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Nine West, also known as 9 West, is an American online fashion

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which is based in

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. It was founded in 1983 and closed its

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stores business in 2018. Its products continue to be sold at other retailers.

History

Nine West was named for its founding location in the

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at 9

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in New York City. In 1983, Nine West opened its first specialty retail store in

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. In 1986, Nine West launched its first national ad campaign. Nine West first expanded internationally with the opening of a Hong Kong location in 1994. It has since become a brand located in over 800 global locations in 57 countries. Initially founded as a fashion footwear brand, Nine West expanded into 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 footwear. Through licensing agreements, it also offers eyewear, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, belts, hats, cold weather accessories, scarves and wraps. In March 1995, Nine West purchased the footwear division of the

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, which included the

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brand. In 1999, Nine West was acquired by

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. In 2006, Nine West began collaborating with Vivienne Westwood, Thakoon and Sophia Kokosalaki on limited edition "capsule collections". In 2009, Nine West and

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collaborated to develop a collection of footwear. Fred Allard served as Creative Director starting in 2006. On July 7, 2015, the Canadian distributor and retailer of Nine West, the Sherson Group, filed for bankruptcy protection for the Canadian locations. 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.Nine West is shutting down in Canada
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In popular culture

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's comedic romance novel ''Tumbling Through Time'', Seph Pyle is transported back in time to 1705 after trying on a pair of sandals at the Nine West store in the Pittsburgh airport.

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