Club 21
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Club 21
is a luxury retail company established in 1972 by Singaporean entrepreneur-hotelier Christina Ong
.
Club 21 started as a small boutique
in Singapore’s Tanglin Shopping Centre and has expanded to operate multi-label fashion stores at Four Seasons
Singapore, as well as licensed boutiques in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore,
Taiwan, Thailand
,
the United Kingdom and USA.
Club 21 manages the brands Donna Karan, ck Calvin Klein
, Giorgio Armani
, A|X Armani Exchange, Balenciaga
, Marni, Mulberry
,
Dolce & Gabbana
, D&G, Diesel, Paul Smith
, Issey Miyake
, Jil Sander, Dries Van Noten
, Comme des Garçons and Lanvin. It also operates ck Calvin Klein and DKNY
Jeans under license. A joint venture with Giorgio Armani S.p.A
is expanding the A|X Armani Exchange brand worldwide
.
Club 21 has 3,800 employees across four continents, engaged in wholesale distribution, sourcing, brand guardianship and vertical retail
.
Club 21 is part of the COMO Group. The Group’s COMO Hotels and Resorts division manages and operates the following properties
to host Give to Save, where gently-worn designer items are collected from Club 21 clients and the general public during 24–28 November 2010 at the Forum The Shopping Mall. The items collected will be sorted, priced and sold at the Buy to Save event. Proceeds from the sale of these items will benefit women who are at-risk from violence and exploitation.
From positivenation.co.uk "Diagnosed with HIV in 1993, Mr Pasquarelli disclosed his HIV status to his employers after becoming severely ill with multiple Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer which affected his lungs and liver.
When the store closed for refurbishment last April, he claimed was not offered suitable alternative work, was discriminated against and made redundant.
His case was reported in the media in the same week as stars flocked to a celebrity party held by Giorgio Armani to endorse the Bono Red campaign to promote HIV awareness and support the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria. Mr Armani’s partner Sergio Galeotti died from AIDS in 1993.
Armarni’s UK franchise is held by a multi-millionaire Malaysian national called Howe Chegne.
In its ruling against the Armani franchise company Orthet, the tribunal said:
“We would expect Mr Pasquarelli’s many years of loyalty to be rewarded by the offer of at least a temporary position for the duration of the café’s closure.
“Orthet discriminated against Mr Pasquarelli by not offering him alternative employment and did so for a reason relating to his disability, treating him less favourably than they treated a person to whom that reason did not apply.” Since 5 December 2005, the Disability Discrimination Act has protected all HIV positive employees in work from the point of diagnosis. "
is a luxury retail company established in 1972 by Singaporean entrepreneur-hotelier Christina Ong
.
Club 21 started as a small boutique
Boutique
A boutique is a small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items such as clothing and jewelry. The word is French for "shop", via Latin from Greek ἀποθήκη , "storehouse"....
in Singapore’s Tanglin Shopping Centre and has expanded to operate multi-label fashion stores at Four Seasons
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. is a Canadian-based international ultra-luxury, five-star hotel management company. Travel + Leisure magazine and Zagat Survey rank the hotel chain's 84 properties among the top luxury hotels worldwide...
Singapore, as well as licensed boutiques in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore,
Taiwan, Thailand
,
the United Kingdom and USA.
Club 21 manages the brands Donna Karan, ck Calvin Klein
Ck Calvin Klein
ck Calvin Klein is the bridge collection for Calvin Klein. ck Calvin Klein apparel is presently distributed for women and men exclusively through licensing partner Onward Kashiyama in Japan, and through free-standing stores operated by licensee Club 21 in Southeast Asia. Licensing partner G.A.V. is...
, Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a...
, A|X Armani Exchange, Balenciaga
Balenciaga
Balenciaga is a fashion house founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga, a Basque designer, born in the Basque Country, Spain. He had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master of us all" by Christian Dior. His bubble skirts and odd, feminine, yet ultra-modern...
, Marni, Mulberry
,
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million....
, D&G, Diesel, Paul Smith
Paul Smith (fashion designer)
Sir Paul Smith jr, RDI, is an English fashion designer, whose business and reputation is founded upon his menswear. He is both commercially successful and highly respected within the fashion industry....
, Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake
is a Japanese fashion designer. He is known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances.-Life and career:Miyake was born 22 April 1938 in Hiroshima, Japan. As a seven year-old, he witnessed and survived the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. He studied...
, Jil Sander, Dries Van Noten
Dries van Noten
Dries Van Noten is a Belgian fashion designer and an eponymous fashion brand. In 2005, the New York Times described him "one of fashion's most cerebral designers"...
, Comme des Garçons and Lanvin. It also operates ck Calvin Klein and DKNY
DKNY
DKNY is a label of fashion designer Donna Karan. It is also the name of a clothing store in New York City featuring Donna Karan's associated line.-History:...
Jeans under license. A joint venture with Giorgio Armani S.p.A
is expanding the A|X Armani Exchange brand worldwide
.
Club 21 has 3,800 employees across four continents, engaged in wholesale distribution, sourcing, brand guardianship and vertical retail
.
Club 21 is part of the COMO Group. The Group’s COMO Hotels and Resorts division manages and operates the following properties
- The Halkin in London's Belgravia; the Metropolitan Bangkok and Metropolitan London urban hotels; private island resorts Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos and Cocoa Island in the Maldives; Uma Paro in Bhutan; and Uma Ubud in Bali.
2010 UNIFEM Buy to Save
In 2010, Club 21 is once again partnering with UNIFEM Singaporeto host Give to Save, where gently-worn designer items are collected from Club 21 clients and the general public during 24–28 November 2010 at the Forum The Shopping Mall. The items collected will be sorted, priced and sold at the Buy to Save event. Proceeds from the sale of these items will benefit women who are at-risk from violence and exploitation.
Controversy
Club 21 UK, which operates Giorgio Armani and DKNY Jeans, was convicted after discriminating a manager who told his bosses he was HIV positive.From positivenation.co.uk "Diagnosed with HIV in 1993, Mr Pasquarelli disclosed his HIV status to his employers after becoming severely ill with multiple Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer which affected his lungs and liver.
When the store closed for refurbishment last April, he claimed was not offered suitable alternative work, was discriminated against and made redundant.
His case was reported in the media in the same week as stars flocked to a celebrity party held by Giorgio Armani to endorse the Bono Red campaign to promote HIV awareness and support the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria. Mr Armani’s partner Sergio Galeotti died from AIDS in 1993.
Armarni’s UK franchise is held by a multi-millionaire Malaysian national called Howe Chegne.
In its ruling against the Armani franchise company Orthet, the tribunal said:
“We would expect Mr Pasquarelli’s many years of loyalty to be rewarded by the offer of at least a temporary position for the duration of the café’s closure.
“Orthet discriminated against Mr Pasquarelli by not offering him alternative employment and did so for a reason relating to his disability, treating him less favourably than they treated a person to whom that reason did not apply.” Since 5 December 2005, the Disability Discrimination Act has protected all HIV positive employees in work from the point of diagnosis. "