KAREN WALKER EYEWEAR 08/09 |
Tuesday, 29 January 2008 |
According to an early 2007 interview with Fast Company Magazine, designer and native New Zealander Karen Walker declared, "I started my career at age 18 with $100 (NZ) and a heap of naiveté."
Incredibly,
the fashion world didn't catch wind of the designing sensation until
1998, 8 years after starting her career, when Walker presented her
first eponymous runway line in Hong Kong.
Since then, Walker's
quirky fashions have rocketed the designer to success. She has shown
her clothing at Australia, London, and (in Fall of 2006) New York's
Fashion Weeks. There are also currently over 140 stockists of the Karen
Walker label worldwide.
Recently, Walker decided to extend her
brand beyond clothing to eyewear. In October 2005, she launched a line
of whimsical "sunnies" in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The line
sold out in two weeks, according to The Independent of London.
Walker's
most recent shades for the 2008 season are marketed with the tagline
"Master of Disguise." There are 32 different offerings, all fun,
funky, and the perfect
complement to Karen Walker's carefree, wearable clothing designs.
Regardless of one's own power
issues, all fashionistas will embrace Walker's unique take on an
otherwise monotonous parade of black, over-sized "Nicole Richie"
shades. L. Harper
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