J Crew The Beginning

J Crew starts as a mail order catalog in 1983, with the public's love of the brand they open a store in 1989 only after 6 years of being a clothing brand.

                                        

In 2003, Millard "Mickey" Drexler joined J.Crew as chairman and CEO, pushing service, quality and innovation to the next level. Still under his leadership almost a decade later, they partner with the finest global fabric mills and craftsmen—as well as with iconic brands such as Jack Purcell®, Timex®, Thomas Mason® and Red Wing® (to name just a few). J.Crew has also introduced several line extensions, including crewcuts (for kids sizes 2—14), J.Crew weddings & parties and J.Crew Collection (featuring exclusive and limited-edition pieces). J.Crew continues its retail expansion with a series of new specialty shops for men, women and kids, as well as the addition of dedicated shoe and handbag salons in existing stores.

J Crew went global in 2011 with opening of stores in Canada (Toronto, Vancuver, & Edmonton). They rolled out An e-commerce site to over 100 countries in early 2012 and are also currently scouting overseas for brick-and-mortar locations.

In 2006, they introduced Madewell, a modern-day interpretation of an American denim label founded in 1937. Madewell continues to bring the same original integrity to everything it makes today, including a wide range of effortlessly cool pieces to pair with denim.
-Nathan
(some of this information comes from the J Crew Website)