Spiegel Ladies Vintage Elegant Camel PERFORATED Leather jacket

Elegant vintage camel leather jacket by Spiegel. Spiegel, once a powerhouse in American mail-order retail and fashion: FEATURES: VINTAGE COLLARLESS PERFORATED GENUINE LEATHER FABRIC LEATHER BELT NO FLAWS 🏛️ Origins & Early Years (1865–1900s) Founded in 1865 in Chicago by German immigrant Joseph Spiegel (1840–1918), originally as a furniture store named J. Spiegel & Co  After the 1871 Great Chicago Fire destroyed the original shop, Spiegel rebuilt and by the 1880s launched mail-order catalogs, first distributed in 1888 to boost downtown foot traffic, then expanded aggressively  By 1905, Spiegel was delivering catalogs nationwide and by the 1920s had amassed over 10 million customers, offering furniture, clothing, and home goods Merchandiser The Golden Years (1970s–1990s) In 1982, German Otto-Versand acquired Spiegel; it went public in 1987  Spiegel soared in the 70s–90s with trend-forward apparel, decorative, upscale clothing, and designer-label partnerships  In 1988, Spiegel acquired Eddie Bauer, expanding beyond catalogs into lifestyle and outdoor retail chapters At its peak, Spiegel mailed ~340 million catalogs annually and reached over $3 billion in sales  Spiegel was a trailblazer,combining accessible credit, elegant style, and a beloved catalog presence. It introduced European fashion trends to American homes and cultivated decades of customer loyalty. Despite technological innovation, economic pressures and competition led to its quiet closure by 2019 .