Designers Blog: Michael Kors

1959-Present

Michael Kors was born in 1959 and raised in Long Island. Michael Kors worked as a model when he was little, he was in toilet paper and Lucky Charms campaigns. His real name was Bill, but when his mother remarried she told him he was going to get a new last name so he could aslo pick a new first name; he chose Michael. His mother also let him design her wedding dress. Kors has said, "I practically hyperventilated every month when Vogue arrived, and I loved shopping" (Biography.com) He moved to New York City to go to the Fasion Institute of Technology in 1970, but he dropped out after only two semesters. In 1978 Kors started working at the French boutique Lothar's, here he designed his first fashion collection. This collection was a great success so Michael started his own line, it launched in May of 1981.

(Stylesight)

Michael Kors is easy to spot out due to the simplicity and elegance that you see in his clothing, models, celebrities and everyday people rave about how his clothing is very wearable. His designs are understated and simple but tailored extremely well. Some key words people have used to describe his designs would be: timeless, basic, simple, sexy, classy, clean with a kick. Kors has been known to want to take his clients on a journey, he doesn't believe in shocking them with something they would never wear, to him its a gradual progression. I own many pieces from Michael Kors, i have a few of his purses and many pairs of his shoes, which i love because they are always so comfortable. Since i was younger i have always worn his perfume Michael by Michael Kors, it is the best smelling perfume i think that is on the market. I feel that Michael Kors will be around for a very long time because everything he makes is timeless and classy.