textile founded 1991 headquarters istanbul turkey key people sait akarl lar founder ; c neyt yavuz ceo products denim accessories revenue 747 million 2014 tl website www.mavi.com mavi is a brand of denim and jeans wear founded in 1991 based in istanbul turkey . the company manufactures jeans for both women and men targeting a younger age group . the global operation is headquartered in turkey with subsidiaries in the usa canada germany netherlands russia and australia . 1 mavi has flagship stores in new york city 2 vancouver istanbul berlin frankfurt and d sseldorf . 1 celebrities who wear this brand of jeans include kate winslet and chelsea clinton . 3 in 2012 adriana lima signed a contract with mavi for a marketing campaign recording a series of commercials . 4 the campaign was so successful that the sales increased 50 % . 5 the company s name derives from the fact that mavi is a turkish word for blue . its major factory in erkezk y tekirda province . references edit a b corporate mavi usa retrieved 21 may 2014 fass allison 9 august 2001 . two jeans makers want to capitalize on the all american comfort and fit of denim slacks . the new york times . retrieved 2009 02 01 . three economic lessons imported from turkey . time . 9 february 2012 . adriana lima comes to act in commercial h rriyet daily news 6 march 2013 adriana lima supermodel of the year with a golden heart women fitness 30 september 2013 external links edit mavi jeans v t e turquality companies akbank littlebig mavi jeans temsa lker vitra retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mavi jeans & oldid 744040095 categories clothing brandsjeans1991 establishments in turkeyclothing companies of turkeycompanies based in istanbulcompanies established in 1991turkish brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutscht rk e edit links this page was last modified on 12 october 2016 at 19 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view