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Jessica McClintock, a widowed mother of a young
son, arrived in California in 1969 with a teaching credential in hand.
Eager to be an educator, Jessica soon learned of a small apparel
company known as Gunne Sax. A modest investment soon led to the birth
of a premier design house… Jessica McClintock, Inc.
Jessica
McClintock, a name synonymous with romance, used skills learned at an
early age from her beloved seamstress grandmother, to become a fashion
icon to a generation. Before long, Jessica had turned Gunne Sax into an
empire now known as Jessica McClintock, Inc. Continually creating new
and innovative designs, Jessica has expanded her single line of
dresses, Gunne Sax, to a multifaceted apparel company, composed of
design divisions that cater to the bridal, designer, missy, junior and
children's wear customers.
Without ever losing the primary focus.. romance, Jessica
McClintock, Inc., now encompasses a vast national and international
wholesale business selling Jessica's designs throughout North America,
Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Using the same passion and
creativity, Jessica has also expanded her business empire by venturing
into the highly competitive retail market with 41 company owned
boutiques, and plans for opening more.
Jessica, needing new
avenues to express her creativity, established a fragrance division to
develop the perfect fragrances to complement her romantic clothing.
Jessica introduced her signature fragrance, Jessica McClintock, in
1988. It soon became one of the top selling fragrances in America. The
second fragrance, Jess, launched in 1995, established Jessica
McClintock as a star in the fragrance business. The Jess fragrance was
nominated for a prestigious FiFi Award in recognition of unique and
sophisticated packaging. Jessica also created a men's fragrance, Scott
McClintock, available exclusively at Jessica McClintock Boutiques.
JESSICA McCLINTOCK NUMBER 3 launched in July 2001, and in Spring 2003,
Jessica introduced three Gunne Sax fragrances JASMINE KISS, RASPBERRY
ROMANCE and VINTAGE VANILLA.
Jessica McClintock has also formed
a licensing division. The product lines include China, Eyewear,
Handbags, Jewelry, Handmade Area Rugs, Home Furnishings and Furniture.
Jessica
has received numerous awards and acknowledgements over the years for
her romantic designs. She has won the California excellence award, the
California Mart's California Designer of the Year Award, the special
1996 Tommy Award from the American Printed Fabric Council, and the
Bridal Information Resource's Retail Choice Award for 1996 and 1997 for
social occasion and bridal apparel. Jessica has been consistently named
among Working Women's Top 50 Women Business Owners since 1994. She has
been granted a Doctorate of Humane Letters by the Academy of Arts
College in San Francisco and has received two lifetime achievement
awards, and the Excalibur Award from the American Cancer Society.
Jessica
McClintock, a self-made woman, continually establishes herself as a
major leader in any field she pursues. Using technology, business
acumen, and creativity, Jessica McClintock embraces the challenges of
the next century. |
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