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Jimmy Choo
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This article is about the shoe designer. For the company bearing his name, see Jimmy Choo Ltd.
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. (March 2008)
Dato' Jimmy Choo OBE, born Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat, (Chinese: 周仰杰) [1] is a London-based luxury fashion designer best known for his hand-made women's shoes, Jimmy Choo Ltd.
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* 1 Career
* 2 Pop reference
* 3 Awards
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links
[edit] Career
Choo is a Malaysian citizen of Hakka Chinese descent, who was born in Penang in 1961 into a family of shoemakers. He made his first shoe when he was 11 years old. He is perhaps the most famous of students of Cordwainers' Technical College in London, from which he graduated in 1983. The college is now part of the London College of Fashion. Choo has divulged that he worked part-time at restaurants and as a cleaner at a shoe factory to help fund his college education.
Jimmy Choo's beginnings can be traced back to his workshop in Hackney, East London, which he opened in 1986 by renting an old hospital building. His craftsmanship and designs were soon noticed and he came to the verge of international fame when his creations were featured in a record eight pages in a 1988 issue of Vogue magazine. Patronage from Diana, Princess of Wales from 1990 onwards further boosted his image.
In 1996, he co-founded Jimmy Choo Ltd with British Vogue accessories editor Tamara Mellon.
In April 2001, Choo sold his 50% stake in the company for £10 million. He has since been concentrating his work on the exclusive Jimmy Choo Couture line produced under license from Jimmy Choo Ltd. The Jimmy Choo London line, also known as Jimmy Choo Ready-To-Wear or simply, Jimmy Choo, is under the purview of Tamara Mellon. The ready-to-wear line has expanded to include accessories such as handbags.
Choo currently resides in London. He is currently involved in a project to set up a shoemaking institute in Malaysia, where his iconic status is often evoked to inspire budding shoemakers and fashion designers.
[edit] Pop reference
In music, Jimmy Choo's footwear was referenced in Scott Weiland's song Pictures and Computers from his second solo album Happy In Galoshes, Hilary Duff's song Dignity and in Shontelle's T-Shirt. They are also referenced in the movie High School Musical 2. Rapper Shyne has a song called "Jimmy Choo" featuring Ashanti. Rapper Pitbull refers to Jimmy Choos in his song "Go Girl." Rap Duo Clipse mentions it in his song "Dirty Money." Chester French has a song called "The Jimmy Choos." Jimmy Choo has been referenced in the TV shows Sex and the City, Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives. Other References come in the songs "Crack a Bottle" (Eminem) and "Take Me Back (remix)" (Sway).
[edit] Awards
* 2000: Bestowed a state award carrying the title of Dato' by the Sultan of Pahang state in Malaysia for his achievements.
* 2002: Conferred an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his services to the shoe and fashion industry in the UK.
* 2004: Awarded the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of his home state of Penang, which also carries the title Dato'. [2]
* Awarded a fellowship by the University of the Arts London, conferring the use of the title Professor.
[edit] See also
* Danny Choo - His son (whose Wikipedia article has been deleted, available at Deletionpedia here).
[edit] References
1. ^ [1] AllMalaysia.info
2. ^ [2] TheStar.com.my 2004/7/10
[edit] External links
* Picture of Jimmy Choo (left)
* jimmychoo.com
* Jimmy Choo Bio at FashionVue
* Jimmy Choo Bio
* How Jimmy Choo 'lost' his name
* London College of Fashion Alumni Interview
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