may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . march 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message proenza schouler type private industry fashion founded 2002 founder jack mccollough lazaro hernandez headquarters new york ny new york ny united states number of locations 9 stores 2016 area served worldwide key people jack mccollough designer lazaro hernandez designer ron frasch ceo products clothing handbags shoes swimwear website http www.proenzaschouler.com contents 1 history 2 awards 3 products 4 collaborations 5 references 6 external links 7 selected gallery history edit proenza schouler pro nz sku l r is a new york based womenswear and accessories brand founded in 2002 by designers jack mccollough and lazaro hernandez . the designers met while studying at parsons school of design eventually collaborating on their senior thesis collection . that collection would become the first proenza schouler collection after it was bought in its entirety by retailer barneys new york . proenza schouler is a combination of the designers mothers maiden names ; proenza is the maiden name of hernandez s mother and schouler is the maiden name of mccollough s mother . 1 proenza schouler was awarded with the inaugural cfda vogue fashion fund award in 2004 . three years later proenza schouler won its first of three cfda womenswear designer of the year awards . it won cfda accessories designer of the year in 2009 . in 2008 proenza schouler introduced its first shoe collection licensed through giuseppe zanotti vicini s.p.a. later that year proenza schouler launched its first handbag collection including the ps1 handbag . initially conceived as an anti it bag the ps1 has become a best selling signature handbag . in 2011 the company announced a partnership with a group of investors including andrew rosen ceo of theory inc. and john howard chief executive of irving place capital . in 2012 the company signed a licensing agreement with iris s.p.a. to produce and distribute footwear . in 2015 castanea partners acquired a minority interest in proenza schouler and the brand signed a licensing agreement with l or al for the creation and development of fine fragrances . proenza schouler is sold in over 350 doors worldwide including barneys new york bergdorf goodman saks fifth avenue harvey nichols le bon march and lane crawford . awards edit 2003 cfda swarovski s the perry ellis award for ready to wear 2007 cfda womenswear designer of the year 2009 cfda accessories designer of the year 2010 fashion group international fashion star award 2011 cfda womenswear designer of the year 2013 cfda womenswear designer of the year 2014 accessories council designer of the year products edit the company s products include ready to wear fashion accessories shoes and swimwear . collaborations edit proenza schouler s collection for mac cosmetics the brand has released several collaborations including a limited edition makeup collection for mac cosmetics in 2014 . in 2013 the brand celebrated its 10th anniversary with a limited edition reissue of its fall 2003 collection exclusively for barneys new york . proenza schouler debuted a denim collection with j brand in fall 2010 consisting of hand painted jeans . in 2007 the designers created a collection for target s go international program . references edit cook fiona february 7 2012 . proenza schouler pronunciation guide . another magazine . external links edit proenza schouler website vogue proenza schouler collections new york magazine proenza schouler bio & collections a magazine curated by proenza schouler news about proenza schouler including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times selected gallery edit designers jack mccollough left and lazaro hernandez right proenza schouler ps1 handbag proenza schouler ps11 handbag proenza schouler hava bag the first proenza schouler store at 822 madison avenue in new york proenza schouler s second new york store at 121 greene street in soho retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title proenza schouler & oldid 739184096 categories clothing brands of the united statesclothing companies established in 20022002 establishments in new yorkcompanies based in new york cityhidden categories wikipedia articles needing style editing from march 2012all articles needing style editing 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 catal deutschfran aisitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 13 september 2016 at 07 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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