Katie Lares (born Katherine Lares; July 17, 1985) is the founder and namesake of the designer brand, Katie Lares.
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Early life and education
Katie Lares was born in Redwood City, California. She graduated from Academy of Art University San Francisco California in 2008. During her Senior year at Academy of Art University she showed her first runway collection in San Francisco.
7x7 (magazine) covered the show and labeled Katie Lares's collection a Standout collection from the catwalk. In attendance "were fashion gurus (John Capizzi of Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue's Michael Fink) and celebrity designers and honorees Ralph Rucci and James Galanos gathered for a display of some of the city's most promising emerging talent."
Katie Lares' runway collection was also featured on blogs J'adore Couture and The Fire House Stomp.
Images from Katie Lares' collection are featured on the WWD "Class Action, West", highlighting Katie Lares' design.
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Career
From 2008 to 2010, Lares designed for the Hollister Co. brand owned by Abercrombie & Fitch, in the apparel department of wovens in New Albany, Ohio. While at Hollister, she moved to Manhattan, New York City. She left Hollister Co. in 2010 to design clothing for Victoria's Secret.
In September 2015 Katie Lares collaborated with New York City fashion photographer Matt Licari on a concept "Inspired by the unrestrained heritage of the era, along with the artists and creatives that lived in and shaped the city at the time, photographer Matt Licari and designer Katie Lares, both based in New York City, have teamed up to produce a contemporary project that showcases their deep love for New York. The concept for the project stems from a "Made in New York, Making It in New York" phrase that has a double meaning: inspired by Katie Lares’ luxury leather accessories that are made in New York City, but also creative individuals themselves who are being made in, and shaped by, the city itself to some capacity."
Beautiful Savage magazine tapped Katie Lares to collaborate on a custom one of a kind coat for their editorial "GAME OF CLONES" in March 2016.
References
External links
- http://www.katielares.com
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