Designer Profile
Elizabeth Kennedy
ELIZABETH STUDIED AT PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, GRADUATING WITH A BFA IN FASHION DESIGN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATION, ELIZABETH GAINED RECOGNITION IN THE INDUSTRY, QUICKLY RISING TO VERY SENIOR ROLES AT SEVERAL PRESTIGIOUS FASHION HOUSES. SHE DESIGNED FOR SOME OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED AND ESTEEMED FASHION DESIGNERS IN NEW YORK CITY, INCLUDING DONNA KARAN, J. MENDEL, MAX MARA, AND ISAAC MIZRAHI COUTURE. AT AGE 22, SHE BECAME THE HEAD DESIGNER OF ISAAC MIZRAHI, WHERE SHE DESIGNED BOTH THE RUNWAY COLLECTIONS AND CUSTOM COUTURE FOR CLIENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. SIMILARLY, AT DONNA KARAN, WHERE SHE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE LAUNCH OF DONNA KARAN ATELIER, ELIZABETH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING ONE-OF-A-KIND GOWNS AND DRESSES FOR THE RED CARPET. AFTER HONING HER SKILLS FOR NEARLY A DECADE, ELIZABETH LAUNCHED HER OWN NAMESAKE, SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT BERGDORF GOODMAN IN NEW YORK CITY.