Keren Craig | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 February 1976 |
| Nationality | English-Swiss |
| Education | Brighton Art College and Chelsea College of Art and Design |
| Label | Marchesa |
| Children | 2 |
Keren Craig (born 27 February 1976 in Lucerne, Switzerland) is a Swiss-born British fashion designer.[1] Together with Georgina Chapman, she founded the high-end fashion label Marchesa in 2004.[2]
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Life and career
As teenagers, Craig met future partner Georgina Chapman while they were both students at Chelsea College of Art and Design.[3] Craig graduated from Brighton Art College in 2000 with a BA (Hons) in Fashion Textiles with Business and afterwards concentrated on print and embroidery design. This included freelance printmaking at Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana.[4]
In 2004, Craig and Chapman launched Marchesa which is named after socialite Marchesa Luisa Casati.[3] Investors of the brand include Giuseppe Cipriani and Steve Witkoff.[5] In 2006, the label was named one of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's top ten finalists.[4]
At Marchesa, Craig was Director of Textile Design.[6]
In June 2019, among the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Craig announced that she was going to leave Marchesa.[7]
Personal life
Her mother is the animator Bobbie Spargo, and her grandfather is Nicholas Spargo, creator of Willo the Wisp.
References
- ^ "5 spring/summer 2015 Marchesa gowns we can't wait to see on the red carpet - Telegraph". fashion.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Tortora, Phyllis G.; Marcketti, Sara B. (12 March 2015). Survey of Historic Costume. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9781628921694.
- ^ a b About Marchesa
- ^ a b "nymag". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ^ Fashion Mini: February 2008
- ^ CFDA. "CFDA Members". CFDA. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Designer Keren Craig entschloss die Hochzeitskleid Marke Marchesa zu verlassen". Trauringe Gold. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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