![]() | This article contains content that is written like an advertisement .(March 2017) |
![]() | |
Industry | Apparel |
---|---|
Founded | 2007[1] |
Founder | Claire Chambers [1] |
Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 4 (Dec 2011) [2] |
Area served | United States and Canada |
Products | Bras Panties Hosiery Lingerie sleepwear loungewear |
Number of employees | 70 |
Website | journelle |
Journelle is a luxury lingerie company based in New York. Founded by Claire Chambers, [3] the name Journelle comes from the archaic French word journellement meaning 'daily', as lingerie is designed to be worn every day.
Journelle's flagship store in Union Square opened its doors in December 2007. In November 2010, Journelle opened a store in Soho at 125 Mercer St. In 2011, Journelle opened its Upper East Side store on the corner of 73rd St. and 3rd Ave.[ citation needed ]
In November 2015, Journelle opened its Chicago location at 1725 N. Damen Street between Willow and Wabansia Chicago, IL 60647. [1] [4]
Journelle carries lingerie ranging from everyday basics to special occasions. It is known to have "pretty, lacy, delicate lingerie". [5] The store also stocks loungewear, hosiery, shapewear, and accessories. Some brands and designers they carry include Chantelle, Hanky Panky, Eberjey, Fleur of England, Wolford, Natori, Simone Perele, and La Perla.[ citation needed ]
In February 2013, the company bottled its signature scent, The Linden flower, and created its own lingerie wash. Before the 2012 holiday season, it debuted luxury sleepwear under its company name and launched its full Journelle Collection, AW15.[ citation needed ]
During the summer of 2013, Journelle launched a mobile pop-up shop road trip. The company retrofitted a 1970 Land Yacht Airstream to resemble the stores' aesthetic and atmosphere, complete with a tucked away dressing room, a lounging banquette, and custom shelving. [6] The airstream, named the Grey Lady, kicked off the summer in Sag Harbor, then travelled to Boston, Chicago, and Washington D.C. During New York Fashion Week, the Grey Lady popped up at the Standard Hotel's High Line location. [7]
The road trip served as a way for Journelle to meet already loyal customers and introduce them to the personal in-store experience, as well as a way to test top e-commerce markets for potential store expansion. [6]
In 2012, Journelle began an annual partnership with the nonprofit Free The Girls for a Spring Cleaning bra drive. Journelle collects gently used bras to send to the organization, which supports women who have been rescued from trafficking. [8] Journelle runs the drive in each of their stores, as well as online, offering discounts to participants who donate gently used bras. They also donate $1 for each bra donated. [9]
The bras are delivered by Free The Girls to safe houses in Mozambique that assist former trafficking victims in selling the bras to local women.. By earning their wages and building their business model, these women can support themselves and their families. [8]
Claire Chambers founded Journelle in 2007, opening additional stores in SoHo and Miami Beach in 2010, [10] and on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in 2011. [11] In 2013, Triumph International acquired a majority stake in Journelle. Chambers departed in 2015 [12] shortly before opening their Chicago store.
In the summer of 2019, Journelle was acquired by Cosabella co-chief executive officer and creative director Guido Campello and his wife Sapna Palep. [13]
Claire's is an American retailer of accessories, jewelry, and toys primarily aimed toward tween and teen girls. It was founded in 1961 and is based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The company is primarily owned by Elliott Management and Monarch Alternative Capital, but, in 2022, announced plans to go public with an initial public offering.
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer headquartered at SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by brothers Jerry and Mark Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company that also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear. The Silvermans sold their ownership interests in 1991 to Jacob Price of Knoxville, Tennessee. American Eagle Outfitters is the parent company of Aerie, Unsubscribed and Todd Snyder.
Frederick's of Hollywood is an American lingerie brand formerly with stores in shopping malls across the United States. In 2015, all 111 retail stores were closed before a bankruptcy filing. The brand was acquired by Authentic Brands Group and was relaunched as an online-only store, FOH Online Corp. In 2018, Naked Brand Group, Inc. acquired FOH Online Corp.
Missoni is an Italian luxury fashion house based in Varese, and known for its colourful knitwear designs. The company was founded by Ottavio ("Tai") and Rosita Missoni in 1953.
Lindex was founded as a Swedish fashion chain in 1954, however since 2007 it became a part of the Finnish Stockmann Group. The company has around 5000 employees and approximately 480 stores in 18 markets in the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Central Europe and the Middle East. In addition to sales in store, Lindex also offers their fashion assortment via online shopping in 28 countries: all EU countries plus Norway. The company has had a rapid international expansion and sales growth. The assortment includes several different concepts within women's wear, lingerie, kids’ wear and cosmetics.
Ultimo was a Glasgow-headquartered designer lingerie brand, majority owned by Sri Lanka–based lingerie group MAS Holdings. It was founded in 1996 by Michelle Mone, via her company MJM International Ltd., with her then-husband Michael. In 2013, after their marriage collapsed, Ultimo was transferred to joint venture company Ultimo Brands International Ltd, an equal partnership between Michelle Mone and MAS Holdings. In November 2014, Mone sold the majority of her stake to MAS Holdings. In August 2015, Mone resigned from the boards of MJM International Ltd and Ultimo Brands International Ltd.
La Senza Corporation is a Canadian fashion retailer that sells women's lingerie and intimate apparel. The La Senza brand is currently owned by Regent which operates and owns La Senza stores in Canada and the United States and uses a franchise model for the operation of stores outside Canada and the United States.
A bra, short for brassiere or brassière, is a form-fitting underwear that is primarily used to support and cover a woman's breasts. A typical bra consists of a chest band that wraps around the torso, supporting two breast cups that are held in place by shoulder straps. A bra usually fastens in the back, using a hook and eye fastener, although bras are available in a large range of styles and sizes, including front-fastening and backless designs. Some bras are designed for specific functions, such as nursing bras to facilitate breastfeeding or sports bras to minimize discomfort during exercise.
Gilly Hicks is an active Lifestyle brand owned by Abercrombie & Fitch, specializing in women's activewear.
Chico's FAS, Inc. is an American women's clothing and accessories retailer founded in 1983 on Sanibel Island, Florida. Founded by Marvin and Helene Gralnick, it is headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida and operates four brands: its namesake Chico's store, White House Black Market, Soma and TellTale.
Marlies Dekkers is a Dutch fashion designer known for her lingerie line Undressed.
Underwear, underclothing, or undergarments are items of clothing worn beneath outer clothes, usually in direct contact with the skin, although they may comprise more than a single layer. They serve to keep outer clothing from being soiled or damaged by bodily excretions, to lessen the friction of outerwear against the skin, to shape the body, and to provide concealment or support for parts of it. In cold weather, long underwear is sometimes worn to provide additional warmth. Special types of undergarments have religious significance. Some items of clothing are designed as undergarments, while others, such as T-shirts and certain types of shorts, are appropriate both as underwear and outerwear. If made of suitable material or textile, some underwear can serve as nightwear or swimwear, and some undergarments are intended for sexual attraction or visual appeal.
Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing, and beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by Roy and Gaye Raymond, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner in 1982. Wexner rapidly expanded into American shopping malls, growing the company into 350 stores nationally with sales of $1 billion by the early 1990s, when Victoria's Secret became the largest lingerie retailer in the United States.
Kay Cohen is an Australian fashion designer and business woman based in Sydney, Australia. Cohen has led a number of lingerie design brands, most notably as Founder and Creative Director of Pleasure State and as General Manager and Creative Director of Elle Macpherson's Lingerie label Elle Macpherson Intimates, also Cohen is known as the inventor of the Biofit uplift bra.
Claire Pettibone is an American fashion designer based in Los Angeles. She is known for her couture wedding gowns.
The Underfashion Club is a non-profit fashion industry group dedicated to "all facets of the intimate apparel industry: foundations, daywear, sleepwear, robes, and loungewear".
Baci Lingerie is a large retailer of women's lingerie founded in the United States, with multiple stores located internationally on several continents.
Adore Me is a direct-to-consumer women's intimate apparel brand based in New York City. The company was started by Morgan Hermand-Waiche in 2010 while he was an MBA student at Harvard Business School and is a Certified B Corporation.
Fleur du Mal is a lingerie and ready-to-wear brand that sells at retailers including Shopbop, Barneys, and Net-a-porter. The company was founded in 2012 by Jennifer Zuccarini.
Bendon Group is a New Zealand lingerie, underwear and sleepwear company. It includes the women's brands Bendon, Me by Bendon, Pleasure State, Lovable and Hickory, the fuller cup size brand Fayreform, and the men's brands Bendon Man and Davenport.