- Bobby Jack Brand
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Bobby Jack Brand Monkey Head Type Corporation Industry Fashion Founded 2000 Founder(s) Han Lim Lee Headquarters Bell, California, United States Number of locations Macy's, J.C. Penney's, Sears Key people Preteen/Teenage girls aged 8-14 Products Accessories, Bedding, Footwear, T-shirts, Jeans, and other products Owner(s) J&F Design, Inc. and Han L. Lee Website www.bobbyjackbrand.com Bobby Jack Brand is a brand of clothing created by Han Lim Lee and sold in the United States since 2002; the brand is headquartered in Bell, California.[1] Brand clothing is sold in large U.S. department stores.[2][3][4] Trevor Stokes of the Columbia News Service stated that Bobby Jack Brand, along with several other "slogan" brands, feed on the trend of using "snarky messages."[5]
The characters portrayed on the branded clothing are Bobby Jack, a monkey described by Dawn Wilensky of License! as a character "with an attitude,"[6] Cooper, another monkey, and Moose, a mouse.[7] Bobby Jack merchandise is targeted primarily towards school-age girls.[8] By 2006 Bobby Jack clothing became popular among children.[9][10]
Several United States retail chains sell Bobby Jack clothing.[11]
References
- ^ "[http://www.bobbyjackbrand.com/aboutus.htm About Bobby Jack, the company, and Han Lim Lee." Bobby Jack Brand. Retrieved on April 29, 2009.
- ^ "Bobby Jack Girls' Pajamas" Recall Notice. Consumer Affairs.com.
- ^ "Girl's Pajamas Sold At J.C. Penney Recalled." WKMG-TV.
- ^ "CPSC, J & F Design Inc. Announce Recall of Girl's Sleepwear Sold at J.C. Penney Stores." U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- ^ Stokes, Trevor. "Beyond the norm: Tees for pre-teens, from 'I'm Hot' to 'I take candy from strangers'." Naples Daily News. Friday May 5, 2006. Retrieved on April 29, 2009.
- ^ "Monkey biz.." License!
- ^ "Bobby Jack." Bobby Jack Brand.
- ^ Welti, Alison (January 2006). ""What's in style?". We asked Fourth graders at Mountain View Elementary School in Virginia, USA.". ChildArt. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16313892_ITM. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Clothing still a traditional yuletide gift". Los Banos Enterprise. November 24, 2006. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LBEB&p_theme=lbeb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=115A25E8A93B4470&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ Stallings, Stephanie (10 August 2007). "Look Cool at School: Fashion trends for kids include lots of layering". Winston-Salem Journal. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-32583341_ITM. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Locations." Bobby Jack Brand.
External links
Categories:- Clothing brands
- Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
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