Kors was a judge on the Emmy-nominated reality television program Project Runway, which aired on Bravo for five seasons subsequent seasons aired on Lifetime. For Spring 2021, the campaign draws inspiration from Diana Vreeland's famous line, "the eye has to travel," and invites fans to change their perspective and rediscover New York City through the daydreams of Bella Hadid. The latest MICHAEL Michael Kors campaigns capture jet-setter Bella Hadid on various adventures: visiting New Orleans for her first time ever, staging a summer shoot on a deserted island and headlining the MK81 band. More recent campaigns feature models Ugbad Abdi, Rianne Van Rompaey and Binx Walton living the jet-set lifestyle.
Previous campaigns include the model Carmen Kass on a safari in Africa and relaxing on a yacht. Michael Kors Collection campaigns have most recently been shot by photographers Inez and Vinoodh, and prior to that, Mario Testino. The ad campaigns for Kors often reflect the jet-set lifestyle that his fans know and love. One of his gowns was worn by Alicia Keys for her performance at Barack Obama's inaugural ball on January 21, 2013. As creative director of Celine, Kors designed many outfits for actresses to wear on screen, including Gwyneth Paltrow in Possession and Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair. Joan Allen wore his gown when she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Contender. Kate Hudson and Olivia Wilde both wore gowns by the designer to the 2016 Golden Globes, and Emily Blunt, nominated for her role in Into The Woods, wore a white custom gown by the designer in 2015. Viola Davis wore a custom Michael Kors Collection gown when accepting a Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a motion picture for her role in Fences. Michelle Obama wore a black sleeveless dress from the designer for her first term official portrait as First Lady and later sported Kors again at the 2015 State of the Union address. Kors launched his menswear line in 2002.Īmong the celebrities who have dressed in Kors' designs are Nicole Kidman, Tiffany Haddish, Reese Witherspoon, Lupita Nyong'o, Olivia Wilde, Dakota Johnson, Blake Lively, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Lawrence, Taylor Swift, Kate Middleton, Hillary Clinton, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Melania Trump, Heidi Klum, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Kors left Celine in October 2003 to concentrate on his own brand. In his tenure at Celine, Kors turned the fashion house around with successful accessories and a critically acclaimed ready-to-wear line. He got back on his feet by 1997 and launched a lower priced line and at the same time was named the first women's ready-to-wear designer for French house Celine. A Chapter 11 filing in 1993, caused by the closure of the licensing partner for KORS Michael Kors, forced him to put the KORS line on hold. In 1990, the company launched KORS Michael Kors as a licensee. In 1981, Kors launched his Michael Kors women's label at Bergdorf Goodman. She asked if he would show his collection to Bergdorf Goodman's buyers. Shortly after, Dawn Mello, the fashion director at Bergdorf's, discovered Kors.
However, he dropped out after only nine months and took a job at a boutique called Lothar's across from Bergdorf Goodman on 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan, where he started as a salesperson and went on to become both the designer and visual display head for the store. In 1977, he enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Kors also took acting lessons when he was young, but stopped when he was 14 when he decided to focus on becoming a fashion designer. As a teen, Kors began designing clothes and selling them out of his parents' basement, which he renamed the Iron Butterfly. Michael, at the age of five, even redesigned his mother's wedding dress for her second marriage.
His mother thought his affinity might have been caused in part by his exposure to the apparel industry through her modeling career. Kors' affinity for fashion started when he was very young. Kors married his partner, Lance Le Pere, on August 16, 2011, in Southampton, New York, in The Hamptons.
Kennedy High School in Bellmore, New York, on Long Island. He grew up in Merrick, New York and graduated from John F. His mother told Karl that he could choose a new first name as well and he renamed himself Michael David Kors. His mother married Bill Kors, when her son was five, and his surname was changed to Kors. His parents are Joan Hamburger, a former model, and her first husband, Karl Anderson Sr. His mother is Jewish his father was of Swedish descent.