Are you on the street? Get out of your bubble. He was a child model growing up in Merrick, New York he appeared in a TV ad for Lucky Charms , then an actor, before finally deciding to pursue fashion, enrolling at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York in The men, never.
But the women in our family would fight over clothes. I listened to all of it. I listen to everything. She has two daughters, and they wear Michael Kors. One of them is very petite. She told me she tried on this coat and it overwhelmed her. The next thing you know, we started doing petite sizes. We make an American size 16 [UK 20] for the runway collection, but we also make a size 0. It takes a peculiar kind of snob to ignore the potential dividends of dressing everyone, as opposed to a narrow remit of slim and wealthy people just like them.
Yet, so afraid are some luxury brands of doing anything to tarnish their perceived exclusivity that they seem to act in a snobbish way. Fabulous, if your brand is in rude health. Good luck with that. Particularly now, in the midst of such global financial turmoil.
Those are the look-changers. And fragrance is a signifier. Peter White Getty Images. Keith Beaty Getty Images. Rose Hartman Getty Images. Stephane Cardinale - Corbis Getty Images. Wire Image Getty Images.
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More From Fashion Designers. In the six years he held that position, he continued to expand his own brand, launching menswear, accessory and perfume lines. In , he won the coveted Menswear Designer of the Year award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the most prestigious prize in American fashion. In , Kors was asked to be a judge on a new reality television show called Project Runway. He almost turned it down. Fashion on television? The show premiered on December 1, , and became an immediate hit with fans and critics.
Kors's quips and blunt criticisms were fan favorites, and he continued as a judge in subsequent seasons. Viewers of Project Runway often commented on his perennial tan, a source of pride for the beach-loving Kors. In , Kors announced that he would be retiring from Project Runway.
By that time, the series had garnered several Emmy Award nominations, among other honors. The pair had first met in when La Pere was an intern at the company. Countless celebrities wear his garments, and U. With new lines constantly in production and more customers drawn in by his Project Runway appearances, Kors's fashion empire continues to grow.
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