Cosabella
| Private company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded 📆 | 1983 |
| Founder 👔 | Ugo Campello Valeria Campello |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , USA |
Area served 🗺️ | North America, Europe, Latin America |
Key people | Silvia Campello (COO) Guido Campello (CEO)[1][2] |
| Products 📟 | lingerie, sleepwear, loungewear |
| Owner | Campello family |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 100+ |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Cosabella - is an international fashion brand which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails high-end intimate apparel.[3][4][5]
Etymology[edit]
"Cosabella" means "a beautiful thing" in Italian.[6][7]
Overview[edit]
The company founded as a design brand in 1983 in the USA by the Italian husband and wife Valeria and Ugo Campello.[8] In 1985, after experiencing initial issues with the production outsourcing, Ugo Campello launched a manufacturing base in Italy, expanding the company's product line.[9] By 2013, Cosabella distributed 1,620 styles of lingerie, daywear, loungewear, sleepwear and sportswear in more than 90 countries.[10] By 2019, Cosabella has become an international brand distributed in major US and European retail stores and online. The company is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.[11]
Disambiguation[edit]
Cosabella is a fashion brand and trademark which belongs to Luemme, Inc., the company registered in Florida, USA.[12] Luemme, Inc.,is a legal entity and privately operated business run by the Campello family.[13][14]
Ethical clothing manufacturing[edit]
Cosabella has been noted by a number of sources as a company adhering to more ethical clothing and sustainability standards. The company claims that its lingerie products are made in Italy in accordance with the country's labor laws while using locally sourced materials and less environmentally invasive manufacturing.[15] [16]Since 2015, Cosabella has been a part of "drop the plus" movement, offering a widened ranges of sizes for a broader consumer niche.[17][18][19]
Operations and business model[edit]
Cosabella is a family run business with design headquarters in Miami, flagship store in New York City and production base in Italy. Its largest market is the U.S., followed by Italy. Since Guido Campello was appointed CEO in 2014, the company’s focus changed from solely manufacturing and wholesale to “... digital retail, private label, licensing and co-branding.”[20] The company's line of business includes the wholesale distribution of women's, children's, and infants' clothing and accessories.[21][22][23] The main product lines are: CSBLA (lifestyle), Triathalon (activewear), Extended, Maternity and Bridal. Cosabella has one registered patent assigned to Luemme Inc., in the field of clothing industry.[24] In 2017, Cosabella began working with software company using an integrated AI technology for personalization of client interaction processes in order to enhance marketing efforts.[25]
Collaborations[edit]
Cosabella has a recorded history of joint work with designers, retailers, fashion brands and celebrities for new product lines creation and distribution.[26][27]
- In 2013, Cosabella partnered with BeachMint, a Santa Monica subscription fashion retailer to create “intiMint" label. Cosabella handled manufacturing, design and distribution elements.[28][29]
- In 2015, Cosabella paired with Paris-based contemporary label Paul & Joe to create a joint collection of Paul & Joe’s prints and colors with Cosabella’s fabrics.[30]
- The lingerie brand teamed up with the costume designer from The Americans series, Jenny Gering, for a new product line of intimate apparel.[31]
References[edit]
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- ↑ “BBB information”
- ↑ “SunSentinel:"Leading women-owned firms in South Florida”
- ↑ “The Family Behind Luxury Lingerie Business Cosabella”
- ↑ Bolelli, Di Gianluca (August 9, 2012). "Cosabella è stabile fra i primi 5 brand negli USA. Fatturato +10% nel 2012". Fashion Network. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ Marchesini, Marcello (April 1, 2018). "A cavallo tra Italia e States". Tempo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ “Wordhippo:"What does cosa bella mean in Italian?”
- ↑ “Cosabella History”
- ↑ “NSS Magazine:"Vi presento: Cosabella”
- ↑ “Crunchbase:"Cosabella”
- ↑ Patrick Eha, Brian (May 29, 2013). "The Family Behind Luxury Lingerie Business Cosabella". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ “Cosabella:"Guido Campello”
- ↑ “FashionIndex.com:"Luemme d/b/a Cosabella”
- ↑ “Justia Trademarks:"Cosabella”
- ↑ “LUEMME, INC. Trademarks”
- ↑ Pena, Amanda (January 25, 2018). "8 Ethical Lingerie Brands That Are SO Much Better Than Victoria's Secret". Huffpost. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ↑ “EcoCult:"The 15 Ethical and Sustainable Lingerie Brands You Should Know”
- ↑ Brucculieri, Julia (March 24, 2015). "Australian Model Stefania Ferrario Wants Everyone To Drop The Plus-Size Label". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ Brucculieri, Julia (May 28, 2015). "Lingerie Line Cosabella Joins The Call To Drop The 'Plus'". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ Stiefvater, Sarah (May 14, 2018). "Lace Bralettes for All: Cosabella Just Launched a Plus-Size Collection". PureWow. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ “Yotpo Voice:"How Cosabella Raised the Bar for Selling Luxury Lingerie Online”
- ↑ “StyleBlend:"L’eleganza Dell’intimo Cosabella”
- ↑ Monget, Karyn (July 25, 2008). "Thong Song". WWD. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ↑ “Corporation profile”
- ↑ “Justia Patents:"Patents Assigned to Luemme Inc”
- ↑ Kaplan, David (January 30, 2018). "How Lingerie Retailer Cosabella Is Using Artificial Intelligence To Lift Sales". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ “Oprah.com:"Rita Wilson's Favorite Pajamas”
- ↑ Gonzales, Danielle (January 23, 2019). "Cosabella Just Revealed A Plus-Size Lingerie Collection With Eloquii". HuffPost Life. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ Carney, Michael (November 5, 2013). "BeachMint's new Cosabella partnership runs deep, and management hints it's just the beginning". Pando. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ↑ “MarketWatch:"BeachMint and Cosabella Announce Partnership With the Launch of IntiMint by Cosabella”
- ↑ Cheng, Andrea (August 3, 2015). "This Collection Has Us Really Excited About Lingerie". InStyle. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ↑ Kokshanian, Rita (January 24, 2015). "Play the Sexy Spy: The Americans Costume Designer Launches Lingerie with Cosabella". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
