Printer Friendly
The Free Library
21,435,892 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Jantzen Supports 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Latin America.

Entertainment Editors/Retail Writers

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2003

Jantzen Inc. ("Jantzen"), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Perry Ellis International Perry Ellis International is a leading international marketer of clothing, offering a diverse portfolio of brands through multiple distribution channels.

PEI Brands
  • Axis
  • Axist
  • Cubavera
  • Dockers (licensed)
  • Farah
  • Girl Star
 Inc. (Nasdaq:PERY), participated in the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Originally beginning as an alternative to the Grammy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards is now a respected pop culture awards show in its own right.  Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.  by offering the show's presenters and performers a complimentary Jantzen swimsuit and cover-up of their choice as part of the esteemed gift basket A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. There are different varieties of gift baskets, some which have fruit only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard .

"We were thrilled to support this prestigious Latin awards show," said Brian Murphy, Jantzen's director of marketing. "All of the show's participants received the Jantzen catalogs from which they could select swimwear that complements their own personal style."

The second annual MTV Video Music Awards Latin America took place on October 23, 2003 at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami, Fla. This show, broadcast live on MTV MTV
 in full Music Television

U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business.
, honored the Latin American music Latin American music, sometimes simply called Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America and comes in many varieties, from the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the symphonies of Heitor  community and featured performances by Alejandro Sanz, Sum 41, La Ley, Iggy Pop and Natalia Lafourcade. Nominees included Cafe Tacuba, Molotov, Gustavo Cerati, Juanes and Mana.

About Jantzen

Founded in 1910, Jantzen Inc. was acquired by Perry Ellis International Inc. in 2002. Jantzen, one of the world's best-known brands and makers of swimwear, maintains its headquarters in Portland, Oregon.

About Perry Ellis International Inc.

Perry Ellis International Inc. (PEI) is a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's sportswear, including casual and dress casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear and swimwear to all levels of retail distribution. PEI, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns or licenses a portfolio of brands that includes 25 of the leading names in fashion such as Perry Ellis(R), Jantzen(R), Munsingwear(R), John Henry(R), Grand Slam(R), Natural Issue(R), Penguin Sport(R), Ping(R) golf apparel, the Havanera Co.(TM), Axis(R), and Tricots St. Raphael(R). Additional information on PEI is available at http://www.pery.com.
COPYRIGHT 2003 Business Wire
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2003, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Business Wire
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 24, 2003
Words:310
Previous Article:Multimedia Available: Pennsylvania Lottery's Instant Holiday Games on Sale Tuesday.
Next Article:Fitch Rates WaMu's $1.4B Mortgage P-T Ctfs Series 2003-S11.
Topics:



Related Articles
Cable net guide.
MTV TURNS 20 RHYTHM NATION HOW A FLEDGLING CABLE NETWORK CHANGED THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT.
KORN LEADS PACK IN MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARD NOMS.
MTV AWARDS SHOW RETURNING TO L.A.
NEW VIBE IN THE VALLEY; MTV AWARDS TAKE COOL BACK TO L.A.
THE BUZZ : SPECTACLE ALWAYS WINS ON MTV'S BIG SHOW.
Rockers without borders.
THE BUZZ.
MTV VIDEO AWARDS TO BEAT STORM.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2013 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles