Nine West was founded in 1983 in New York, New York, by Jerome Fisher & Vince Camuto. The first store location was located in Stamford, Connecticut. Originally, the store sold only women’s shoes. Since that time, the company has expanded tremendously, offering handbags, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, jewelry, belts, watches, cold weather accessories, hats, scarves and wraps, and eyewear. After the launch of handbags in 1995, Nine West expanded to dresses, suits and children’s shoes.
The company went international in 1994, opening its first overseas location in Hong Kong. In 1995, Nine West acquired the United States Shoe Corporation, which included the Easy Spirit brand of shoes.
Nine West once had 800 global locations in 57 countries, as well as an active e-commerce site.
In April 2018, it was announced that Nine West’s U.S. business had filed for bankruptcy and closed all its stores. It was announced that Nine West’s business would be closed for good. It was also announced that the Nine West brand would be acquired by Authentic Brands Group.
Authentic Brands reopened many store locations and announced in 2019 that Tyra Banks would be their new ambassador and spokesperson.
Headquarters for Nine West is located in White Plains, New York.
I recently purchased a pair of eyeglasses from a local store in your brand. At the time of try on, the glasses seemed flawless, but have since caused me nothing but trouble. Is there a reimbursement or something you can provide so I can atleast switch into a different style in the Nine West brand? They frame is too heavy. I either have marks on my ears or my nose no matter if I loosen or tighten them. It is so bad that I dont wear my glasses as I should anymore. The problem I am having is they were purchased using insurance which doesn’t want to pay for another frame, unless the lenses fit into another frame….and unfortunately the lenses I got only come in this frame. So I am basically stuck with this pair. Insurance companies should offer some sort of reimbursement if glasses need to be returned/exchanged. Can Nine West help me out? I have always worn this brand, so I am a little dis heartened that I am having issues and just want to see. Glasses aren’t cheap, so I am at a loss.
Sincerely,
Hoping For Help in Indy