Johnny Manglani
Johnny Manglani
Johnny Manglani | |
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Born | Ashok Manglani (1965-02-09)9 February 1965(age 51) Mumbai (India) |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Known for | the founder and owner of Uomo Group |
Awards | Order of Merit of the Italian Republic with the Grade of "Knight» |
Website | uomo |
Johnny Manglani (born Ashok Manglani; 9 February 1965) is a Singaporean entrepreneur of Indian origin, the founder and owner of Uomo Group, the company that manages a network of luxury menswear fashion boutiques in Russia and Singapore.
Johnny Manglani | |
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Born | Ashok Manglani (1965-02-09)9 February 1965(age 51) Mumbai (India) |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Known for | the founder and owner of Uomo Group |
Awards | Order of Merit of the Italian Republic with the Grade of "Knight» |
Website | uomo |
Biography
Johnny Manglani was born on 9 February 1965 in Mumbai (India). His dad owns a travel company, so Johnny worked with him in India: he met guests, organized tours, escorted groups. In 1983, at the age of 18, he moved to Moscow, where he announced the intention to sell suits and shirts for soviet and foreign diplomats. The list of foreign embassies, provided by the Directorate for servicing the diplomatic corps, helped Johnny Manglani to establish the necessary contacts and to start selling custom clothing. Manglani was one of the first in Moscow who offered services «made-to-measure». [-1] [3] [4] [-1]
In 1990, Mr. Manglani opened his first office on the Frunzenskaya quay, and in 1998 — the first boutique Uomo Collezioni on the Bolshaya Gruzinskaya street.
[-1] The first tailor shop of Manglani, whose clients were high-ranking officials of embassies and foreign diplomats, wasn’t open for everyone and focused entirely on individual tailoring and custom clothing.
According to the entrepreneur, the clothes are sewn in small family businesses, located throughout Italy.
For tailoring one article, it takes up to 50 hours of manual labor, [7] and, as notes Manglani himself, a distinctive feature of the production is «attention to details».
In 2007, the company of Mr. Manglani was awarded the national annual award in the field of business «The company of the Year», established by RBC Information Systems, in the category "For high quality and service". [10]
In 2012, Manglani released a limited edition collection "JM Icon", which includes the complete set of wardrobe items: cashmere coats, leather jackets of different models, sports jackets and business suits, trousers and jeans, knitwear, shirts, as well as shoes and numerous accessories.
According to Johnny Manglani, his initials on the label is the guarantee of the uniqueness of an article, each model line is produced in a strictly limited quantity, from five to ten pieces.
As of 2016, there are 12 boutiques of Johnny Manglani in Moscow and 1 in Saint-Petersburg. There are also boutiques in Singapore. [1]
He is married to Elya Manglani, he has two daughters: the older daughter, Anita (1991) and the younger — Dasha (1998).
Awards
12 March 2010, Johnny Manglani has been awarded the highest state award of Italy – Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana) with the Grade of "Knight". The award was given by Plenipotentiary of Italy to Russia Vittorio Claudio Surdo. The order is awarded for significant achievements in literature, art, economics, philanthropy, social and humanitarian activities. [9] [14]
Winner of Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2015.
Johnny Manglani is in the Top 300 Power Elite List 2016 of the Singapore Tatler magazine.