. for computer made by apple inc. see macintosh . for mac s operating system see mac os . mac cosmetics type subsidiary industry consumer goods founded toronto ontario canada 1984 founders frank angelo headquarters new york city new york united states products cosmetics parent est e lauder companies website www.maccosmetics.com www.macpro.com mac cosmetics stylized as m a c is a cosmetics manufacturer founded in toronto and now headquartered in new york city and part of the est e lauder companies . contents 1 history 2 mac aids fund 3 controversy 4 references 5 external links history edit mac cosmetics mac standing for make up art cosmetics was founded in toronto ontario canada by frank toskan and frank angelo in 1984 with the assistance of chemist vic casale . 1 the first u.s mac store opened in 1984 in toronto canada . the company s products were initially aimed at professional make up artists but are now sold to consumers worldwide . nordstrom was the first department store in the united states to sell mac products . citation needed est e lauder companies acquired a controlling interest in mac in 1996 then completed their acquisition of the company in 1998 . original founder frank angelo died in 1997 due to complications during surgery . 2 mac cosmetics creator frank angelo the brand first appeared in 1985 . frank toskan became creative director and frank angelo became director of marketing . 3 the first store opened in 1991 in greenwich village . the company s products were originally intended for makeup professionals but are now sold directly to consumers worldwide . frank toskan states that he first manufactured makeup for models but then the models wanted this makeup for their sisters friends and so on ... . 4 today the brand continues to work with in fashion show professionals from a niche brand mainly for photo or film mac has become a global brand . 5 in the 1990s the brand had over a hundred stores worldwide earning 200 million francs . 4 the development of the brand internationally the opening of new points of sale and the adaptation of product lines tailored to each continent left little time for the founders to create new products . the company est e lauder took control of 51 % of shares of mac cosmetics in 1994 ; 3 the two founders retained creative control while est e lauder managed the business end . the brand opened their first store in france in 1992 in the latin quarter . one of the company founders frank angelo died of cardiac arrest during surgery in 1997 at the age of 49 . 3 at that time mac had a revenue of us 250 million which doubled ten years later . est e lauder inc. completed the acquisition in 1998 and frank toskan decided to sell his remaining shares shortly thereafter ; he left the company he founded at the end of the same year 1998 . today mac cosmetics is one of the top three global makeup brands with an annual turnover of over 1 billion and 500 independent stores with over thirty stores in france . all stores are run by professional makeup artists . 6 mac aids fund edit main article mac aids fund the m a c aids fund was established in 1994 to support men women and children affected by hiv aids globally by addressing the link between poverty and hiv aids . it has raised over 400 million through the sale of m a c s viva glam lipsticks and lipglosses donating 100 % of the sale price to fight hiv aids . since the release of the viva glam product line mac cosmetics has released six viva glam lip shades ; the first viva glam i lipstick shade has a matte intense brownish blue red ; viva glam ii is a pink beige shade with shimmer in a satin finish . viva glam iii is a muted brownish plum with a matte finish ; viva glam iv is a mid tone rose with gold pearl in a frost finish ; viva glam v has a lustre finish in a neutral pink and pearl shade . the latest viva glam shade viva glam vi is a terracotta plum shade with pearl in a lustre finish . the viva glam product line remains to be an iconic best seller for the mac cosmetics brand . 7 controversy edit controversy arose in september 2010 over the anticipated release of the mac rodarte collection a collaborative effort with the fashion label rodarte based on the border town of ciudad ju rez . the city had been plagued by violence against women including hundreds of female homicides . mac first changed the names of juarez related products and eventually pulled the line before distribution 8 and instead set up a charity which raised over 3 million in 2 years . 9 10 references edit sporkin elizabeth 1991 09 16 . big m.a.c. attack . people.com . retrieved 2015 07 17 . frank angelo 49 cosmetics innovator dies . the new york times . january 17 1997 . retrieved 2015 07 17 . a b c schiro anne marie 1997 01 17 . frank angelo 49 cosmetics innovator dies . the new york times . issn 0362 4331 . retrieved 2016 02 20 . a b mac cosm tiquement correctla marque canadienne aux grandes causes va s implanter en france . . lib ration.fr . retrieved 2016 02 20 . r sultats recherche lesechos.fr . les echos.fr in french . retrieved 2016 02 20 . chapuis dominique . mac cosmetics s offre une vitrine sur les champs elys es . lesechos.fr in french . retrieved 2016 02 20 . president s emergency plan for aids relief november 14 2014 . press release pepfar and mac aids fund partnership will strengthen hiv aids services for youth . retrieved 7 november 2015 . new york magazine amy odell m.a.c. cancels rodarte line august 17 2010 forrester sharon 2010 07 20 . mac s rodarte make up collection sparks controversy . vogue uk . retrieved 2015 07 17 . cosmetics boycott launched . la prensa san diego . retrieved 2015 07 17 . external links edit mac consumer site mac pro site v t e est e lauder companies lauder family est e lauder founder william p. lauder executive chairman leonard lauder chairman emeritus aerin lauder creative director jane lauder global president people fabrizio freda president and ceo john dempsey group president brands aerin 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