THE TOWERING WORLD OF JIMMY CHOO
ALL THE NEWS THAT ISN`T FIT TO PRINT!
Fashion Week Daily
The Shoe Fits, June 13, 2009
WITH ALL THE drama surrounding the 2007 relaunch of Halston, the Jimmy Choo saga has been relegated to the background. No more: Come April, the fashion world will be buzzing about The Towering World of Jimmy Choo: A Glamorous Story of Power, Profits, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Shoe.
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The Times
Head Over Heels: The Story Behind Jimmy Choo, May 31, 2009
TAMARA MELLON TURNED Jimmy Choo into a huge business success. But on the day she married her millionaire boyfriend, there were signs of trouble ahead, says a new book.In May 1998 Tamara Yeardye attended the wedding of the man she had been dating when she was wooing Jimmy Choo. Henry Dent-Brocklehurst, the godson of Camilla Parker Bowles, was married at his home, the 15th-century Sudeley Castle.
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The China Post
, May 23, 2009
BACKSTABBING AND DRAMA dominate this tale from fashion journalist Crowe and Rosen, head of the Luxury & Retail division of Reig Capital Group. They attempt to paint a portrait of Jimmy Choo's rise from humble origins to the company's astonishing success and sale for US$333 million in 2007. The story primarily follows Tamara Mellon, a socialite who convinced Choo to mass-produce his shoes, finally becoming president of the company.
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www.kstreetkate.net
, May 17, 2009
SATURDAY AFTERNOON,CONTINUING the weekend of style at Bethesda Row, 'The Front Row' and DC Magazine hosted Lauren Goldstein Crowe, (speaking to fan at left) co-author of "The Towering World of Jimmy Choo" for a reception and reading of this brand new book. A biography of the power and politics behind the Jimmy Choo brand, Lauren's reading selection had the audience all wanting more. Luckily early arrivals secured a free copy of the book to devour as soon as they got home!
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www.wowowow.com
What's the Fate of Luxury ShoesIn This Economy?, April 30, 2009
I STILL REMEMBER buying my first pair of designer shoes. It was February 1997- the eve of my 30th birthday- and I was assembling an outfit for a celebratory dinner at the 21 Club in Manhattan. I was shopping with Alix, my best friend and a writer for Harper's Bazaar. The shoes were velvet Mary Janes, and, lest that sound unfashionable, let me add that they were Prada....
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Pop Sugar
Something Old, Something Choo, April 28, 2009
SEE GLAMOUR BEHIND closed doors. Jump with both feet into The Towering World of Jimmy Choo, a tell-all tale of how the Malaysian immigrant rose to luxury, fame, and fortune from humble beginnings in '90s London. Suddenly your $500 stiletto just got a whole lot more intriguing.
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JC Report
Interview: Lauren Goldstein Crowe , April 21, 2009
SINCE LEAVING HER post as Conde Nast Portfolio's resident fashion blogger, Lauren Goldstein Crowe has re-immersed herself in the pool of print. She's teamed up with luxury analyst Sagra Maceira de Rosen to pen The Towering World of Jimmy Choo: A Glamorous Story of Power, Profits, and the Pursuit of the...
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Telegraph.co.uk
T is for The Towering World of Jimmy Choo, March, 2009
THE STORY OF how Jimmy Choo brand got where it is today is one of love, hate, sex, fashion, finance, drugs, celebrity, power, intrigue and ambition. And every word of it is true,” according to its authors Lauren Goldstein Crowe and Sagra Maceira de Rosen. Tawdry? Probably. This summer's best beach read? Undoubtedly.
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El Correo Gallego
La compostelana Sagra Maceira de Rosen, coautora de un libro sobre Jimmy Choo , February 6, 2009
UN GLAMOROSO COCTEL de atlas finanzas y dramas familiaresť. Así define Alex Bolen, de la firma Oscar de la Renta, el libro "The Towering World of Jimmy Choo" ("El impresionante mundo de Jimmy Choo"), escrito por Lauren Goldstein Crowe y la compostelana Sagra Maceira de Rosen, en el que narran la...
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The Business of Fashion
Tell-all Jimmy Choo Book, July 10, 2008
THE BUSINESS OF Fashion has an exclusive first look at the new Jimmy Choo book to be published by Bloomsbury in the UK and the US in March 2009, entitled "The Towering World of Jimmy Choo: A Glamorous Story of Power, Profits and Pursuit of the perfect Shoe".ť
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Fashion Washington
Heel Lives, 2007
ANYONE WHO HAS lusted for Louboutins or pined for Pradas knows how much name recognition matters in the shoe world. That's the stiletto-sharp point made by two new books. In "beth levine Shoes" ($35, STEWART, TABORI & CHANG), Helene Verin trots out lush photos to examine the mid-20th-century shoe queen who gave the world mules and Nancy Sinatra's go go boots. "She was so creative! She made shoes from paper and astronaut uniforms," says Verin. "The Towering World of Jimmy Choo" ($26, BLOOMSBURY) tells how London socialite Tamara Mellon helped elevate Choo's sexy heels into a mega-brand.
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