Nine West began collaborating with Vivienne Westwood, Thakoon and Sophia Kokosalaki on limited edition "capsule collections". In 2009, Nine West and New Balance collaborated to develop a collection of footwear.

References in popular culture

In Gwyn Cready's comedic romance novel Tumbling Through Time, Seph Pyle is transported back in time to 1705 after trying on a pair of sandals at the Nine West store in the Pittsburgh airport.

In the Will and Grace episode "William, Tell", Karen makes a comment about Will's office being below street level, saying that all he could see from his window is 'bad shoes' and then pointing at the window and saying 'See, Nine West'.

Craig Ferguson mentioned the store on a frequent basis on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

References

  1. ↑ "Nine West brand", Jones Apparel Group
  2. ↑ "Jones Apparel Group Names Creative Director For Nine West Brand", allbusiness.com, Wednesday, October 18, 2006
  3. ↑ Nine West Inc. Company History, fundinguniverse.com

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