please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message mossimo mossimo logo type private industry clothing founded 1986 ; 30 years ago 1986 newport beach california u.s. founder mossimo giannulli headquarters irvine california u.s. number of locations 1 700 area served worldwide products shirts jeans jackets socks underwear and accessories parent iconix brand group website www.mossimo.com mossimo embroidery mossimo is a mid range american clothing company founded in 1986 by designer mossimo giannulli and currently owned by iconix brand group . mossimo specializes in youth and teenage clothing such as shirts jeans jackets socks underwear and accessories . it draws from street urban and sport styles . the brand is currently sold in 1 700 stores within the u.s. with international licenses in the u.k. australia philippines south america mexico japan and india totaling 600 stores . citation needed contents 1 history 2 gallery 3 references 4 external links history edit mossimo was originally founded in 1986 by mossimo giannulli in balboa island in newport beach california . during his first year in business he had made 1 million in profits . the following year he made 4 million . 1 in 1991 mossimo expanded the line to include sweatshirts knits and sweaters . by 1995 the collection included women s clothing and men s tailored suits . after only eight years in business mossimo inc. had grown into a multimillion dollar lifestyle sportswear and accessories company . in 1996 mossimo went public with an ipo . 1 in the same year following expansion of the line but decline in profitability and street credibility mossimo realized a need to inject new energy into the brand . as mossimo explained from 1987 to 1996 we were on an absolute roll . tons of profit tons of growth but we needed a stronger infrastructure to keep up . on march 28 2000 mossimo inc. announced a major multi product licensing agreement with target stores for 27.8 million . 2 1 in 2006 mossimo was acquired by iconix brand group . 1 gallery edit mossimo ne pacific mall cabanatuan city philippines mossimo baby and kids references edit a b c d how mossimo went from being head to head with stussy to target s in house brand . the hundreds . retrieved 5 may 2016 . los angeles times with losses mounting mossimo turns to target march 29 2000 leslie earnest external links edit official homepage official australian homepage official philippines homepage target press releases mossimo giannulli at the fashion model directory this product article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mossimo & oldid 731553118 categories companies established in 1986clothing brands of the united states1986 establishments in californiabrand name products stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2007all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from january 2013all 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 26 july 2016 at 02 44 . 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