What Do You Know about Moncler
November 10, 2011
The Moncler is a famous
brand which is familiar to anyone who loves the mountain activities and
easy wearing. The Moncler goods are very popular in the
whole world, especially its down jackets. The original name of this
brand came from the abbreviation of Monestier de Clermont, a place newar
Grenobie where, in 1952 Rene Ramillion and Andre
Vincent founded what would become one of the most famous companies.
As early as 1933 he had
started up a company by that name, specialising in metal mechanisms for
sports: ski poles, bindings, and tent frames. He also
provided ski bindings to the French Army, and the people he met and
events he experienced through this connection proved to be
life-altering. Due to “proven need” during World War II, his company
was not seized, and through his contacts with the French Alpine
troops, he met Lionel Terray, a decisive player in the history of Moncler.
During its first few
years, the company, headed by Andre Vincent, a Grenoble merchant and a
friend of Ramillion, who dealt in sports articles,
successfully sold solid, sturdy objects: tents, down sleeping bags, a
unique model of lined cagoules, and good sewing machines, recovered
from a former slipper factory.
The tents in particular
met the favour of the market, becoming so famous that they were simply
known as “les Ramy” , the symbol of a rapidly developing
phenomenon – vacations. Vacations became popular throughout Europe
in the 1930’s, but exploded in the post-war period with its new found
freedom of movement. They transformed into a ritual that
became increasingly popular due to motorcycles, Lambretta scooters
(sometimes Vespa‘s), and small cylinder autos that were cheap and
manageable. And also thanks to perfect tents, with telescopic
poles and outer reinforcement to cover them.
The company started out producing Moncler jackets,
initially using
the lining from sleeping bags, and were designed to keep workers and
those undertaking expeditions in the Alps. By 1968 they had made
several technological advances in the product and its linings
and by 1968, Moncler had been chosen to be the official manufacturer
and supplier to the French winter Olympics team. By 1972 and the next
winter Olympics the French skiing team loved the product
but demanded a more lightweight product that would give them more
flexibility when practising, and thus more lightweight Moncler
jacketswere created that are still available today.
Throughout the 1980's Moncler started to get a fashion following with people wearing their Moncler jackets
away from the slopes and in urban areas which helped boost the brands
profile, popularity and
profits. The next big change came for the label in 2003 when it was
bought by Italian entrepreneur and fashion enthusiast Remo Ruffini.
Riffini placed a much larger emphasis on the styling of the
products to make Moncler one of the leading fashion labels, and in
2006 they launched their first fashion collection for women which has
proved to be a huge success.
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