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Angela Chan
Angela Chan (born January 21, 1967; also known as Angela Chew) is an American fashion designer who is currently the President of Chargeurs' PCC Technologies. Chan is known for founding Mommy Chic Maternity and the International Design & Trade company. As an advocate of sustainability, she has also founded the Sustainable 50 Initiative. In addition, she is a ''Forbes'' contributor and is also a featured columnist for the ''Sourcing Journal''. Early life and education Chan graduated from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Career In 1998, Chan founded Mommy Chic Maternity, the maternity and children's Y1brand that was utilized by celebrities such as Uma Thurman and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Mommy Chic Maternity was mentioned in the book ''Invisible Eden: A Story of Love and Murder on Cape Cod'' by Maria Flook. Chan worked as a manager at Macy's from 1989-1994. From 1995-2007, she worked in womenswear, menswear, and childrenswear for Calvin Klein, The Limited, Elie ...
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United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ...
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Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty products, beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by a Stanford graduate student and his wife, Roy Raymond, Roy and Gaye Raymond, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner in 1982. Wexner rapidly expanded into American shopping malls, expanding the company into 350 stores nationally with sales of $1 billion by the early 1990s, when Victoria's Secret became the largest lingerie retailer in the United States. From 1995 through 2018, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was a major part of the brand's image, featuring an annual runway spectacle of models promoted by the company as fantasy Angels. The 1990s saw the company's further expansion throughout shopping malls, along with the introduction of the 'miracle bra', the new brand ''Body by Victoria'', and the development of a line of fragrances and cosmetics. In 2002, Victoria's Secret announced the launch of Pink (Victoria's Secret), PINK, a brand that was aimed ...
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American Fashion Designers
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1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts, in an attempt to eliminate the Iron Triangle (Vietnam), Iron Triangle. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 15 – Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. * January 23 ** In Munich, the trial begins of Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison. ** Milton Keynes in England is ...
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Parsons School Of Design
The Parsons School of Design is a private art and design college under The New School located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhattan art academies in protest of limited creative autonomy, Parsons is one of the oldest schools of art and design in New York. Parsons was the first school to offer programs in fashion design, interior design, advertising, graphic design, Transdisciplinarity, transdisciplinary design, and lighting design. Parsons became the first American school to found a satellite school abroad when it established the Parsons Paris, Paris Ateliers in 1921. It remains the first and only private art and design school to affiliate with a private national research university, in 1970 when it became one of the divisions of The New School. Organized in five departments, the school offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a range of disciplines in art and design ...
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Fashion Institute Of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is a public college under the State University of New York, in New York City. It focuses on art, business, design, mass communication, and technology connected to the fashion industry. It was founded in 1944. Academics Seventeen majors are offered through the School of Art and Design, and ten through the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology leading to degrees of Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or Bachelor of Science. The School of Liberal Arts offers a degree program of Bachelor of Science in art history and museum professions and a degree program of Bachelor of Science in film and media. The School of Graduate Studies offers seven programs leading to degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, or Master of Professional Studies. In addition to the degree programs, FIT offers a wide selection of non-credit courses through the Center for Professional Studies. One of the most popular programs is th ...
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Destination XL Group
Destination XL Group, Inc. (DXLG) is a leading retailer of Men's Big and Tall apparel with 290 retail and outlet store locations throughout the United States operated under the business subsidiaries DXL and Casual Male XL. The company also operates an e-commerce website (dxl.com) and an Android and iOS mobile app serving customers in the United States, Canada, The United Kingdom, Greater China and other global markets. The company is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, and is listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol "DXLG". History What is now Destination XL Group was founded in 1976 by Calvin Margolis and Stanley Berger as Designs, Inc. Until 1995, Designs, Inc operated exclusively in Levi Strauss & Co. branded apparel mall and outlet stores. In May 2002, Designs, Inc. acquired the Casual Male Big & Tall chain of stores at a bankruptcy auction. At the time, Casual Male was the largest specialty retailer of men's clothing in the U.S. big and tall market. After completing th ...
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Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.) is a financial and global information services consulting company headquartered in New York City. The company provides financial information and advises investors and consultants with business clients seeking expert advice. It is the world's largest expert network, with over 1,000,000 freelance consultants. GLG's experts include asset managers, investors, consultants, physicians, scientists, engineers, lawyers, senior current and former c-level executives, and former government members. GLG's clients include strategy consulting corporations, hedge funds, private equity firms, professional service firms, and non-profit organizations. The firm was founded in 1998 and has been backed by private equity firms Silver Lake Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and SFW Capital Partners. GLG is headquartered in New York City, with offices in 22 cities in 12 countries. History Gerson Lehrman Group was founded by Yale Law School graduates Mark Gerson and ...
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Rocawear
Rocawear (stylized Roc-A-Wear) is an American clothing brand founded in 1999 by Roc-A-Fella Records co-founders Damon Dash and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. The brand has had annual sales of $700 million. Rocawear expanded through licensing to sell affordable clothes for children and juniors; socks and sandals; leather, suede, and fur outerwear; handbags and belts; lounge wear; big and tall; headwear; jewelry; and sunglasses; as well as co-branded product with Pro-Keds, State Property, and Team Roc. R&B singer Ciara signed to be the new face of Rocawear in 2007 for the 'I Will Not Lose' campaign. Chris Brown, Memphis rap collective Three 6 Mafia, radio personality Ebro Darden, Toccara and Rich Boy were amongst the other celebrities who were part of the campaign. In March 2007, Jay-Z sold the rights to the Rocawear brand to Iconix Brand Group for $204 million. Jay-Z retained his stake in the company and continued to oversee the marketing, licensing, and product development. In ...
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Elie Tahari
Elie Tahari (; born 1952) is an Iranian fashion designer. He is the designer of ready-to-wear clothing and fashion accessories. His company is headquartered in New York City, with stores located throughout the world. Early life Tahari was born the middle son of an Iranian-Jewish couple in 1952. He has four sisters( Aliza, Diana, Shulie and Illana) and two brothers (Avraham and Yosi). The family immigrated from Iran to Israel, where they resided in a ma'abara transit camp in what is now Mevasseret Zion. In 1953–1957, the family went back to Iran, returning later to Israel. When his parents divorced and his father remarried, Tahari was sent to a boarding school ("Sde Hemed") in Rishon LeZion, later moving to Tel Aviv ("Maon Hayeled"). The following years were spent in Kvutzat Schiller and an Israeli Air Force boarding school in Haifa. Elie Tahari emigrated to the United States in 1971 with less than $100. Working as an electrician at a clothing boutique in the Garment Dist ...
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Chargeurs
Chargeurs Réunis (United Shippers) is a major French company formed in 1872. It is now known as Chargeurs (). Profile and management Chargeurs is a global, diversified group with leadership positions in niche markets, both in manufacturing and in services. It operates in three business segments: * Temporary surface protection, through Chargeurs Protective Films * Technical textiles, through Chargeurs Interlining * Topmaking and combed wool sales, through Chargeurs Wool. In 2012, consolidated revenue totaled €524.6 million, of which 94% was generated outside France. With operations in 33 countries on five continents, the Group has more than 1,800 employees. Eduardo Malone is chairman and chief executive officer. The executive committee also includes Martine Odillard, chief operating officer, Laurent Derolez, managing director of Chargeurs Protective Films, Federico Paullier, managing director of Chargeurs Wool, and Stéphane Rigaut, managing director of Chargeurs Interlining ...
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