Keren Craig

Keren Craig

Infobox Fashion Designer


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education=Brighton Art College and Chelsea College of Art and Design
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Keren Craig is an English fashion designer. Craig, alongside Georgina Chapman are the co-founders of the fashion label Marchesa.

As teenagers, Craig met future partner Georgina Chapman while they were both students at Chelsea College of Art and Design. [http://www.marchesa.com/ About Marchesa] ] Craig graduated from Brighton Art College in 2000 with a BA (Hons) in Fashion Textiles with Business and afterwards concertrated on print and embroidery design. This included freelance printmaking at Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana. [http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/marchesa/ nymag] ]

In 2004, Craig and Chapman launched Marchesa which is named after socialite Marchesa Luisa Casati. Investors of the brand include Giuseppe Cipriani and Steven C. Witkoff. [Fashion Mini: February 2008] In 2006, the label was named one of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's top ten finalists.

Recently it was confirmed in the UK Press that Chapman and Craig will be designing the wedding dress of footballerWayne Rooney's fiancée Coleen, for £100,000. [ [http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/sunday/2008/02/17/coleen-mcloughlin-finds-wedding-dress-for-100-000-98487-20321911/ Coleen McLoughlin finds wedding dress for £100,000] ]

Craig married her boyfriend of the past 11 years, Piers North on 5th July 2008 . North is an Art Director for "Mother Advertising" in New York.

References

External links

* [http://www.marchesa.com/ MARCHESA]
* University of Brighton Graduate Profile: [http://www.brighton.ac.uk/bga/profiles/Issue21/KerenCraig.php?PageId=310 Keren Craig]


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