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Ally Capellino is an independent British designer brand that was established in 1980 by Alison Lloyd and Jonathan Platt. Originally launching as an accessories company (the name is roughly translated from the Italian for 'little hat'), and later expanding into classic tailoring and ready to wear, it has been described as the label that: "dominated the wardrobes of many sensible and stylish ...
Stuart Vevers OBE (born 17 November 1973) is a British fashion designer.He graduated from the University of Westminster in 1996. His first job was at Calvin Klein, followed by Bottega Veneta, Givenchy and Louis Vuitton, where he worked with Marc Jacobs.
Jimmy Choo is a British luxury fashion house specialising in shoes, handbags, accessories and fragrances. The company, J. Choo Limited, [3] was founded in 1996 by Malaysian Chinese couture shoe designer Jimmy Choo and British Vogue accessories editor Tamara Mellon. The brand claims to have been a favourite of Diana, Princess of Wales. [4]
Mark Powell (born November 13, 1960) is an independent British fashion designer known for his detailed biro drawings. [citation needed] Powell, who operates from a retail base in Newburgh Street in central London’s Soho, [citation needed] has been described as a contributor to British bespoke fashion. [1]
By 2011 they were making over 3,000 bags a week in the UK and selling to 86 countries. [7] By 2014 they were making 500 bags a day, with 2013 sales of £13 million. [6] In 2013 they opened their first physical store, [8] and as of 2015 they had 4 stores in the United Kingdom. [9]
Hindmarch launched her label in 1987, when she was 19, inspired by a drawstring leather duffel bag many fashionable Italian women carried. Although the UK economy was in a recession, [15] she was inspired by Margaret Thatcher's entrepreneurial ideas, [16] Hindmarch borrowed some money to import some bags to England, and sold 500 through the fashion magazine Harpers and Queen.
Launer London is a British manufacturer of luxury handbags and other small leather goods founded in 1940 by Sam Launer, who emigrated to London from Czechoslovakia during the Second World War. The company first sold a handbag to a member of the British royal family in 1950 and subsequently was awarded a royal warrant by Queen Elizabeth II .
In 2015 Samantha Cameron gifted a Sophie Hulme bag to the Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan. [8] The same year, the designer launched an eCommerce website. [9] In 2016 she launched a collection of eveningwear and occasion bags, inspired by her own wedding. [10] In 2017 Hulme was nominated for the Vogue Fashion Fund Award. [11]