Lucky Brand Jeans is a designer denim company founded in Vernon, California, United States in 1990 by Gene Montesano and Barry Perlman. Lucky Brand is a subsidiary of the Liz Claiborne fashion company. Lucky also produces sportswear, outerwear, T-shirts and active wear. Lucky Brand products are available through the 150 company-owned stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and three company-owned stores in Europe. The denim products can also be bought in Canada, the United Arab Emirates as well as in Australia . In the U.S. Lucky is also sold at major department store chains including Bloomingdale's, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, Belk and Dillard’s, as well as in smaller specialty chains like Buckle.