Henry Jacobson Inks International Joint Venture With Artex

Henry Jacobson Inks International Joint Venture With Artex

February 12, 2007

    SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Henry
Jacobson LLC and Artex International announced today a
joint venture licensing agreement for Artex to have
exclusive wholesale distribution of Henry Jacobson
collection sportswear in North America, Hong Kong and
mainland China. Artex will also have retail distribution
rights for Hong Kong and mainland China for collection
sportswear, dress shirts, neckwear and accessories.

    Henry Jacobson is a San Francisco-based designer of
men's luxury apparel and accessories available in fine
boutiques and specialty department stores. Henry Jacobson,
LLC licenses sportswear to Artex International, dress
shirts to Kellwood, neckwear to Mulberry Neckwear and
tailored clothing to Peerless. The Company has offices in
Richmond, California and New York City. Under the
agreement, Artex is producing and will deliver Jacobson's
spring 2007 collection. The company plans to open the first
Henry Jacobson retail stores in China in 2008.

    Artex International is a Hong Kong based consortium of
17 related factories that produce luxury merchandise for
all classifications in the tailored clothing, sportswear,
furnishings and accessories categories. Artex has been
Henry Jacobson's lead manufacturer and to date has been
responsible for producing a majority of the Henry Jacobson
collection sportswear product.

    "This will be a true joint venture," said
Alan Burks, President of Henry Jacobson. "There will
be a sharing of resources allowing the brands founder and
creative director Henry Jacobson to oversee every aspect of
design."

    "Artex has been the best manufacturing partner
imaginable," said Burks. "Their quality is
world-class and they have consistently gone the extra mile
to do whatever has been necessary to support the brand.
They are truly deserving of this opportunity."

    Burks said sales for the brand will continue to run out
of Henry Jacobson's New York showrooms by Kevin McMullan who
has been the brand's vice-president of sales for the brand
since its inception in 2003. 

    "We are extremely pleased to be partnering with
Henry Jacobson in this way," said Lawrence Lam, CEO of
Artex. "We have watched Henry grow as a designer since
his first collections and have been impressed by his
passion, aesthetic and attention to detail." 

    Lam said Jacobson's work broadens the definition of
classic and that his California-based luxury lifestyle
approach will make him even more attractive to the luxury
consumer in the U.S., China and worldwide. 

    "Artex has been like family to us," said
Creative Director and CEO Henry Jacobson. "They have
always believed in the brand and my vision. I couldn't be
more thrilled."


    For more information, please contact:

     James LaForce 
     LaForce + Stevens
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]


SOURCE  Henry Jacobson LLC