A Brief History of Various Designer Brands

Designer brands such as Lagerfeld, Lucchese Pelle, Allegri, Pringle and Crow & Jester offer some of the most sought after apparel on the internet. Lagerfeld was created by Karl Lagerfeld, who also oversees direction of Fendi and Chanel. This designer label was begun in 1998, and was sold to Tommy Hilfiger in 2005, even though Lagerfeld retains creative controls for the label. Lagerfeld designer brand clothing follows the tailored look, and allows men and boys of all ages to appear sophisticated and polished when draped in his garments.

Allegri is a Milanese brand created by designer Francesco Scognamiglio. This label of designer clothing includes items from the Allegri Milano line that is made for everyday wear, Allegri Blue Label that offers active wear, and a special line of 15 garments called the 010109 line that includes capelet style coats and capes as well as bohemian inspired clothing. From the original designer, the company has also used A.F. Vanhdevorst, Giorgio Armani, Romeo Gigli and Renato Baldini who now heads the designer brand. These stores are quite pricey, with 670 salespoints across the world including stores in Italy and Japan.

Lucchese Pelle is another designer brand of clothing is known for having the best of Italian leather, and all of the collections that the brand offers are hidden treasures as the brand is extremely hard to find. This designer specializes in handmade suede and leather coats.

Pringle of Scotland offers contemporary men’s clothing from denim and leather to jumpers and shirts or waistcoats. This company offers stores in London, Japan and Taiwan as well as New York and Milan. Robert Pringle began the company in 1815, and started with hosiery and cashmere. The full time designer until 1934 was Otto Weisz. Leisure and sportswear were added to the collection of otherwise daily clothing in the early 1980’s after the company was acquired by Joseph Dawson Holdings Limited. In the year 2000, the company was again bought by S.C. Fang & Sons and is now known as the international luxury fashion company.

Crow & Jester is yet another of the many luxury designer fashion companies worldwide. Beginning in 1997 by Simon Horsley, the designer had worked at Paul Smith and decided to create his own label. In its beginnings, the company offered shirts and suits, and how has outerwear, casual wear, knitwear and accessories in bright colors.

The most well known of these companies is Allegri, due to the fact that so many other designer name brands have had their hand in publicity. Armani and Gigli are top names in the fashion industry, and with these two in the past of Allegri, it is no wonder that Hilfiger clothing lines are so popular. With contemporary fashions for all ages, this designer has more than just shirts to offer.

Pringle of Scotland and Crow & Jester were both born in the same area, but Pringle of Scotland has had better publicity and larger numbers of stores. Crow & Jester can be seen on their website, but as far as stores in your local neighborhood, there are none. These stores are generally seen in the UK or online, and nowhere else. However, their website does offer international shipping on all orders. Lucchese Pelle is a difficult designer to find, making it even more sought after around the world. With no outlet stores, major distribution areas but more handmade leather than any other designer, this label offers more than enough incentive to find a store. There are websites where you can order this fantastic line of outerwear, and most of these sites offer international shipping due to the lack of brick and mortar stores.

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Ricky Butcher is the author of this article on Designer mens clothes. Find more information about Menswear here.