Perry Ellis (brand)

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Perry Ellis is an American designer fashion clothing brand owned by Perry Ellis International founded by eponymous American designer Perry Ellis.

In June 2003, Perry Ellis merged with Salant Corporation, manufacturer of the brand's clothes, for about $80 million. The combined company offers about 25 brands.[1]

History

Perry Ellis, with his

chairman and head designer he started the Perry Ellis Menswear Collection. Perry Ellis won eight Coty Awards between 1979 and 1984 (the last year that they were given) and a Council of Fashion Designers of America
(CFDA) Award in 1983. He served as President of the CFDA in 1984

Ellis' colleague, Richard Haines, attributed to him "classic with a twist." Perry Ellis said he was inspired "to design clothes that are more obtainable, more relaxed, but ultimately more stylish and witty."[2]

Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis Sweater, Fall/ Winter 1990. Adnan Ege Kutay Collection.

In early 1986, Robert L. McDonald, a former

house
of Perry Ellis from 1988 to 1993.

In 1986,

parent of The Vera Companies (the owner of Perry Ellis), was sold to Salant, a licensee of Perry Ellis. From then, Perry Ellis was acquired by Supreme Inc., a Miami-based textile concern, in 1999. The company's shares rose from $1.625 to $16 in January following the acquisition.[3] Supreme was then renamed Perry Ellis International. In 2003, in turn, Perry Ellis International acquired Salant. The corporation has since then acquired various other textile companies, such as Original Penguin and golf brand
Ping Collection, among many others.

Brands

Salant acquired closely held Axis Clothing Corp. in 2002, a year before being acquired in 2003 by Perry Ellis. The Axis LA brand clothing company was based in

Culver City. Axis sells men's sweaters, pants, jeans and shirts in U.S. department stores.[4][5]

Awards and distinctions

On the red carpet

The Perry Ellis brand has made an impression on the

The Office in 2010 at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.[6] In 2011, Parks and Recreation
was toasted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair at the Eveleigh in West Hollywood.

The brand has struck up a celebrity fan-base including Joe Manganiello of HBO's True Blood. In his interview with GQ backstage at the Perry Ellis Spring 2012 runway show Manganiello said, "I always told myself if 'I made it,' I'd look the part."[7]

B-list celebrities have repeatedly worn Perry Ellis ensembles on the red carpet.

E! Entertainment's Jason Kennedy.[8]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Perry Ellis completes Salant buy. Jun 30, 2003. South Florida Business Journal.
  2. ^ "Perry Ellis Still Has Something to Say". The New York Times. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Company News; Supreme International Agrees to Acquire Perry Ellis". The New York Times. 30 January 1999.
  4. ^ "Perry Ellis Maker Acquires Axis Clothing". Los Angeles Times. 2002-01-05. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  5. ^ "Brands".
  6. ^ Kallon, Catherine (2 September 2010). "Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair Celebrate "The Office" - Emily Blunt In Giambattista Valli".
  7. ^ "Fashion – WWD". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Blog and News - PAi INC : Paramount Apparel International : Fashion is Paramount". Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

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