Jimmy Chu – the Chinese by origin – was born in 1961 year in Penang. At a birth parents have named it to Jimmy Chu Jang Kit, not suspecting that in the future it becomes so well-known.
Now Jimmy Chu is considered one of the most magnificent fashion designers among those who makes surprising footwear of manual work.
Jimmy's career has begun many years back when it has with own hand made first pair of footwear – then to it was only eleven years.
Jimmy Chu has arrived to London in the beginning 80 on purpose to study design of footwear.
It has arrived for study in Technical college Cordwainers' Technical College (this educational institution is now a part of the London College of the Fashion) in London which has ended in 1983th year - with the diploma. By the way, during Jimmy's training worked as the cleaner on local factories of footwear and simultaneously worked at restaurant. Thus, the future fashion designer earned money for study.
In 1986 year – in an old building of one of hospitals of East London – Jimmy Chu began to be engaged in manufacture of footwear which has been very soon noticed by the public and on advantage is estimated.
In some years – in 1988 year – the known fashion magazine has shown a collection of footwear of Jimmy Chu and approximately during the same period of time among clients of the fashion designer known significant persons (such, as, for example, princess Diana and many other things) began to appear.
In 1996 year Jimmy Chu (together with British editor UK Vogue – Tamara Mellon) became souchreditelem to company Jimmy Choo Ltd., which became one of conducting fashionable the organisations.
In 2000 of Chu has received in Malaysia title Dato corresponding to the British knightly rank, and in 2003 Jimmy Chu for the merits before a fashion has received from the British queen an honourable title of the Officer of an award of British Empire (Officer of the Order of the British Empire).
In 2001 year Jimmy Chu has sold half of company – for ten millions dollars and since then worked exclusively over creation of clothes of a high class (company Jimmy Choo Ltd made under the licence.). These clothes were issued under mark Jimmy Choo Ready-To-Wear or is simple - Jimmy Choo. By the way, then Jimmy Chu has expanded own manufacture and has started to make bags, so excellent, as well as its footwear.
Now Jimmy Chu lives in London. Today he works on the project of manufacture of shoe skill in Malaysia where his name is extremely popular and basic for the majority of local fashion designers-shoemakers.