disambiguation . this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . november 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message charles david of california type private genre retailer founded 1987 founder david malka and charles malka headquarters culver city california products shoes and handbags website http www.charlesdavid.com charles david is an american design company of luxury leather goods and shoes . the family owned company began u.s. distribution of european shoes in 1987 . their first retail store opened on melrose avenue in los angeles ca in 1988 . the company was founded in 1987 by david malka and charles malka . 1 contents 1 history and operations 2 charles david by emmanuelle chriqui 3 brands 4 references 5 external links history and operations edit in the spring of 2004 charles david launched their lower price lines charles by charles david and exchange by charles david . in 2005 they had 25 retail stores across the u.s. in arizona california florida illinois massachusetts new jersey and pennsylvania . they also sell handbags and their shoes are carried in department and specialty stores nationwide such as nordstrom dillard s and bloomingdale s. charles david shoes have been worn by celebrities such as debra messing eva longoria jessica simpson halle berry and longtime fan emmanuelle chriqui . actress natalie portman was a fan of charles by charles david s vegan collection launched in 2011 and wore many of their shoes to premieres and appearances throughout the release of black swan . in december 2013 according to the sage group charles david s financial adviser new york transit inc. has bought charles david of california inc. 1 charles david by emmanuelle chriqui edit in february 2013 the company launched its first campaign featuring a celebrity spokesmodel actress emmanuelle chriqui a longtime fan of the brand . the company also announced its future collaboration with emmanuelle a capsule collection debuting fall 2013 . the collection charles david by emmanuelle chriqui will feature several styles uniquely designed by the actress . the collection has already been covered by the fox news network instyle.com and footwear news . brands edit charles david women s footwear and accessories charles david made in italy women s footwear made exclusively in italy consisting mostly of leather boots and booties charles by charles david women s footwear lower price label exchange by charles david charles david by emmanuelle chriqui capsule collection designed by actress emmanuelle chriqui launching fall 2013 references edit a b young vicki m. 11 december 2013 . footwear firm charles david of california sold . wwd . retrieved 11 december 2013 . about charles david charles david profile natalie portman wearing charles david sandals external links edit charles david website tumblr this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title charles david & oldid 719401188 categories shoe brandsshoe designersshoemakerscompanies established in 1987shoe companies of the united statesclothing companies of the united statesunited states retail company stubshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from november 2009all articles lacking reliable referencesall stub articles 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 add links this page was last modified on 9 may 2016 at 13 17 . 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