the jimmy choo brand and company . for the designer who gave his name to the company see jimmy choo . jimmy choo type subsidiary industry consumer goods founded 1996 founder tamara mellon obe jimmy choo obe headquarters london england key people peter harf chairman pierre denis chief executive officer sandra choi creative director and designer jonathan sinclair chief financial officer products shoes handbags accessories fragrances revenue 317.9 million 2015 1 operating income 29.8 million 2015 1 net income 19.4 million 2015 1 parent jab holding company website www.jimmychoo.com jimmy choo is a british high fashion house specialising in shoes handbags accessories and fragrances . the company j. choo limited was founded in 1996 by couture shoe designer jimmy choo and vogue accessories editor tamara mellon obe . the brand claims to have been a favourite of princess diana . 2 it is listed on the london stock exchange . contents 1 history 2 mr. jimmy choo produces couture shoes under licence 3 stores 4 awards 5 enforcement 6 cultural references 7 references 8 further reading 9 external links history edit a pair of green jimmy choo shoes the brand traces its roots to a bespoke shoemaker named jimmy choo based in the east end of london in the early 1990s who catered to the global jet set including diana princess of wales . the jimmy choo company was founded in 1996 with mr choo s niece sandra choi who had been heading up design in the east end atelier coming on board as creative director a position she holds to this day . mr choo departed the company in 2001 . choo sold his 50 % share in the jimmy choo company to equinox luxury holdings ltd. in 2001 . lion capital acquired a majority shareholding in november 2004 3 4 and the company was sold in 2007 to towerbrook capital partners for 225 million . in 2011 it was sold to labelux which was integrated into its parent company jab holding company in july 2014 for 525.5 million . 5 j. choo limited is currently run by ex lvmh executive pierre denis . 6 jimmy choo s ipo was announced in september 2014 . in october 2014 jimmy choo announced it would price its london stock exchange listing at 140 pence a share giving the firm an equity value of 546 million . 7 mr. jimmy choo produces couture shoes under licence edit separate to the jimmy choo ready to wear brand mr. jimmy choo began jimmy choo couture limited in late 2006 to continue his work on the exclusive jimmy choo couture shoe line which is produced under license from j. choo ltd. available by appointment only at connaught street in london . 8 stores edit jimmy choo boutique at woodbury common the first jimmy choo store was opened in 1996 on motcomb street in london . two years later the company expanded to the us opening two stores in new york city and beverly hills . over the following years jimmy choo expanded its store portfolio by opening directly operated stores and with local partners . over 2011 and 2012 jimmy choo took control of the majority of its asian operations in china 9 hong kong 10 and japan . 11 several boutiques are to be found in secondary outlets such as saks fifth avenue as well as smaller boutique stores on shopping estates such as woodbury common premium outlets in central valley new york . 12 awards edit the brand has won awards for its products including the british fashion council awards designer brand category in 2008 13 the accessories council brand of the year 2008 14 the footwear news brand of the year award and the 2009 nordstrom partners in excellence award . 15 enforcement edit j. choo ltd. has over 400 design patents to its name . 16 the company has brought several prominent cases for copyright and trademark infringement as well as being the target of knock off counterfeit imports in the uk the us and australia . 17 18 19 the company has sued oasis warehouse and marks & spencer for copying shoes and bags . 20 21 in december 2008 the company threatened to sue a new zealand website kookychoo.com for trademark infringement . 22 kookychoo is a company which sells products unrelated to shoes ; items such as toys jewellery and bean bags . kookychoo s owner stated it s terrifying to be honest because i m feeling really bullied . there was never any malice intended we just wanted to start a small new zealand business so it s quite frightening . 23 cultural references edit jimmy choo suede and leather platforms worn by carrie bradshaw in us tv show sex and the city season 3 episode 1 1999 . she lost a shoe running to catch the staten island ferry and said i lost my choo 24 the jimmy choo abel pump was featured in the south korean tv show my love from the star 2014 25 in 2006 us film the devil wears prada jimmy choo shoes are worn by andy sachs assistant to the editor on runway magazine . 26 jimmy choo footwear is worn by a villain and cited as a clue to the nature of her character in the salt stained book a children s novel by julia jones . 27 references edit a b c preliminary results 2015 pdf . jimmy choo . retrieved 9 april 2016 . moss hilary 9 november 2009 . jimmy choo i was princess diana s shoemaker . huffington post . retrieved 10 december 2012 . roberts andrew 30 june 2014 . jab takes control of jimmy choo owner labelux as ceo steps down . bloomberg.com . retrieved 1 september 2014 . arthurs deborah 14 november 2011 . tamara mellon leaves jimmy choo but walks off with 85m in her bag . daily mail . retrieved 1 september 2014 . jimmy choo sells for 525.5 million . london evening standard . 24 may 2011 . retrieved 8 august 2011 . pierre denis ceo of jimmy choo . elitetraveler.com . jimmy choo set to price london ipo at 140 pence a share . reuters 16 october 2014 as h & m launches a jimmy choo collection for the mass market the original choo tells roya nikkhah why he s happier designing for a small and exclusive clientele . . sydney morning herald . 10 november 2009 . retrieved 5 september 2014 . jimmy choo takes control of chinese distribution . retail week.com . claer barrett september 6 2011 . jimmy choo buys out hong kong partner . financial times . jimmy choo to acquire japan operations . my retail media . woodbury common . jimmy choo . retrieved 8 june 2016 . 2008 award winners . 25 november 2008 . retrieved 10 august 2011 . jimmy choo awarded brand of the year award by the accessories council . towerbrook capital partners l.c. retrieved 10 august 2011 . ramey joanna 26 may 2009 . nordstrom honors ugg jimmy choo . footwear news . women s wear daily . retrieved 10 august 2011 . ipexl.com applicant assignee j choo . ipexl.com . counterfeit goods seized at port . bbc news . 9 january 2009 . retrieved 8 august 2011 . bay city news 19 may 2008 . customs officials seize 22 million in chinese merchandise at port of oakland . retrieved 8 august 2011 . aap 4 march 2011 . fake fashion worth 2m seized . news.com.au . retrieved 8 august 2011 . muspratt caroline 19 december 2006 . jimmy choo handbags m & s . the daily telegraph . london . retrieved 8 august 2011 . mesure susie 1 november 2009 . designer tie ups a high street love affair . the independent . london . retrieved 8 august 2011 . jimmy choo threatens to sue nz website . stuff.co.nz . 20 december 2008 . retrieved 6 october 2011 . jimmy choo kicks up a fuss over nz based kookychoo website . 3 news . 20 december 2008 . retrieved 6 october 2011 . elliott hannah 16 june 2011 . the 15 most iconic jimmy choos . forbes . binkley christina 30 april 2014 . how a jimmy choo shoe became a global best seller wsj . wsj . the devil wears prada movie quotes rotten tomatoes . rottentomatoes.com . julia jones the salt stained book 2011 golden duck isbn 978 1 899262 04 5 . further reading edit mellon tamara ; 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