Biography datuk jimmy choo

(1948-)

Who Is Jimmy Choo?

Fashion designer Jimmy Choo used the craftsmanship he learned from his father, also a cobbler, to create some of the most coveted shoes in the world.

Choo rose to fame for the quality and style of his handmade women's shoes.

Early Years

Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat was born in 1948 in Penang, Malaysia. The son of a shoe cobbler, Choo was immersed in the world of shoemaking from an early age.

His father wanted him to follow in his footsteps, and by age 11, Choo had made his first pair of shoes.

"When I first started, my father wouldn't let me make a shoe," recalled the designer. "Instead, he said: 'Sit and watch, sit and watch.' For months and months, I did that."

After learning from his father about the craft of shoemaking, Choo made his way to England in the early 1980s to study at the Cordwainers Technical College in Hackney, where he graduated with honors in 1983.

Career Beginnings and Success

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