There’s been a lot of talk about Jimmy Choo on the Kitmeout forum going back to his days prior to his success when Jimmy Choo ran a back street factory in Hackney, before Hackney was fashionable. Take a butchers:
“this is not exactly true because jimmy choo the actual man did produce men’s footwear. i remember as a really young kid going into his factory off of mare street opposite the old cordwainers college and seeing men’s shoes and i think my uncle bought some for the markets. i’ll ask him when i see him next. ”
Read the full thread about Jimmy Choo the man before Tamara took the brand. Read thread.
Following the recent brand takeover, Jimmy Choo is out to move beyond footwear and leather goods.
Jimmy Choo Shoes, the brand started by the man of the same name in the backstreets of the East End of London, is continuing to evolve. To keep pace with the growing global demand for luxury goods, Jimmy Choo is increasing it’s global presense and widening its collection.