Long Island native and former student at Fashion Institute of
Technology, designer Michael Kors has been the master of easy
chic since he started his own label in 1981. The clean, modern
lines of his luxury classics and sportswear appealed mostly
to the pampered Park Avenue and East Hampton ladies until Kors
recently expanded his brand to include MICHAEL, an upscale menswear
collection. This shift generated a great deal of industry buzz
and soon enough, his slick black leather peacoats and chunky
cashmere sweaters garnered Kors the 2003 Council of Fashion
Designers of America Award for Menswear Designer of the Year.
Kors continues to make his mark on fashion with the success
of his KORS label, accessories and a fragrance line, not to
mention celebrity clients like Barbra Streisand, Sharon Stone
and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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Going and going and going: "I am the Energizer Bunny. I just keep going, and I think that the funny thing is that the greatest thing about fashion for me is that I’m always ready for the next thing." |
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