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| - Bugle Boy Industries, Inc. was a clothing company founded by Dr. William Mow in 1977. It is perhaps best known for its namesake brand of denim jeans that were popular in the 1980s. The company declared bankruptcy in 2001. William C. W. Mow (Traditional Chinese: 毛昭寰) was born in Hangzhou, China, and later moved with his family to the United States. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1959 and then earned an MSEE from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1967. He worked for Litton Industries for two years before venturing out on his own. Mow founded Macrodata based on his invention of a method of testing large-scale integrated chips and the company went public in 1973. Around 1976, Mow sold his shares and left the company due to an investigation by the SEC. Although he was later cleared, he had to stay out of the electronics design industry for a few years due to a non-competition clause he had signed with Macrodata. In 1977, Mow founded Bugle Boy Industries. During the 1980s, the company enjoyed continued growth. Sales approached $1 billion, making Bugle Boy one of the largest privately owned apparel companies in the United States, but the company fell into troubled times in 2001, declared bankruptcy, and was sold that year for $68.6 million. The Bugle Boy brand was purchased in 2001 by Schottenstein Stores Corp., owner of Retail Ventures and several retail chains. Bugle Boy featured men's and boys' clothing, often with a denim theme. Elastic cuffs at the bottom of the jeans and cross-stitching patterns were also a major part of the Bugle Boy style, with brands such as Pilot and Cotler being its contemporaries. They also popularized parachute pants during the breakdancing fad of the early 80s, in a line called Countdown. Bugle Boy also produced men's and boys' tops, but was best known for its varieties of jeans and jean shorts. As of 2018, the Bugle Boy brand is no longer in use. In 2001, Bugle Boy closed all 215 of its U.S. outlet stores in an agreement with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. All the operation centers in China, Taiwan, Singapore were also closed. Their store at Gurnee Mills remained open to sell off remaining inventory. (en)
- 毛昭寰(英語:William Mow,1936年4月18日-2008年)毛邦初之子,原籍浙江奉化,1959年壬色列理工學院電機系畢業,1967年获美国普渡大学电机工程学博士学位。 毛昭寰曾于1969年创办电子公司Macrodata Corp.(波乍仑攀集团,在世界20多个国家地区拥有分支机构),并发明了重要的一类半导体测试仪器,对后来的电子测试产业具有重要影响。 毛昭寰于1977年创办著名时装公司“”(简称B.B.),营业额曾一度高达5亿美元(1992年),在18个国家设有生产厂家,被美国时装业界视为成功创业的典范。2001年經營不善宣告破產。 毛昭寰为纪念毛家来(浙江奉化人)及父母抚养教育之恩,與其兄毛昭宙共同在国立台湾大学與壬色列理工學院设立「毛氏奖学金」。 (zh)
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