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- nd [1993-2000] (Creation)
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Façonnable was founded in Nice, France by tailor Jean Goldberg in 1950. He retired in 1961 and the business was taken over by his son Albert Goldberg who renamed the company 'Façonnable', based on the word 'façonner' meaning 'to shape'. He also shifted the business into men's ready-to-wear.
They opened stores across the French Riviera and in the 1970s began collaborating with American brands such as Sebago, Alden and Van's. They opened their first store in the United States in New York in 1993 and in 2001 were bought by Nordstrom, the US retailer. Façonnable was acquired by the Lebanon-based company M1 Group in 2007.
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White and light brown striped long sleeved cotton shirt with button down collar. The stripe design includes a narrow yellow edge to each of the brown stripes. It fastens centre front with a dress front button stand with seven buttons and has two buttons at each cuff. All of the buttons are opaque cream plastic. It has a patch pocket on the left chest with a small white label with 'Façonnable' in yellow thread and a button hole.
The shirt tails are long and curved. The back of the shirt has a shoulder yoke with a hanging loop and an inverted pleat in the centre. Size M
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FAÇONNABLE®
Materials: cotton, plastic