ABOUT
MARY GREEN:
"The saga of the American success story, the spread
and dominance of American business enterprise, was once
defined by the phrase: The Self-Made Man. This perception
faded as corporate ensembles took over the engine of commerce.
The occasional Bill Gates still emerges to reaffirm the
dazzling impact that a single entrepreneur of vision can
have, but, for the most part, success stories have become
corporate success stories.
Her
effort evolved into the creation of a major fashion
firm which has grown by leaps and bounds in the last
several years. The creations of the firm are ubiquitously
displayed on the pages of most of the top magazines.
Her efforts have also brought her admiration and recognition
for her leadership in many top charitable, political
and educational undertakings. She has earned many prestigious
design and fashion awards, including such honors as
her recent selection as one of the Leading Women Entrepreneurs
of the World.
Mary
Green’s internationally recognized lingerie firm
specializes in silk undergarments combining the beauty
of the finest Chinese silk with her own creativity and
design sense, a blending that has become her hallmark.
The firm also reflects her highly-toned sense of community
and global responsibility and is committed to sustainable
practices benefiting its workers, the community and
the environment.
Founded
by her in San Francisco over two decades ago, her women’s
line, Mary Green, became so successful that, in 1985,
she extended her collections to include a men’s
line known as Mansilk. During the course of her business,
Mary Green has become a hands-on vital force in undergarment
fashions. The high quality luxurious designs have become
noted for bringing to the world of lingerie a vast and
spectacular array of new colors, color combinations,
prints and designs rarely found in this fashion genre.
Mary Green’s elegant and romantic items have become
a wardrobe staple for some of Hollywood’s most
recognizable celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Courtney
Cox Arquette, Bo Derek, Kim Cattrall and Jessica Biel.
Her line was recently featured on “Sex and the
City”, was worn by Kate Hudson in “How to
Lose a Guy in Ten Days” and by Brittany Murphy
in “Uptown Girls.” The Mary Green and Mansilk
lingerie are also a favorite subject of the top fashion
magazines. The designs have been featured repeatedly
in Elle, In Style, Cosmopolitan, Allure, Lucky, O Magazine,
Marie Claire, Glamour, Redbook, Self and Essence. The
Mary Green Camisole was chosen by In Style as one of
“The Best Camisoles” and her thongs in Marie
Claire’s “Best of the Best” feature.
In addition, Rolling Stone magazine nodded Mansilk with
“Boxer Shorts of the Year.”
With
Mary Green’s business savvy and sense of ethical
entrepreneurship, what had started as a small business
has grown into a modest empire that counts over seven
thousand vendor locations around the world, reps all
over the United States. Canada and the EEC as well as
twenty five employees at its San Francisco headquarters.
The knitted silk long johns that she designed and produced
in China, pioneered a revolution in innerwear, and pioneered
trade between China and the United States in the days
immediately following the opening of relations between
the two countries. By working with factories in China,
Mary Green has helped to improve working standards for
her workers, and has specifically empowered women by
creating executive positions for them in the manufacturing
of her goods. With her great spirit and sense of the
world, Mary Green has also authored a book, “How
To Be An Importer and Pay For Your World Travel,”
still considered the finest source for beginning import
undertakings.
In
addition to her business, Mary Green has been a force
in both civic and political causes. Her activities have
ranged from environmental causes to extensive work with
children and with education at all levels. In politics,
she has extensive activities at the highest levels of
the political arena.
She
is joined in her charitable, environmental, educational
and political activism by her husband, whom she met
and married after initiating and achieving her own entrepreneurial
success. The couple’s homes include a 150 year
old historic San Francisco estate. They often travel
the world in pursuit of their philanthropic activities
and the rigors of the exciting business that is Mary
Green."
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quoted from marygreen.com
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