Joop

JOOP!

Joop GmbH, branded JOOP! (pronounced [joːp] in German, roughly: yope; known in English as dʒuːp) is a contemporary clothing and cosmetics company founded as a designer label by German fashion designer Wolfgang Joop in Hamburg, Germany, in 1986. Joop, who had been selling designer clothing under his last name since 1981, established a successful license business that eventually offered upscale womenswear, menswear, kid's clothing, accessories and home articles. To distinguish the brand from himself as an artist he added an exclamation mark to the name. A secondary denim and sportswear collection, Joop! Jeans, was created in 1988. The company is most notable for its vast fragrance range originally launched in 1987. In the mid-1990s, Joop! fragrances were introduced to the American market while its fashions were presented at New York Fashion Week and sold by American retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue.

In 1998, Wolfgang Joop and his estranged business partner sold 95% of their Joop shares to an investor while Joop remained the brand's creative director. In 2001, Joop sold the remaining 5% and left the company. The conglomerate investor, Wünsche AG of Hamburg, itself heavily in debted and unable to turn the Joop! brand into a Global player as it had planned, declared bankruptcy in the end of 2001. In 2003, Joop was sold by Wünsche AG's liquidator to three of Joop's former licensees in equal shares and business units (fashion, accessories/leather and fragrance/cosmetics). In 2006, the fashion licensee, Swiss-based Holy Fashion Group, paid off the accessories/leather licensee, Egana Goldpfeil, and now owns Joop's clothing and accessories business. The fragrance and cosmetics business remains with Coty, Inc. of New York. The Joop! Jeans and kidswear lines were discontinued in the late 2000s. Holy Fashion Group, whose owners are descendants and former owners of Hugo Boss, is based in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.

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Joop Sparkes: Body of Scottish man who went missing from Prague party boat found after ...

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‘Heartbroken’ family confirms body found in Prague river is British tourist

Metro UK 06 May 2024

Joop Sparkes was last seen jumping off a party boat in the Czech capital’s Vltava River ... Joop Sparkes, from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, was last seen in the early hours of April 27 when he jumped into the Vltava River from a party boat.

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Joop Sparkes missing: Search for Scot who vanished in Prague enters fourth day

The Sun 03 May 2024

Joop Sparkes, 29, travelled to Czech capital with friends to enjoy a short break ... Here is a timeline of the events leading up to and after Joop's disappearance.. Friday, April 26 - Joop flew from Edinburgh to Prague with his three mates.

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