1952 ; 64 years ago 1952 headquarters milan italy key people ren ramillon founder remo ruffini president and creative director revenue 363 700 000 1 website moncler.com moncler is a french apparel manufacturer and lifestyle brand founded in 1952 by ren ramillon most known for its down jackets and sportswear . moncler took its name from the abbreviation of monestier de clermont an alpine town near grenoble france . in 2003 the brand was bought by the italian entrepreneur remo ruffini . moncler s flagship store is on the rue du faubourg saint honor in paris . 2 moncler is especially known for its down jackets . contents 1 history 2 collections 3 distribution 4 counterfeiting 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit the name is an abbreviation of monestier de clermont a village in the mountains near grenoble . at the outset moncler produced quilted sleeping bags a single model of a lined cagoule and tents with a telescopie structure and outside cover . the first quilted jackets were conceived for protecting workers from the cold . they used the jackets on top of their overalls in the small mountain establishment . the first to note them and realize their potential was the french mountaineer lionel terray . the result saw the specialist range moncler pour lionel terray quilted jackets salopettes gloves high resistance sleeping bags and extreme protection made them suitable for the harshest climates . all were put to the test in the course of expeditions and were gradually improved . in 1954 moncler quilted jackets were chosen to equip the italian expedition to karakorum which culminated with the conquest of the earth s second highest summit by achille compagnoni and lino lacedelli . moncler also accompanied the french expedition which reached the summit of makal in 1995 and was the official supplier for expeditions in alaska organised by lionel terray in 1964 . on occasion of the grenoble winter olympics moncler became the official supplier of the french national downhill skiing team . it was a special event that was also to mark the change in logo mount eguit which rises up behind the village was replaced by the cockerel . it was the french national downhill skiing team itself that requested a variation on the quilted jacket it was no longer to be the double version but a single garment that would be more manageable light and well suited to competition requirements . initially called huascaran and then nepal with the addition of leather epaulettes for resting the skis on without damaging the fabric this more flexible and comfortable version of the jacket was to all intents and purposes the precursor of the present day moncler jacket and heralded its success . chantal thomass a designer who worked with the company until 1989 overhauled the appearance of the quilted jacket and she replaced the zipper with buttons and used fur trim satin and reversible fabrics . in 2003 moncler was bought out by the italian entrepreneur remo ruffini current president and creative director who was to introduce the strategy of the global quilted jacket . the ipo of moncler on the milan stock exchange took place on 16 december 2013 with an initial value of 10.20 per share . 3 the shares were 31 times oversubscribed and rose 47 % on the first day resulting in a market capitalization of nearly 4 billion . 4 3 moncler hired celebrity photographer annie leibovitz in august 2013 to shoot an ad campaign . 5 collections edit moncler main line for men and women since 1952 moncler enfant kidswear collection moncler grenoble the collection made its debut in new york in 2010 during new york fashion week moncler gamme rouge moncler s haute couture collection designed by alessandra facchinetti and then by giambattista valli . since 2008 the collection is presented during paris fashion week . moncler gamme bleu men s collection designed by thom browne and presented at milan fashion week moncler lunettes a line of sunglasses created by music producer pharrell williams in august 2013 distribution edit moncler is sold at retailers and boutiques worldwide 6 as well as standalone boutiques in ski resorts . country city canada toronto vancouver netherlands enschede amsterdam italy cortina d ampezzo courmayeur fiumicino airport rm forte dei marmi milan naples padua rome turin france cannes chamonix mont blanc courchevel meg ve paris switzerland crans sur sierre geneva gstaad lugano st. moritz verbier zermatt zurich austria kitzb hel salzburg wien germany munich frankfurt hamburg russia moscow st. petersburg belgium antwerp denmark copenhagen united kingdom london liverpool hungary budapest united states aspen atlanta boston chicago honolulu houston las vegas los angeles miami new york san francisco seattle washington d.c. turkey istanbul china beijing chengdu hangzhou harbin nanjing shanghai shenyang wuxi hong kong hong kong south korea seoul japan tokyo fukuoka hiroshima kobe osaka nagoya yokohama taiwan taipei taichung counterfeiting edit moncler faces major issues with counterfeit products . there have been a number of incidents in which counterfeit moncler jackets are sold online through fake websites . moncler has set up a online code verification system to check the validation of the product . 7 online fashion blogs are helping online customers to see the differences between the real moncler jackets and the fake ones . 8 see also edit canada goose references edit moncler compie 60 anni in italian . retrieved 25 january 2013 . imran amed remo ruffini chairman and chief executive officer moncler businessoffashion.com 22 october 2014 a b martens cynthia 12 december 2013 . moncler prices shares for ipo . wwd . retrieved 12 december 2013 . bray chad 16 december 2013 . moncler shares close up 47 % in market debut . new york times . retrieved 3 january 2014 . stock kyle december 9 2014 . how wall street puffed up sales of 800 down parkas . bloomberg businessweek . store locator moncler . moncler . 23 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