Jen Kao

Jen Kao
Born Jennifer Kao
(1981-07-15) July 15, 1981
Los Angeles, California
Education New York University
Parsons the New School for Design
Occupation Fashion designer
Parent(s) Min Kao
Yu-Fan Kao
Labels Jen Kao

Jen Kao (born July 15, 1981) is an American fashion designer of Taiwanese ancestry.[1]

Early life

Daughter of Garmin co-founder Min Kao, Jen Kao was born in Los Angeles and grew up on the Kansas side of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, where she graduated from the Pembroke Hill School in 1999.[2][3] Thereafter, she received a degree in studio art from New York University and then a graduate degree from Parsons School of Design.[2][3]

Career

Kao's career began in 2007 when she debuted a spring collection at New York Fashion Week. Elle describes her designs as "art-inspired, intellectually approached, and meticulously executed."[3] Her eponymous line is sold at specialty stores in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo, in addition to various internet websites. M.I.A., Elettra Wiedemann, Taylor Momsen, Nicki Minaj, Fergie, Robin Wright, Harley Viera-Newton, and Rachel McAdams are devotees of her fashion.[3]

Kao was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) in 2011.[4]

In September 2013, a company spokeswoman announced that Kao would be closing her ready-to-wear line indefinitely due to unspecified health problems.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  2. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  4. ↑ "Jen Kao". Jen Kao. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  5. ↑ Lisa Lockwood (2013-09-30). "Jen Kao Shuttering Rtw Line". Wwd.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
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