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SHOES A-Z: DESIGNERS, BRANDS, MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Jonathan Walford | 256 pages | 30 Nov 2010 | Thames & Hudson Ltd | 9780500515266 | English | London, United Kingdom 50+ Best Fashion Logos images | logos, fashion logo, logo design All retailers should want to improve their sustainability and should already have schemes in place. However they should not only control their sustainability in store but also minimise their footprint when it comes to distribution of their goods. These fashion labels thrive with simplicity and minimalism. Creative logo designs for use on swing tags and latch onto accessories with sophisticated style. Choo left the brand in , followed by Mellon in Jimmy Choo began my creating ready-to-wear shoes, later followed by prodding handbags and small leather goods. Kenzo is a French fashion house founded by Kenzo Takada originally from Japan in He uses his Japanese roots to infuse his collections, as well as taking European high fashion into account. IN Kenzo progressed to designing men, kids and home collections. Today the company is owned by a luxury goods company, LVMH. The duo stepped down and Felipe Oliveira Baptista was appointed to take over in In , La Perla started manufacturing swimwear and later proceeded to making perfumes in In , lingerie would be transported in velvet suitcases, thus the family decided to name their brand La Perla. Lanvin is a French high fashion house, founded in by Jeanne Lanvin. It all started when Lanvin made incredibly beautiful clothes for her daughter, Marie-Blanche de Polignac, this created a lot of attention from wealthy people and they requested for Lanvin to create ones for their children. Soon, she was creating clothes for the mothers and celebrities of Europe; she opened her first store in Paris. After the death of Jeanne in , the brand has had a number of incredible designers at their front line; the iconic Alber Elbaz stepped down in after 13 years leaving Lucas Ossendrijver and Bouchra Jarrar leading the way. In , the pair announced the end of their collaboration and Bruno Sialelli took over with extreme pressure to turn things around for the brand. The brand is known for its colourful knitwear designs with creative patterns. Missoni set up a small knitwear shop in gallarate, and five years later they presented their first collection in Milan. Sadly, Tai became more interested in designing costumes, carpets and tapestries. Moschino is an Italian fashion house founded in by Franco Moschino. The brand sells ready-to-wear clothes, fashion accessories, shoes, perfumes, the list goes on. The brand became famous due to the bright colours and different graphic designs. After the death of Franco, his assistant became creative director, Rossella Jardini. However, as of American designer Jeremy Scott became the creative director. Marni is an Italian fashion brand founded in by Consuelo Castiglioni. Marni, who is still the head designer, has created a brand that creates feminine, quirky clothing with elements such as colour blocking, pale colours intertwined with bright colours and unusual shapes. Consuelo started work in using fur, however what was different is that she treated fur as if it were a normal fabric whereas others treated it in an old-fashioned manner. Her line was a huge success however her customers needed something to wear under the fur, thus she created a ready-to-wear clothing line that now extends to her producing handbags, jewellery and eyewear. The brand is named after her sister, Marni. Miu Miu is a high end fashion brand for womenswear owned by Prada. Miu Miu is owned by Miuccia Prada and was established in Miu Miu is named after the nickname that is given to the owner. In the brand is going to launch their first perfume, this will be the first time the brand has stepped outside of the fashion and accessories market. Mulberry is a British fashion brand founded in , by Roger Saul and his mother, Joan. Mulberry became an established brand within the British luxury lifestyle market, as it had leather bags for the everyday country person such as a dispatch and binocular bag. Mulberry sells a range of leather accessories, footwear as well as fashion for both sexes. Nike is an American brand that focus on design, develop, manufacture, market and selling, globally, of footwear, apparel, accessories and equipment. Manufacturing sportswear and equipment is a large part of the success that Nike has achieved, it sponsors multiple athletes and sports teams across the globe. Oscar de la Renta is a haute couture brand, founded in by Oscar, himself. His fashion career started when the U. Ambassador of Spain came across his dress sketches and asked him to create one for her daughter. The gown appeared upon the daughter on the cover of Life Magazine. Oscar, soon after, found an apprenticeship at Balenciaga. Later he found himself in Paris where he landed a job in Lanvin, two years later he became the lead designer at Elizabeth Arden. In he launched his own line, which was a ready-to-wear collection for the everyday working women. His lines are infused with silk prints and ruffles always ensuring it was flattering yet feminine. Sadly he passed away on the 20th October from cancer. Peter Copping took the place of the icon as creative director until , when Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia returned as co-creative directors. Pucci is an Italian clothing brand founded in by Emilio Pucci. The brand is known for its geometric prints in a range of kaleidoscope of colours. His collection was a huge success, so he decided to leave the Air Force and start up his own haute couture fashion house. Pucci produced swimwear, silk scarves, blouses and lingerie lines. Icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy and Madonna have all been huge fans of Pucci; and Marilyn was even buried in one of his beautiful dresses. After his death in , his daughter took over the brand and the current creative director is Massimo Giorgetti. Prada is an Italian fashion house founded in by Mario Prada. The brand specialises in ready-to-wear fashion, leather, shoes, perfumes, jewellery and accessories. The company started in , run by Mario and his brother Martino, in Milan and originally sold leather goods. Her daughter, Miuccia Prada took over the brand in from her mother. Nathan Bogle left the company in ; David Neville became partners with Wainwright. Ralph Lauren is an American fashion and home ware brand, founded in by Ralph Lauren. The brand produces ready-to-wear female lines, luxury leather goods and eyewear collections. In , the sisters were named Womenswear Designers of America. Tom Ford is an American fashion brand launched in by Tom Ford. The brand produces menswear, womenswear, kidswear, beauty, eyewear and fashion accessories. The chairman of the brand is Dominico De Sole. He also helped fashion house, Yves Saint Laurent, and became creative director whilst also being the creative director of Gucci. For both the brands he was able to pull both the luxury brands back into the mainstream market. Valentino is an Italian haute couture fashion brand, founded in by Valentino Garavani. In , a new self-lacing shoe was introduced. Called the Nike Mag , which are replicas of the shoes featured in Back to the Future Part II , it had a preliminary limited release, only available by auction with all proceeds going to the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Nike have introduced a premium line, focused more on streetwear than sports wear called NikeLab. In March , Nike announced its launch of a plus-size clothing line, which will feature new sizes 1X through 3X on more than products. On July 23, a pair of Nike Inc. The so- called "Moon Shoes" were designed by Nike co-founder and track coach Bill Bowerman for runners participating in the Olympics trials. Nike's world headquarters are surrounded by the city of Beaverton but are within unincorporated Washington County. The city attempted to forcibly annex Nike's headquarters, which led to a lawsuit by Nike, and lobbying by the company that ultimately ended in Oregon Senate Bill of Under that bill's terms, Beaverton is specifically barred from forcibly annexing the land that Nike and Columbia Sportswear occupy in Washington County for 35 years, while Electro Scientific Industries and Tektronix receive the same protection for 30 years. Nike has contracted with more than shops around the world and has offices located in 45 countries outside the United States. However, due to harsh criticism from some organizations like CorpWatch , Nike has disclosed information about its contract factories in its Corporate Governance Report. Nike has been criticized for contracting with factories known as Nike sweatshops in countries such as China , Vietnam , Indonesia and Mexico. Vietnam Labor Watch, an activist group, has documented that factories contracted by Nike have violated minimum wage and overtime laws in Vietnam as late as , although Nike claims that this practice has been stopped. Campaigns have been taken up by many colleges and universities, especially anti-globalisation groups, as well as several anti-sweatshop groups such as the United Students Against Sweatshops. As of July , Nike stated that two-thirds of its factories producing Converse products still do not meet the company's standards for worker treatment. A July Associated Press article stated that employees at the company's plants in Indonesia reported constant abuse from supervisors. During the s, Nike faced criticism for the use of child labor in Cambodia and Pakistan in factories it contracted to manufacture soccer balls. Although Nike took action to curb or at least reduce the practice, they continue to contract their production to companies that operate in areas where inadequate regulation and monitoring make it hard to ensure that child labor is not being used.