Karen Walker
Fashion Designer
Born in New Zealand, fashion designer Karen Walker launched her brand in 1989, moving it to show at New York Fashion Week in 2006. The brand is known for its original, effortless and unpretentious style that often mixes the masculine with the feminine, the tailored with the street and the luxury with the non-luxury. The collections are inspired by anti-'it-girl' characters and have attracted a range of celebrity customers such as Björk, Sienna Miller, Alexa Chung, Drew Barrymore and M.I.A. In 2007. Karen Walker was awarded the Prix de Marie Claire award for best creative talent. She now stocks in more than 350 stores around the world including London, Paris, New York, Tokyo and her five flagship stores in New Zealand.
Born in New Zealand, fashion designer Karen Walker launched her brand in 1989, moving it to show at New York Fashion Week in 2006. The brand is known for its original, effortless and unpretentious style that often mixes the masculine with the feminine, the tailored with the street and the luxury with the non-luxury. The collections are inspired by anti-'it-girl' characters and have attracted a range of celebrity customers such as Björk, Sienna Miller, Alexa Chung, Drew Barrymore and M.I.A. In 2007. Karen Walker was awarded the Prix de Marie Claire award for best creative talent. She now stocks in more than 350 stores around the world including London, Paris, New York, Tokyo and her five flagship stores in New Zealand.
