Jourdan, Charles
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| Birthname | Charles François Jourdan | ||||
| born on | 3 November 1883 at 21:00 (= 9:00 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Bourg de Péage, France, 45n02, 5e03 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m5e03 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   11°07'   23°10 Asc. 19°57'
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Biography
French fashion designer known best for his designs of women's luxury shoes starting in 1919. His small family business grew quickly and managed to manufacture 650,000 pairs of shoes in 1960. He died in Romans-sur-Isère on 13 February 1976 at age 92. Jourdan gained unintended publicity from the exposure of Imelda Marcos' excesses in shoe fashion in 1986, among them many Jourdan stilettos.
His name reached its greatest reputation in the years since his death under the leadership of his sons (Rene, Charles and Roland), first with an emphasis on the use of innovative materials and later for more conservative designs. After 2000 the company went into decline and was sold to investment bankers.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Perugia, André (born 7 March 1893)
Events
Source Notes
Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file (Drôme archives, no. 146), marriage and death data in margin. Death date is given as 13 February 1976 in Romans (Romans-sur-Isère).
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 92)
- Vocation : Beauty : Designer/ Fashion (Women's shoes)
- Vocation : Business : Business owner
- Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur
- Vocation : Business/Marketing : Sales (Luxury women's shoes)
- 1883 births
- Birthday 3 November
- Birthplace Bourg de Péage, FR
- Sun 11 Scorpio
- Moon 23 Sagittarius
- Asc 19 Cancer
- 1976 deaths
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Vocation : Beauty : Designer/ Fashion
- Vocation : Business : Business owner
- Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur
- Vocation : Business/Marketing : Sales
