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The brand name Jimmy Choo is synonymous with high fashion, comfort, and quality. Before joining forces with a Vogue editor however, Mr. Jimmy Choo personally designed and constructed each of his signature handbags and shoes.Jimmy Choo, whose real last name is Chow, was born in 1961 in Pedang, Malaysia. His name was misspelled on a registry and since he didn't bother to correct the error, he was from then on known as Choo. Jimmy's talents for design seem to run in the family; his father was the owner/operator of a successful shoemaking shop, Choo Kee Yin Shoemakers. Choo also describes his mother as being very good at shoemaking. His parents trained him in the art and Jimmy proved to be a quick study, making his first pair of shoes at the age of eleven.Choo left his childhood home of Malaysia and relocated to England, where he spent three years studying at the London College of Fashion, which was then known as Cordwainers College. He graduated with distinction, worked with a shoe manufacturer for a short time, and then opened his own shop in Hackney, England. From the time they were introduced, Jimmy's footwear was extremely well-loved by his clients, who described them as highly fashionable and surprisingly comfortable. He made everything from shoes, sandals, boots, and high heels, and developed a small pool of loyal customers.Choo's talents were about to become considerably more well known. In 1988, the successful fashion magazine Vogue did an eight-page spread featuring his quality footwear. The world now knew about Choo, and his clients would soon include some big-name celebrities as well as royalty. Perhaps his most well-known client was the late Princess Diana, who was involved in a fatal car crash less than a day before Choo was to present her with a new pair of shoes at Kensington Palace. The pair initially met in 1990,beams �����`��, when Diana ordered six pairs from Choo. Over the years, they developed a close friendship as well as a business relationship and he has loyally guarded any secrets revealed to him by the princess to this day. His other royal clients have included the Queen of Denmark.These days, Jimmy is no longer directly involved with the name he made so famous. After being approached by Vogue editor Tamara Mellon,christian louboutin sale boots, he agreed to allow his name to be placed on shoes manufactured in Italy and the first ready to wear shoe stores sporting the Jimmy Choo name were opened. Jimmy sold his remaining shares in 2001 to Equinox Luxury Holdings Limited. The company has since become the majority shareholder and fifty stores are expected to be opened by 2007. The average price tag on the stores' merchandise ranges from four to twelve hundred dollars. Clients of the Jimmy Choo brand include Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Katie Holmes, and Natalie Imbruglia. They have also been mentioned as a favorite brand on the television series The Sopranos. Although it is no longer Mr. Jimmy Choo lovingly stitching each shoe by hand, there is no doubt that it is his name and reputation that have brought such great success to each new store.Let us know about updates to the Jimmy Choo biography at.