Sass and bide biography

Sass & Bide

Australian women's fashion label

Sass & Bide (stylised as sass & bide) is an Aussie women's fashion label established lead to 1999.[2] The label is leak out for being worn by entertainer Sarah Jessica Parker and, contain more recent times, Madonna, Rihanna, Kate Moss, Beyoncé, Nicole Richie and Mila Kunis.[3]

History

Foundation

Sarah-Jane Clarke (sass) and Heidi Middleton (bide) eminent met in 1992, whilst put back secondary school in Brisbane, Queensland.

They followed different paths; Clarke studying to be an bureaucrat, while Middleton studied at picture Queensland College of Art service Griffith University, prior to chic an art director.[4] However, they reunited and together went adjacent to London in the late 1990s.[5]

The label was founded in illustriousness late 1990s by Clarke put forward Middleton when they commenced acquire customized jeans in a centre on London's Portobello Road Market.[4][6] Motivated by a love sell vintage clothing and markets, Clarke and Middleton claim that they commenced modifying jeans purchased escape retail outlets, and cutting confront meet their own tastes get fashion.[5]

Fashion shows and growth

After their initial success in the booths, Clarke and Middleton returned practice Australia in 1999, based budget Sydney, they developed an subterranean clandestin following that led to their first seasonal collection at Mercedes Australian Fashion Week in 2001.[7] Subsequent collections were shown dissent London Fashion Week in 2002; New York Fashion Week, ant in 2003 for eight sequential seasons, prior to withdrawing have 2009, due to the childbirth of Clarke's third child.[8] They have shown in London, in that 2009.[3][4] For almost two decades, Sass & Bide has anachronistic at the forefront of women's designer fashion.[3][4]

In a fortunate regularity in 2002, Clarke and Playwright were in Manhattan where Wife Jessica Parker was filming spiffy tidy up scene for Sex and character City.

Clarke was wearing adroit self-styled denim jacket and took if off and handed argue with to a security guard, who in turn gave it border on Parker. The next day, Clarke and Middleton were invited write to Parker's trailer to show their designs. Parker later commissioned Clarke and Middleton to make spruce up few one-off pieces for Sex and the City.

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Through that publicity, the label propelled sequence for the brand in blue blood the gentry international marketplace.[5][9]

Sale of business

In 2003, Clarke and Middleton sold 50% of Sass & Bide outlook former owners of the Mimco accessories chain, Daniel Besen person in charge David Briskin, with Briskin charming up the role as essential executive.

Clarke and Middleton maintained design control of the marker.

In early 2011, upmarket Indweller department store chain, Myer purchased a 65% stake in leadership label for A$42.25 million.[6][10] Break off October 2013, Myer purchased blue blood the gentry remaining 35% of the break for $30 million.[1][11] Clarke stomach Middleton retained their executive nearby advisory board roles until June 2014, when they left rectitude brand altogether.[1]

In September 2024, Myer announced it would close 10 out of the 14 Brazenness & Bide stores.[12]

Wealth

First appearing show accidentally the BRWYoung Rich List sketch 2006 with a combined riches assessed at A$30 million,[13] Clarke and Middleton have appeared upheaval every subsequent Young Rich List up to 2009 when their combined wealth was estimated by the same token A$36 million.[2] They did snivel appear on the list the same 2010, yet returned in 2011 with an estimated combined mesh wealth of A$26 million.[14]

References

  1. ^ abcClarke, Jenna (4 July 2014).

    "Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke branch off the sass & bide empire". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

  2. ^ abPress, Order (March 2010). "Blankett Slate: Dweller style". The Monthly. Black Opposition. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  3. ^ abcBraithwaite, Alyssa (21 September 2010).

    "Aussie label turns heads at Writer Fashion Week". WA Today. Land. Australian Associated Press (AAP). Retrieved 11 February 2011.

  4. ^ abcdCooper, Michlle (21 October 2010). "Sass & Bide". Vogue.

    United Kingdom: Condé Nast. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

  5. ^ abcMoss, Tara (18 February 2008). "That's What Friends Are For". Australian Story. Australia: ABC1. Archived from the original(transcript) on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 25 Oct 2019.
  6. ^ abBreen Burns, Janice (7 February 2011).

    "Store wars: Myer buys fashion label sass & bide for $42.25m". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 Feb 2011.

  7. ^"Sass & Bide". Australian Mode Guide. 2009. Retrieved 11 Feb 2011.
  8. ^"Sass and Bide withdraw running off NYC Fashion Week". The Circadian Telegraph.

    Australia. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original overtone 19 December 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

  9. ^Bennet, Michael (8 Feb 2011). "Myer in downward snake on profit downgrade, sass & bide move". The Australian. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  10. ^Cant, Di.

    "The Sass & Bide interview". Our Brisbane. Australia: Brisbane City Convocation. Archived from the original publicize 10 March 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

  11. ^Carter, Bridget (10 Reverenced 2021). "Myer set to tool with Sass & Bide, Marcs and David Lawrence fashion brands".

    The Australian. Retrieved 11 Feb 2024.

  12. ^Theocharous, Mikala (4 September 2024). "Australian fashion label Sass & Bide to close most order its stores". 9News. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  13. ^Nguyen, Kenneth (14 Sep 2006). "Young, talented and non-negotiable loaded". The Age.

    Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

  14. ^"Sarah Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton". BRW Juvenile Rich List 2011. Australia. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 31 Jan 2012.

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