MCM worldwide - wikipedia MCM worldwide MCM Worldwide Founded Munich, Germany ( 1976 ) Founder Michael Cromer Key people Kim Sung - joo ( Chairman ) Michael Michalsky ( Creative Director ) Website www.mcmworldwide.com MCM Worldwide is a leather luxury goods brand founded by Michael lopez and bought out by Sungjoo Group in 2005. The brand 's signature logo - printed material, called Cognac Visetos, appears on many of its products. Its brass plate insignia is found on all heritage collection bag and most products ; each brass plate is identified by a unique number at the bottom. MCM sells its products through wholesale accounts, franchises and directly operated stores. Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External links History The MCM label, originally stood for Michael Cromer München, was founded by Michael Cromer in 1976 in Munich, Germany. The company designed expensive leather suitcases and handbags which became popular during the 1980s for being `` ostentatious and flashy ''. At the height of its popularity in 1993, it owned 250 branches worldwide and recorded sales of $250 million. Following a 1995 investigation of Cromer for alleged tax evasion by German tax authorities, banks and investors lost faith in MCM 's financial stability. In 1997, the company was restructured, and its stores and trademark rights were split and sold. In 2005, the worldwide rights to the MCM brand were acquired by Sungjoo Group, a South Korean retail business founded by Sung - Joo Kim, the youngest daughter of South Korean magnate Kim Soo - keon. Kim re-launched the brand in 2006 with a new store in Berlin and appointed German designer Michael Michalsky as MCM 's creative director. MCM thereafter reopened stores in New York, Toronto, Paris, London, Singapore, Tokyo and China among others. In 2011, MCM debuted its largest store in Hong Kong 's Entertainment Building. MCM makes roughly 70 % of its sales in Asia, and roughly 30 % in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. The brand aims to have sales of $2 billion by 2019. Gallery MCM Store in Berlin MCM Heritage Cognac Visetos Travel Collection MCM Stark Backpack in Cognac Visetos References Jump up ^ mcmworldwide.com Brand identity ^ Jump up to : Ramirez, Elva ( March 12, 2010 ). `` MCM 's Eastern Makeover ''. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 July 2014. ^ Jump up to : Elendt, Von Gerd ; Jochen Siemens ( July 20, 2007 ). `` Der Fall des Michael Cromer '' ( in German ). Stern. Retrieved 27 July 2014. ^ Jump up to : businessoffashion.com MCM Aims For $2 Billion Sales in Five Years APRIL 22, 2016 Jump up ^ Moodie Report, MCM reaches for the stars on global stage 10 / 11 / 06 Jump up ^ Moodie Report, MCM inaugurates Hong Kong flagship in glittering ceremony External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to MCM Modern Creation Munich. Official website MCM Worldwide on Facebook Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MCM_Worldwide&oldid=842246647 '' Categories : Luggage brands Luggage manufacturers Luxury brands Design companies established in 1976 Manufacturing companies established in 1976 German brands High fashion brands Retail companies of South Korea Eyewear brands of Germany Hidden categories : CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch 한국어 Edit links This page was last edited on 21 May 2018, at 06 : 13. About Wikipedia

Question: what does the name brand mcm stand for
Answer: Michael Cromer München