How A Poor Malaysian Boy Created Jimmy Choo

From a cobbler's son in Penang, Malaysia, to the red carpets of Hollywood — the Jimmy Choo story is one of the most jaw-dropping rags to riches journeys in luxury fashion history. At just 11 years old, he hand-stitched his first pair of shoes. Decades later, his name would grace the feet of Princess Diana, Carrie Bradshaw, and A-list celebrities worldwide. But the real story — the partnerships, the betrayals, the billion-dollar buyouts — is far more complicated than the glamour suggests. What really happened when a poor Malaysian boy built one of the world's most coveted shoe empires? Subscribe so you never miss a story like this.