Jessica Simpson Collection Jessica Simpson debuted her line of fashion accessories, simply titled "Jessica Simpson," in 2005. Initially, she worked with the Camuto Group to produce products under her own label. Vince Camuto, co-founder of Nine West, went on to form The Camuto Group, a footwear manufacturing behemoth that supplies labels including Tory Burch, Dillard's, BCBG, and Max Azria. Jessica's first role in the remake of "The Dukes of Hazzard" in 2005 came out at the same time that she and Camuto released a pair of high-heeled cowboy boots for women with a distinctive red heel. Jessica not only sold Camuto a master license deal, but also 25 percent of her company's brand. Camuto was granted the exclusive right to produce all Simpson retail …show more content…
In 2014, when sales were at their highest, they generated almost $1 billion. In 2021, the brand made a total of $500,000,000. Simpson's share of the brand's sales was normally about 1% throughout the Camuta period. Hence, she made $9.75 million in a year in which the company made $750 million. To put that into perspective, she made $13 million in the year the company's revenues hit $1 billion. Simpson's retail business has raked in billions of dollars in sales, prompting several media outlets to dub her a "billion dollar celebrity." She does not have a personal fortune of $1 billion yet. After starting the firm with a 75% ownership share, Jessica sold 62.5% to Sequential Brands in April 2015 for $117 million. As a result of the transaction, Jessica maintained her 12.5% stake in the company, and the widow of Vince Camuto retained her 25% stake. Following widespread damage from COVID-19, Sequential filed for bankruptcy in February 2021. Her first contract with Sequential had a provision that forbade the corporation from selling her brand without her permission. It opened the door to considering future buyout proposals, but any acceptance would need Jessica's consent. Because of this, Jessica was effectively the sole possible bidder in the