Daryl Kerrigan

Daryl Kerrigan
Born	2 April 1964 (1964-04-02) (age 47) Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Education	National College of Art and Design
Occupation	Fashion designer
Awards	CFDA Perry Ellis Award
Labels	Daryl K Daryl K 189 Kerrigan

Daryl Kerrigan, known professionally as Daryl K (born 2 April 1964) is an Irish born, fashion designer based in New York City

Early life

Kerrigan was born in Dublin in 1964. Inspired by her mother's fashion sense and dressmaking abilities, Kerrigan enrolled at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin.^[1] When she was 22 years old, Kerrigan moved to New York City and worked in a dismal job sorting second-hand clothing.^[2]

Her first years in New York were spent working in film, where she co-designed costumes and wardrobe for independent features such as Jim Jarmusch’s Mystery Train and My Cousin Vinny starring Marisa Tomei.^[3]

Marriage

She married Paul Leonard, also from Dublin;^[when?] the couple has two children.

Career

Although initially uninterested in the fashion scene, in 1991, with about $40,000 in savings, she opened her first shop way east, on Sixth Street. Without any advertising or public relations, it time for the fashion crowd to discover her.^[1]

She began to develop the Hip Hugger Bootleg Jean, which drew people like Sonic Youth front women Kim Gordon, as well as fashion editors and stylists to the store and earned Daryl cult status in fashion circles. Her boot-cut hipster jeans, dubbed "low riders" were partly inspired by 70's hiphuggers she founded in the vintage warehouse. These jeans were to make her name and become the mainstay of her collections.^[4]

In 1996, she received a Perry Ellis Award, for emerging talent, from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and she has been a consultant to Tommy Hilfiger.^[1] Kerrigan later launched her second line called K-189. In 1997, Kerrigan opened a store on on 21 Bond Street in William Wegman's former studio. Bond Street has since been home to housing her flagship store, studio and showroom.^[5]

Kerrigan suffered some setback after her labels ("Daryl K" and "K-189") were acquired by the Leiber Group in 2000.^{[clarification needed]} After a year, her stores in Los Angeles and New York closed after the Leiber Group halted production. In 2002, she bought back the rights to her labels and launched the brands in October 2002.^[2]

Her vision was evident in the shows which were legendary in fashion lore: An empty swimming pool in the LES; the space now known as “Capitale” when it was a working bank; the roof of Gordon Bunshaft’s Lever House; on top of a flatbed truck, in the Gagosian Gallery on 21st Street when it was a parking garage – Joey Ramone attended this show to hear his music played.

The JumpDress

The JumpDress was first presented on the runway for Daryl K's Spring/Summer 2012/20th Anniversary Collection, presented at Gavin Brown's Enterprise. The JumpDress is a cross between a dress and a jumpsuit, made in stretch jersey and also woven fabrics.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Norwich, William."The Proustian Odyssey", The New York Times, 20 August 2000; accessed 4 January 2011.
2. ^ ^{a b} [1], "kosmix", 2000.
3. ^ Wilson, Eric."Familiarity Breeds Fans: Daryl K is Back", The New York Times, 14 July 2005; accessed 31 October 2010.
4. ^ Profile at Fashion Model Directory
5. ^ [2], Teen Vogue Fashion University, 2010.

External links

• Official Website
• Daryl Kerrigan – designer profile at Fashion Model Directory
• Daryl Kerrigan at the Internet Movie Database
• Daryl Kerrigan collections at style.com
• Daryl Kerrigan index at the New York Times

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Name	Kerrigan, Daryl
Alternative names
Short description	Irish-born fashion designer
Date of birth	April 2, 1964
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death
Place of death