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Jimmy Choo
(1948-)
Who Is Jimmy Choo?
Fashion designer Jimmy Choo used the craftsmanship he learned from his father, also a cobbler, to create some of the most coveted shoes in the world. Choo rose to fame for the quality and style of his handmade women's shoes.
Early Years
Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat was born in 1948 in Penang, Malaysia. The son of a shoe cobbler, Choo was immersed in the world of shoemaking from an early age. His father wanted him to follow in his footsteps, and by age 11, Choo had made his first pair of shoes.
"When I first started, my father wouldn't let me make a shoe," recalled the designer. "Instead, he said: 'Sit and watch, sit and watch.' For months and months, I did that."
After learning from his father about the craft of shoemaking, Choo made his way to England in the early 1980s to study at the Cordwainers Technical College in Hackney, where he graduated with honors in 1983.
Career Beginnings and Success
Choosing to remain in England, Choo opened his first shop in Hackney in 1986 in an old hospital building. It didn't take lo
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Jimmy Choo (fashion house)
British luxury fashion house
This article is about the Jimmy Choo brand and company, J. Choo Limited. For the designer who gave his name to the company, see Jimmy Choo.
Jimmy Choo is a British luxury fashion house specialising in shoes, handbags, accessories and fragrances. The company, J. Choo Limited,[3] was founded in 1996 by Malaysian Chinese couture shoe designer Jimmy Choo and British Vogue accessories editor Tamara Mellon. The brand claims to have been a favourite of Diana, Princess of Wales.[4] The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired in November 2017 by Michael Kors Holdings, now Capri Holdings.
History
Foundation (late eighties to 1996)
The brand traces its roots to shoemaker Jimmy Choo who had set up his workshop in the late 1980s out of the converted Metropolitan Free Hospital in the East End of London.[5] He was distributing his shoes at a stall of the local market. He was known by the editors of fashion industry magazines because he could recreat
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Jimmy Choo
Malaysian-born fashion designer (born 1948)
This article is about the shoe designer. For the company bearing his name, see Jimmy Choo Ltd. For other people, see Jim Chou (disambiguation).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Choo(周).
Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat (born 15 November 1948[1]) is a Malaysian fashion designer based in the United Kingdom. He co-founded Jimmy Choo Ltd, which became known for its handmade women's shoes.[2]
Early life
Choo was born in 1948 in the Crown Colony of Penang, Malaysia, into a family of shoemakers. Of Chinese descent, his family name is Chew (Chinese: 周), but it was misspelled on his birth certificate as Choo. Choo's father, a shoemaker who made all of his shoes by hand, taught him the craft. "My parents were shoemakers and I have followed my father's lead. He inspired me," said Jimmy Choo.[3] He made his first pair of shoes when he was 11 years old—a pair of slippers.[4][5][6]
Between 1982 and 1984, Choo studied at Cordwainers Technical College in Hackney
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