Le Tigre Clothing
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| Le Tigre | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Corporate: New York City, New York |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Apparel, Shoes |
Le Tigre is an American brand of apparel designed to rival Lacoste in styling. First offered in 1977, Le Tigre polos sported a leaping tiger in lieu of Lacoste's signature crocodile and Retro Fox's leaping fox. Le Tigre has been around for almost thirty years, but by the mid nineties, the brand had ceased to have its own design team, surviving on licensing alone. In 2006, Le Tigre hired Jenny La Fata as the Creative Director of both Mens and Womens Designs. Whereupon she invited Diana Spektor to join “Le Tigre” as Senior Designer. Within five months of joining Le Tigre, they had put together a first rate design team and established Le Tigre as one of the leading contemporary fashion brands. Their success was confirmed when Le Tigre was featured on the cover of Women's Wear Daily on August 17, 2006. As part of revitalizing Le Tigre, Jenny and Diana helped lead the development of both the men's and women's lines - fundamentally changing the brand's identity from polo shirts to a complete collection of various apparel. However, recently Le Tigre's U.S. online website was replaced with a redirect to the Kenneth Cole site.
In 2007, the brand was acquired by Kenneth Cole.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Kenneth Cole Acquires Le Tigre. Women's Wear Daily, Wednesday, September 19, 2007
- ^ [1] Kenneth Cole Hires CEO, MSN Money Central, Jan 2008
- Women's Wear Daily, front cover, August 17, 2006.
- DeCarlo, Lauren. "Le Tigre Comes Into Focus", Women's Wear Daily, Thursday, May 25, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- DeCarlo, Lauren. "Le Tigre Snatches La Fata", Women's Wear Daily, Monday, March 06, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- Sarkisian-Miller, Nola. "Contemporary Art", Women's Wear Daily, Thursday, August 17, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
