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Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair is a Swedish fashion label founded in 2004 by Astrid Olsson and Lee Cotter. In January 2009 the label received the "Designer of the Year" at the Swedish Elle Style Awards. [1] The brand filed for bankruptcy in April 2014. By then, Astrid Olsson and Lee Cotter had already sold the company to Göte David Johansson. [2]

The label carried two lines; a ready to wear line as well as a couture inspired line that went under the name "By the no".

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