Christina Kim (born 1957) is a South Korean-born fashion designer based in Los Angeles, California, United States, and founder of design house Dosa. [1] [2]
Kim was born in South Korea, and came to the United States with her family in 1971, at the age of 15. [3] She would go on to work in the import/export industry beginning in the mid-1980s. Dosa employed 30 people as of 2007, with a 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m2) workspace in Los Angeles, as well as a 400-square-foot (37 m2) store in New York City. [4] Her joint work with jeweller Pippa Small was featured in London's Anthony d'Offay Gallery in 2002; she continued working with d'Offay after the closure of his gallery. [5] She was one of three finalists for the Smithsonian Institution's National Design Award in the area of Fashion Design in 2003. [6] She does not hold or participate in fashion shows in order to promote her products, and refers to herself as an "artist" rather than a stylist; further, she designs a new collection only once a year, in contrast to the typical fashion-design practice of designing new collections for every season. [7] [8] She works with traditional craftspeople in Bosnia, Cambodia, China, India, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, and Peru, and has been noted for her extensive use of traditional materials. [6] [8] She has stated that she is particularly fond of khadi, a hand-woven Indian cloth; In 2002, she employed roughly 500 women in India's Assam region to spin eri silk for her. [8] [9] Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, and Nicole Kidman count themselves among her fans. [9]
Christina Kim (born 1957) is a South Korean-born fashion designer based in Los Angeles, California, United States, and founder of design house Dosa. [1] [2]
Kim was born in South Korea, and came to the United States with her family in 1971, at the age of 15. [3] She would go on to work in the import/export industry beginning in the mid-1980s. Dosa employed 30 people as of 2007, with a 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m2) workspace in Los Angeles, as well as a 400-square-foot (37 m2) store in New York City. [4] Her joint work with jeweller Pippa Small was featured in London's Anthony d'Offay Gallery in 2002; she continued working with d'Offay after the closure of his gallery. [5] She was one of three finalists for the Smithsonian Institution's National Design Award in the area of Fashion Design in 2003. [6] She does not hold or participate in fashion shows in order to promote her products, and refers to herself as an "artist" rather than a stylist; further, she designs a new collection only once a year, in contrast to the typical fashion-design practice of designing new collections for every season. [7] [8] She works with traditional craftspeople in Bosnia, Cambodia, China, India, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, and Peru, and has been noted for her extensive use of traditional materials. [6] [8] She has stated that she is particularly fond of khadi, a hand-woven Indian cloth; In 2002, she employed roughly 500 women in India's Assam region to spin eri silk for her. [8] [9] Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, and Nicole Kidman count themselves among her fans. [9]