Biography
According to the edition of The Wall Street Journal, today Designer Michael Cors is the most influential and outstanding resident of New York. He understood early, who wants to become: already at 5 years old, the boy advised mom to remove bows from a wedding dress. Over time, the creator of modern American style, convenient and elegant at the same time grew out of it. The biography of the Corsa is the story of a talented self-taught, which tries, experiments and is not afraid to be wrong.Childhood and youth
Karl Anderson (real designer's name) was born in New York in 1959 in a Swedish-Jewish family.
"I grew, surrounded by strong, bright, energetic women," he recalls in an interview.His mother, model Joan Crystosk, divorced her husband, when the son was 2 years old, and married a businessman Bill Corsa. In adolescent years, Karl decided to take the schism's name, and at the same time replaced the name on Michael.
The future designer early began to be filmed for commercials. Producers, commemorating a cute and cheerful boy at a children's holiday, began to invite him to shoot, but the mother was not delighted with what he had to be distracted from studying.
As a child, Michael wanted to create the design of buildings, then dreamed of going to Detroit and design cars, and then finally made a choice in favor of fashion. In many respects, the decision was influenced by the fact that his mother worked in the model business, and grandfather in textile.
Michael's enterprise manifested itself in his youth. The young man opened his own shop, where she sold accessories, interior items and clothing of their own production.
Personal life
The cors is open gay and the questions of personal life discusses without constraint. With a partner Lance Leper, together since the beginning of the 90s. When same-sex marriages legalized in the US, the couple became one of the first who wished to arrange the relationship officially. A quiet wedding took place on the beach in Saushampton. Lance is now working in the company's husband as a creative director.Michael is a public person and with pleasure participates in secular events. It is active on social networks and leads a personal site, on the page in "Instagram" he has millions of subscribers.
Embed from getty imagesThe designer participates in charity as part of cooperation with the UN World Food Program. With the help of shares and events, he collects funds for people suffering from hunger. So, in 2013, the designer created a series of hours Watch Hunger Stop, each sold copy of which allowed to feed 100 children in the countries of the Third World.
In 2017, Michael Cors, together with the actress Kate Hudson, held a charity dinner Watch Hunger Stop in the capital of Japan, during which the smart watches Michael Kors Sofie, LON and T-shirt glasses were sold. All the assembled funds of patrons were sent to help starving children. The event was attended by Hikari Mori, Izumi Mori, Harry Sugiam and others.
Fashion
In 1977, the Cors entered the prestigious Education Institution Fashion Institute of Technology and settled in the Lothar's boutique. After 2 years, the store owner suggested him to truly try himself in the design of clothing for the store. Michael happily agreed and for this even threw his studies at the university, so he was fascinated by a new occupation. At first he created what he was told, trying to copy other people's styles, but after a year and a half she understood what things he wants to see on the shelves and how to make them sell.
In 1980, a dress-invented dress for Lothar's Boutique first appeared in the magazine Vogue. The young talent noticed Dun Mello - the manager of a major department store Bergdorf Goodman, who was across the road from the boutique. Watching Michael draws up a showcase, she approached him and offered to "pop up" to show their broadcasts by Bayer.
Embed from getty imagesSoon the designer, uniting with his friend John Orchully, launched the first line of clothing. The debut collection they painted, sitting in the small apartment of Michael on Greenwich Village. Two years later, a debut show of the Michael Kors brand was held in New York.
In 1987, the clothing created by the designer again appeared in Vogue: Mind Tourman appeared before readers in the brand suit - skirt and top. In the 1990s, the Corsa drew attention to the mass market and launched under his name a cheaper series, and in a couple of years it took and men's clothing.
According to rumors, it was pushed to creating a clothing line for a strong floor that during shopping hiking designer could not find suitable things for himself. Michael wanted to buy just simple gray pants and cashmere jumper, but did not find anything worthy among the available goods worth it for its complex (height 165 cm, weight 68 kg) and decided to do it himself.
In 1997, the Corsa, already being a feshent-designer with a world-famous name, headed the French House of Fashion Céline, and a third of his own brand bought the LVMH association. After Michael sold 85% of the Business Holding Sportswear Holdings Limited.
The first MICHAEL KORS store opened in 2000 in the center of New York. At the same time on the shelves of America, perfume brand products appear. The name of the debut female spirits coincided with the name of the brand, and the male perfume was released under the ISLAND Michael Kors brand. Later, the corsa pleased his clients with the spirits "Jasmine", the aroma of which became for the brand of a business card in the field of perfumery.
In 2009, the interest of Americans to the designer was warm up Michelle Obama, appearing in his dress production on the official photo with her husband. Subsequently, she repeatedly chose the brand products for secular events, for example, to inauguration in 2013, she put on a brilliant black dress-case from the last collection.
In 2011, Michael for the first time placed shares on the stock exchange. The success of the first public offer turned out to be huge: they managed to sell 47.2 million shares at a price of $ 20 per each. A year later, the company raised the price to $ 47 and sold 25 million.
From the 1st to the 10th season, the Cors participated in the show project "Podium", speaking as a judge. Later, tired of filming, he gave way to the fashion designer's desire. In Russia, the transfer broadcast the MTV TV channel.
The Cors never changed its fashion vision. According to the designer, the future is at the sports style of clothing, and modern women do not need to demonstrate open sexuality, because they are confident and their body. A feature of his collections is to combine external simplicity with sophistication.
Michael was able to please the utilitarian tastes of the Americans, but at the same time his works are characterized by strict lines and conciseness, which makes them sophisticated. In its clothing lines and accessories, you can choose everything to create a complete image, from bags, women's watches and a wallet to jackets, coats and shoes.
Popularity among buyers are leather backpacks that are combined with brand sneakers. The versatility of the created image is the key to the success of Michael Corsa.
Today, a man is one of the most popular among the wide audience of designers. The network of his boutiques works in Chicago, New York, Hong Kong, Dubai. In Russia, trading points are represented, most of them are located in Moscow, including in the central department store and in the White Dacha area.
For remote regions there is an online store whose catalog is represented in Russian. Russian women Michael believes the most glamorous and attractive. And he perceived their appearance on the Russian market as an incredible success.
Despite the massive nature of the product, it is not shy to wear not only the first Lady of the United States, but also the Hollywood stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow. Actress Joan Allen came to the Michael Kors dress at the presentation of the Oscar film, and Jennifer Garner held a ceremony in an exclusive outfit, which designer created specially for her.
In September 2018, it became known that Michael Kors was bought by Versace Fashion House. The amount of the transaction was $ 2.12 billion. The designer changed the name on Capri Holdings Limited and seriously engaged in the development of the brand, raising his revenue by 2019 to $ 2 billion by 2019.
As with any international brand, Michael Kors has many fakes, mostly it concerns accessories. You can distinguish the real Hamilton bag in several signs - the presence of a key fob with a bulk logo that is sewn into the lining of the leather label with the name of the brand and for smooth letters on the buckles.
In order not to get caught on the trick of criminals, the manufacturer created the official website, on the pages of which is an extensive product catalog. The brand logo designer also places both jewelry, which also produces its trademark.
Michael Cors now
On the eve of 2020, Michael Cors presents a collection of spring-summer - 2020, inspired by feshen-images of the 40s. The show took place on the old naval shipyard in Brooklyn, where the vessels were repaired in the war years and food supplies were sent to the front. The models were published on the podium in the outfits made in the marine style, showed dresses and jackets with fruit prints and bright items.