Elegant and contemporary, with a silver-tone palette that adds instant polish to work and dress ensembles, the Kenneth Cole New York Men’s Analog Watch is a low-key yet distinguishable timepiece you’ll reach for year after year. A rectangular stainless steel case surrounds a gray dial with subtle striping effect, luminous-filled hands, Arabic numerals at six and twelve o’clock, and a commodious date display above six o’clock to keep your day on track. A polished bracelet band is the perfective finishing touch and closes with a fold-over clasp with double push-button safety for a secure fit. This handsome and sophisticated watch boasts the precision of quartz movement, is water immune to 99 feet (30 meters), and arrives in a white box perfective for storage or gift giving.
The Kenneth Cole Story
Fashion Designer KENNETH COLE founded his company, Kenneth Cole Productions, with the debut of a ladies’ footwear collection in December of 1982. Today, the company manufactures internationally and distributes men’s and women’s footwear, accessaries and costume beneath the Kenneth Cole, Reaction, and unlisted.com labels, as well as providing over 30 product categories. The most recent addition being the Kenneth Cole Women’s Collection due to debut for Fall 2000.

Kenneth Cole syndication stores have expanded allround the United States and abroad in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. The Kenneth Cole Catalog mails to over 3 million buyers a year and the award-winning Kenneth Cole and Reaction internet sites receive thousands of hits per day. Kenneth Cole’s marketing savvy has earned the Company a renown effigy as a forerunner of fashion and trends. His arguable advert venture has garnered international attention for it is humor and social consciousness. In 1985, Kenneth Cole was the basi fellow member of the fashion community to take a public stand in the fight versus AIDS. Since then, he has continued to support the international fight through both personal and corporate initiatives including the dedication of an ongoing share of marketing budget to public knowingness initiatives. Cole proceeds to serve as a National Board Member of both AmFAR: The American Foundation for AIDS Research since 1985 and the HELP U.S.A. Homeless project since it is inception in 1987.
Kenneth Cole has been recognized for his design and business endowments as well as for his philanthropic involvement. The Creative Coalition esteemed Kenneth with their Spotlight Award for dedication to increasing public awareness; Amnesty International honored Kenneth Cole with their 1998 Media Spotlight Award. Kenneth was simultaneou
sly chosen as Humanitarian of the Year by Divine Design and the CFDA staged their Award for Humanitarian Excellence to Kenneth Cole in 1996. Kenneth Cole has been awarded the Extraordinary Voice Award by Mother’s Voices for his continued attempts in AIDS awareness. Cole was recipient of the Council on Foundations 1996 Humanitarian Leadership award. Kenneth Cole has received the footwear industry’s most eminent honor as Footwear News’ Person of The Year”. Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) honored Kenneth Cole with The Fashion Medal of Honor Award at their 1997 Gala.
Every year since Kenneth Cole Productions went public in June of 1994, Kenneth Cole Productions has been on Forbes’ annual list of the World’s 200 Best Small Companies in America. In addition, each year as a public company, Kenneth Cole Productions is named on Business Week’s list of Top Hot Growth Companies.
Kenneth Cole Productions proceeds to announce “What you stand for is more essential than what you stand in” and “To be conscious is more necessary than what you wear.”
Known mainly for it is shoes, Kenneth Cole Productions likewise makes stylish costume and accessaries underneath three brands: Kenneth Cole New York, Reaction Kenneth Cole, and Unlisted. It likewise licenses the name to productions such as hosiery, luggage, watches, and eyewear. Kenneth Cole proceeds to expand, adding new lines for women and children and a men’s and women’s fragrance. More than 4,500 section and distinguishing trait stores carry it is products. Kenneth Cole likewise operates regarding 80 syndication and outlet stores, a catalog, and a Web site. CEO Kenneth Cole owns 45% of the company and controls closely all of the voting rights.