Jen Kao
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Jen Kao | |
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| Born | Jennifer Kao July 15, 1981 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | New York University Parsons School of Design |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Label | Jen Kao |
| Parent(s) | Min Kao Yu-Fan Kao |
Jen Kao (Chinese: 高嘉旎; pinyin: Gāo Jiānǐ; born July 15, 1981) is an American fashion designer of Taiwanese ancestry.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]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
[edit]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 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 have worn her designs.[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
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 25, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week : Jen Kao". Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Jen Kao - Fashion Designer Profile - Read More Fashion News on ELLE.com". Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- ^ "Jen Kao". Jen Kao. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Lisa Lockwood (September 30, 2013). "Jen Kao Shuttering Rtw Line". Wwd.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived February 3, 2020)
- Style.com reports on Jen Kao shows
- 1981 births
- American people of Taiwanese descent
- Living people
- Artists from Los Angeles
- People from Johnson County, Kansas
- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development alumni
- Parsons School of Design alumni
- American fashion designers
- American fashion designers of Chinese descent
- American women fashion designers
- Pembroke Hill School alumni