Need help dating Esprit pumps
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bycin
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mid90s? They don't look that old.
Hi, I researched the company a bit and as it turns out Esprit went into business in 1978.
Successful licence partnerships have transformed the Esprit brand into a global lifestyle group. Esprit has been working with companies with in-depth product expertise and a strong market presence since 1990 to create a large and, in some cases, global pool of licence products.
I think these are even a bit newer like late 90s, early 2000s only because I wore some like these to work around that time.
Caryn
Successful licence partnerships have transformed the Esprit brand into a global lifestyle group. Esprit has been working with companies with in-depth product expertise and a strong market presence since 1990 to create a large and, in some cases, global pool of licence products.
I think these are even a bit newer like late 90s, early 2000s only because I wore some like these to work around that time.
Caryn
Sky Ranch Vintage
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Hmmm. I remember wearing Esprit in Jr. High and that was the late 80's. But these don't look quite that old.
dorotheascloset
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Holy wow, Esprit is way older than 1990..... no idea what source says 1990, but it's dead wrong. Esprit was started in 1968 by Susie and Doug Thompson. Google.
Ang
Ang
Catbooks1940s
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they are very cute, but not vintage. within the last 6 or so years.
dorotheascloset
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that said, these shoes aren't any older than the early 90s. but the company is much older.
dorotheascloset
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I defer to Joan on dating!! Very recent.
Ang
Ang
Esprit is older than 1990. I corrected my post because that was when they transformed the brand globally.
The Esprit logo was actually created in 1978.
Susie and Doug Tompkins did start create the brand and started selling out of their station wagon in 1968.
In 1978, the Esprit logo was developed by John Casado.
The 1980s saw the introduction of the “Real People Campaign”, which was shot by photographer Oliviero Toscani. Esprit was able to recruit architects and designers for its projects, starting with Italian Ettore Sottsass, who developed the first Esprit Europe Headquarters in Düsseldorf. He established the overall concept of the stores in the style of the Memphis design movement, and the language of the Esprit brand.
Additional architects and designers include Aldo Cibic, Antonio Citterio, Norman Foster and Shigeru Uchida, who designed flagship stores in various countries, from the architecture to the interior design. Today the brand has overseen new developments in the fields of design and architecture. For example, in 2006, the Esprit Academy, an initiative for the promotion of creative young design talent, held an architecture competition for the design of a new global look for all Esprit stores.
Michael Ying, stepped down as executive director in 2002 and resigned as the chairman in 2006.
This information was found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esprit_Holdings
Sorry for the confusion.
Caryn
The Esprit logo was actually created in 1978.
Susie and Doug Tompkins did start create the brand and started selling out of their station wagon in 1968.
In 1978, the Esprit logo was developed by John Casado.
The 1980s saw the introduction of the “Real People Campaign”, which was shot by photographer Oliviero Toscani. Esprit was able to recruit architects and designers for its projects, starting with Italian Ettore Sottsass, who developed the first Esprit Europe Headquarters in Düsseldorf. He established the overall concept of the stores in the style of the Memphis design movement, and the language of the Esprit brand.
Additional architects and designers include Aldo Cibic, Antonio Citterio, Norman Foster and Shigeru Uchida, who designed flagship stores in various countries, from the architecture to the interior design. Today the brand has overseen new developments in the fields of design and architecture. For example, in 2006, the Esprit Academy, an initiative for the promotion of creative young design talent, held an architecture competition for the design of a new global look for all Esprit stores.
Michael Ying, stepped down as executive director in 2002 and resigned as the chairman in 2006.
This information was found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esprit_Holdings
Sorry for the confusion.
Caryn
MyVintageCocktail
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Cute shoes, but I agree with Joan on the dating. Pretty recent, especially with that heel style and the logo/design on the sock lining; older Esprit's looked different there, but I'll be danged if I can remember just what they looked like, but I'm sure this is a much more modern look! I used to wear this brand sometimes back in the 80s, when I was Imelda Marcos II....
Sky Ranch Vintage
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They are SOOO cute! You're lucky they're the right size!!