JONES NEW YORK LADIES BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED BUTTON DOWN CARDIGAN SWEATER

JONES NEW YORK LADIES BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED BUTTON DOWN CARDIGAN SWEATER AMAZING CREATION! FEATURES V NECK PURE COTTON BUTTON CLOSURE (2) HIP POCKETS FABRIC COVERED PADDED SHOULDERS Jones Apparel Group, a U.S.-based marketer of moderate women's suits, dresses, and sportswear under the Jones New York trademark, was incorporated in 1975 by Sidney Kimmel, an executive with two decades of apparel industry experience. His goal was to create clothes similar in style and quality to expensive designer fashions but at an affordable price Incorporated: by Sidney Kimmel as Jones New York, 1975. Company History: Acquired several licenses and became America's fastest-growing apparel company, in 1980. Sales fell and the company approached bankruptcy, in 1987; went public, in 1990; launched Rena Rowan for Saville label, in 1991; purchased the Evan-Picone brand, in 1992; surpassed $1 billion in sales. On the acquisition front, Jones purchased Sun Apparel, a jeanswear and sportswear company and Polo Jeans licensee, in 1998; Todd Oldham in 1999; and Victoria & Company, a designer and marketer of Givenchy, Tommy Hilfiger, Napier, Richelieu, and Nine West costume jewelry, in 2000. Another major purchase was the Nine West Group in 1999, the footwear marketer's brands included Nine West, Amalfi, Bandolino, Luca B. for Calico, cK/Calvin Klein, 9 & Company, Pappagallo, Pied á Terre, and Selby. In 2000, Jones began repositioning several of those brands, along with Evan-Picone, into the mass market.