clothing
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company. Their range includes
tennis
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,
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
and
ski
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clothing,
polo shirt
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s,
training
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clothes, jackets, suits, and shirts.
History
Founding
Johan Lindeberg
Johan Lindeberg is a Swedish fashion designer.
Career
*He was the Marketing Director of Diesel from 1990 until 1996.
*He was the CEO of Diesel US from 1994 to 1996.
*In 1995, Johan Lindeberg decided to quit his position at Diesel in order to ...
founded the J.Lindeberg brand in 1996. Lindeberg, who had been the
marketing director
A chief marketing officer (CMO), also called a chief brand officer (CBO), is a C-suite corporate executive responsible for managing marketing activities in an organization. The CMO leads brand management, marketing communications (including adverti ...
of
Diesel
Diesel may refer to:
* Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression
* Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines
* Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine ...
, resigned from his duties at the Italian
denim
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brand to create his own brand.
Lindeberg launched his brand, J.Lindeberg, during the summer of 1996 in
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
and
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
simultaneously. Lindeberg served as
Creative Director
A creative director is a person who makes high-level creative decisions; oversees the creation of creative assets such as advertisements, products, events, or logos; and directs and translates the creative people who produce the end results. Creat ...
, and assembled a small team of designers headed by Roland Hjort, who was recruited from the Swedish apparel brand H&M.
21st Century Lifestyle
The first design concept was called ''21st Century Lifestyle'', and the collection was showcased in New York during the Fashion Week Fall Winter 1997 Season, featuring men’s fashion and golf clothing.
To further develop the golf concept, Lindeberg turned to PGA-tour golfer
Jesper Parnevik
Jesper Bo Parnevik (; born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer. He spent 38 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2000 and 2001.
Early years and amateur career
Parnevik was born in Botkyrka, Stockholm County, a ...
.
Critical acclaim
In 1999, Swedish Elle presented J.Lindeberg with the "Designer of the Year" award. The following year (2000) J.Lindeberg received the "Guldknappen" (golden button) award as "Most Innovative Designer". Later in 2000, J.Lindeberg opened its first flagship store in central Stockholm. Several more concept stores followed shortly in New York City,
Tokyo
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,
Yokohama
is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...
and
Los Angeles
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.
By 2002, J.Lindeberg's annual turnover had reached 219 million
Swedish kronor
The krona (; plural: ''kronor''; currency sign, sign: kr; ISO 4217, code: SEK) is the currency of Sweden. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use for the krona; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usual ...
, selling in 500 stores worldwide. Lindeberg decided to feature his collections for the first time as a part of official New York Fashion Week Schedule in
Bryant Park
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. J.Lindeberg has been worn on several official occasions by
Bono
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Brad Pitt
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,
Justin Timberlake
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,
Ashton Kutcher
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K ...
,
The Killers
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, and
Jane's Addiction
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, among others.
In mid-2002, Lindeberg and his wife Marcella, whom he met at Diesel, permanently relocated to London to set up a base for J.Lindeberg's international marketing operations and a UK showroom with the purpose of expanding the brand. Shortly thereafter, the first women's collection was revealed under the supervision of Marcella. Lindeberg also announced that J.Lindeberg would for the first time present a full denim concept for both men and women.
After appearing at the Milano Moda Uomo Fashion week, work began on reconstructing J.Lindeberg's worldwide stores to also carry the women's collection.
As work began on the women's collection, Lindeberg revealed J.Lindeberg Future Sports. J.Lindeberg Future Sports also carried a completely new store concept and the first store opened in central Stockholm. The season after its initiation, the Future Sports Concept produced the first J.Lindeberg Ski Collection that was showcased together with the Fall/Winter 2005 season in
Milan
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. The face of J.Lindeberg Ski became Swedish free skier
Jon Olsson
Jon Anders Olsson (born 17 August 1982) is a former professional freeskier and alpine ski racer from Sweden. Born in Mora, Olsson started his career as a ski racer but at age 16 he switched his race skis for twin tips and quit ski racing. Eight ...
.
The J.Lindeberg Ski collection was exhibited at ISPO-fair in Germany where it won the "Newcomer of the Year" award. More concept collections appeared the following years, including, swimwear, sunglasses and shoes.
Restructuring
In 2007, the decreasing profitability of the company had begun to put heavy pressure on the relationship between Lindeberg and J.Lindeberg's major shareholders. The issues were resolved when the capital investment firm
Proventus
Proventus is a privately held Swedish investment company founded in 1980 by Robert Weil. It was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange from 1982 until 1995.
Proventus currently holds shares in companies such as BRIO AB,Marcella to New York.
The J.Lindeberg Ski Collection had been reintroduced, headed by Fredrik Dahl, who used to be the design director at "
The North Face
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". J.Lindeberg's retail stores were remade by the French/Swedish architect Albert Francois Lenoard. The first of the new store concepts to open was the Flagship Store on in central Stockholm.
Pierangelo D'Agostin was reappointed as Design Director, with the responsibility of all concepts. He had been design director at
Jil Sander
Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sander (; born 27 November 1943) is a German minimalist fashion designer and the founder of the Jil Sander (brand), Jil Sander fashion house.
Early life and education
Heidemarie Jiline Sander was born in Wesselburen on 2 ...
and his own Japanese luxury brand hLam.
Today
Since 2012 J.Lindeberg has been owned by
Anders Holch Povlsen
Anders Holch Povlsen (born 4 November 1972) is a Danish billionaire, CEO and sole owner of the international retail clothing chain Bestseller (which includes Vero Moda and Jack & Jones), a company founded by his parents. He is the largest share ...
(founder and owner of
Bestseller
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), Dan Friis, Allan Warburg (also co-owners of Bestseller China) and Stefan Engström. The company has expanded globally and now also has a Chinese business. There are over 215 branded stores and shop in shops worldwide and yearly brand sales of approximately 1.6 BN SEK per year. In 2017, Stefan Engström decided to leave the role as CEO and was replaced by the company’s CFO, Johan Mark. Stefan Engström however, still continues to play an active role within the company.
J.Lindeberg continues to offer Fashion, Golf, Ski and Active Wear collections.
The design head office of all collections is situated in Stockholm, where the international design team sits. In January 2016, Johan Lindeberg came back to the company on a two-year assignment in the role of Creative Consultant.
Dagens Nyheter
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A newspaper of record is a major nationa ...
Aftonbladet
(, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish language, Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lar ...
Mall of Scandinavia
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