munich germany products women s fashions handbags shoes fragrances eyewear kids fashion owner megha mittal website escada.com escada se is a german luxury women s designer clothing company headquartered in munich owned by megha mittal . contents 1 history 2 corporate affairs 3 notable clients 4 controversy 5 references 6 external links history edit esbeda was founded in 1976 by margaretha and wolfgang ley in munich germany . 1 the company soon stood out with its distinctive creations featuring unusual combinations of colors and patterns exclusive embroidery and elaborately designed knitted fashions . escada saw a rapid upswing and continually extended its collections and its creative work . in the course of its international expansion escada se went public in 1986 . in 1994 the company launched the escada sport label established its own accessories collection including bags and shoes and granted major licenses collaborating with such partners as procter & gamble . in 2007 the artist stefan szczesny created a new escada collection in saint tropez france . since july 2008 bruno s lzer was the acting ceo with responsibilities for design marketing and sales . in 2009 escada sold its subsidiary primera ag based in m nster westphalia which comprised the brands apriori cavita and laur l as well as biba . on august 11 2009 escada filed insolvency at munich local court as an exchange offer for the outstanding bonds of 200 million was not accepted by the necessary 80 % of all bond holders . 2 3 in november 2009 it was acquired by india s london based billionaire lakshmi mittal whose daughter in law megha mittal is the owner and director of the board . she is married to aditya mittal . 4 on 20 february 2014 according to women s wear daily bruno s lzer will step down as ceo of escada by december 2014 . 5 corporate affairs edit escada store in hong kong escada divides its business activities in three segments fashion with the brands escada couture and escada sport . accessories consisting of bags shoes and small leather goods . licenses which utilizes the escada brand for fragrances eyewear and children s fashion . notable clients edit crown princess victoria of sweden is a regular escada customer . in 2010 she wore escada to the pre wedding party at the wedding of prince nikolaos of greece . in 2011 she wore escada to the monaco royal wedding the pre wedding dinner for the british royal wedding as well as the state visit to germany . sarah duchess of york wore escada to elton john s white tie and tiara ball in 2011 . controversy edit on 18 october 2007 the group global network against the fur industry 6 which is made up of organizations such as coalition to abolish the fur trade or offensive gegen die pelzindustrie launched a campaign against escada in the form of a day of action in hopes of getting escada to stop selling fur . according to their website on october 18 there were 40 actions against escada in 14 countries . 7 on october 6 2007 escada headquarters were vandalized by the animal liberation front . 8 since that date the campaign against escada continues with regular pickets in front of escada outlets worldwide . in october 2010 frank elsner the representative for press and business communication confirmed to the campaigners that escada will go completely fur free starting january 2011 . references edit fashionencyclopedia.com vgl . modekonzern escada muss insolvenz anmelden welt.de 11 . august 2009 sarah gilbert 13 august 2009 . escada out of fashion declares bankruptcy . dailyfinance.com . retrieved 7 december 2015 . mittal family buys escada moving into luxury goods drier melissa 20 february 2014 . bruno s lzer to step down at escada . wwd . retrieved 20 february 2014 . 1 2 http www.directaction.info external links edit media related to escada at wikimedia commons official website v t e designer labels etienne aigner akris armani aspinal asprey max azria badgley mischka balenciaga balmain victoria beckham 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