Jimmy Choo - News of the Week for November 16nd
Nov 15th, 2008 | By Lisa | Category: Fashion NewsJimmy Choo is one of the most popular stores at Woodbury Commons Premium Outlet Stores. These shoes usually retail for hundreds if not thousands of dollars and are the current “in” shoe for the entertainment community. For the girl looking to be cool and trendy, there is nothing like a pair of Jimmy Choo Shoes. Match your Jimmy Choo designer shoe with a Jimmy Choo designer handbag and you have a killer look!
So, what’s going on at this fashion house? Here is some of the news from the past week:
There is a new Nordstrom’s store in Naples’ Waterside Shops that features handbags by Jimmy Choo:
There are separate sections for luxury handbags by Marc Jacobs and Jimmy Choo. Choo’s designs glow under a chandelier. One of them, an east-west leather and suede satchel goes for $1,950. As Bailey picked up the bag to show it off during the tour, a sales associate working nearby said the exposed zippers on it were one of the big trends for fall.
Jimmy Choo was named “Brand of the Year” at the 12th annual ACE Awards. Tamara Mellon accepted the award for Jimmy Choo.
Sarah Palin was recently described as “Dubya in Jimmy Choo heels”
Here are some great pictures of actress Rachel Bilson carrying a Jimmy Choo designer handbag.
At the premier of the new Bond movie Quantum of Solace, Reshma Bombaywala was seen carrying a Jimmy Choo Maddy liquid patent and suede handbag.
London and New York-based private equity firm TowerBrook Capital Partners said on Monday it has closed its third fund, having raised a total of $2.8 billion of capital from existing and new investors. Towerbrook’s investments include women’s luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo.
Eileen Chambers recently gave a presentation entitled “To Jimmy Choo or NOT to Jimmy Choo: Practical Financial Advice for the Young Professional” in which she gave practical advice to young professionals on how to manage their income. I suspect she doesn’t know the power of a great Jimmy Choo handbag!
NBC cancels My Own Worst enemy but don’t feel bad for Christan Slater as he is still dating Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon.
Finally, if you are looking to save money on Jimmy Choo and you live in London (which means you can’t go shopping at Woodbury Commons), then check out the Oxfam in Southfields for some cut-price designer gear courtesy of a mystery donor who donated thousands of dollars worth of Jimmy Choo, Dolce & Gabbana and other designer fashions.
That’s it for the news at Jimmy Choo this week. See you at Jimmy Choo Woodbury Commons!
