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I will never know how or why the two came together, but fashion and music just fit.

 

In the archives, I wrote about front man icons and fashion models in wedded bliss.   I now am pairing music icons with fashion brand icons.  In this case, Duran Duran and Juicy Couture.

 

Why the two?  John Taylor and Gela Nash.  John Taylor does not need an introduction, so I will focus on Gela Nash and her venture business.

 

Gela Nash -

 

- American fashion designer

- Former actress

- Interesting fact ... Date of Birth : November 1, 1953

 

Juicy Couture - (Wikipedia source)

 

- Casualwear and dress clothing brand

 

- Founded in 1997 ... Pamela Skaist-Levy & Gela Nash-Taylor

 

- Signature velour tracksuits

 

- Full line includes clothing, handbags, shoes, intimates, swimwear, fragrance,

accessories, sunglasses, yoga, babywear

 

- Original label "Travis Jeans" selling maternity pants (1995)

 

- New label "Juicy Couture" (1996)

 

- 2001 - Tracksuit introduced and custom designed for Madonna/Madonna turned the tracksuit into a trend

 

- 2004 - Velour tracksuit popular again through Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, and Paris Hilton

 

- Known as a "new money" brand

 

- 2003 - Fifth & Pacific Companies (formerly Liz Claiborne) bought Juicy Couture

 

- 2010 - LeAnn Nealz named President and Chief Creative Officer ... oversee product design, marketing, store design

 

- Style preserved 

 

Down turn -

 

- June 2014 - All stores in the U.S. expected to close

- June 2015 - Final closure in the U.S.

- September 2014 - Juicy Couture products sold in Kohl's in the U.S.