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John Varvatos is an international men’s lifestyle brand founded by John Varvatos, which designs, manufactures, and retails high-end fashion. Varvatos has been recognized as "Menswear Designer of the Year" three times by the CFDA and named ''GQ''’s "Designer of the Year" in 2007.〔 The collection is distributed in 10 freestanding John Varvatos boutiques across the US, as well as in high-end department stores throughout the world.〔 ==History== John Varvatos founded the company in late 1999.〔〔 Varvatos had previously been the head of menswear design at Calvin Klein as well as the head of menswear design for all Polo Ralph Lauren brands and was responsible for the creation of the Polo Jeans Company.〔〔〔 The debut clothing line was launched in 2000, a “black-less collection” in which Varvatos went against the popular fashion trends of the time.〔〔 The success of this line would garner Varvatos the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Perry Ellis Newcomer Award for Menswear.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/johnvarvatos/ )〕 This success was followed shortly after by the company’s first freestanding boutique, located in the SoHo neighborhood for New York City, which opened in October 2000. Today the brand has 10 independent retail locations across the United States and does over $140 million in sales per year.〔〔 After the brand generated double-digit revenue growth in 2010 and 2011, Lyndon Lea's Lion Capital purchased a majority stake in the company in March 2012, with Varvatos remaining as chairman and chief creative officer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Varvatos (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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