Joker's Closet
TypePrivate
GenreEcommerce
Founded2013 (2013)
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ashley Ebner, founder, president & CEO
ProductsShoes

Joker's Closet is an online shoe retailing company in Toronto, Canada. Customers can choose the colors they want for its ready-made designs.[1][2][3][4][5]

Description

Joker's Closet was launched in April 2013 by Toronto designer Ashley Ebner, who studied design at the London College of Fashion.[6][7]

The brand was named after the Joker playing card, which allows multiple possibilities.[8]

Customers can make their own choice of colors for the designs on the website.[9][10][11] The shoes are made and delivered[12] in three to four weeks.[1]

Joker’s Closet showed in collaboration with Korean designer Lie Sang Bong at Paris Fashion Week in October 2013,[13] at New York Fashion Week on 12 February 2014,[14] and at Seoul Fashion Week.[15]

In June 2014 Joker's Closet became an official shoe designer for Beyoncé's On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z).[16]

In February 2015 Joker's Closet became shortlisted by WGSN The Global Fashion Awards for Best E-Shop.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 KELLY, DEIRDRE. "Ashley Ebner gives shoe customers their say". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. ↑ LEWIS, JACQUELYN. "3 Questions for Ashley Ebner of Joker's Closet". FN. WWD. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Designer Interview: Ashley Ebner, Founder & CEO of Joker's Closet Inc". Souls of My Shoes. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Musharbash, Kamal. "Sole Sister". Herringbone Magazine. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Nicoud, Anabelle. "Faces of Toronto Fashion". Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Joker's Closet Launches". Fashion Monitor. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Flora, González. "Joker's Closet, Shoes 'Do It Yourself'". Vogue Spain. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  8. ↑ Gertner, Kate. "#FollowFriday @JokersCloset". Lou Lou Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Goffe, Wendy S. "Made-To-Order Fashion Goes Mainstream". Forbes. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  10. ↑ Marissa, Stempien. "Talking Style and Customizable Shoes With Joker's Closet Founder Ashley Ebner". Just Luxe. Retrieved 7 Oct 2013.
  11. ↑ Vogue.In. "Where Buy Chikankari Ballerina Flats". Vogue IN. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  12. ↑ Moerland, Moniek. "SELFRIDGES' DENIM STUDIO, JOKER'S CLOSET & MORE". Elle Netherlands. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  13. ↑ Jacquelyn, Lewis. "3 Questions for Ashley Ebner of Joker's Closet". WWD. Retrieved 1 Oct 2013.
  14. ↑ "Lie Sang Bong RTW Fall 2014". WWD. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Style Updates". Front Row Mag. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  16. ↑ Entertainment, Parkwood. On The Run Tour Official Program. Printed in the US: Parkwood Entertainment & S. Carter Enterprises Under Licence to Global Merchandising Services. p. 49.
  17. ↑ Bowe, Harriet. "The Industry London". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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