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Keren Craig (born 27 February 1976 in Lucerne, Switzerland) is a Swiss-born British fashion designer.[1] Together with Georgina Chapman, she founded the high-end fashion label Marchesa in 2004.[2]
Keren Craig | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 February 1976 |
| Nationality | English-Swiss |
| Education | Brighton Art College and Chelsea College of Art and Design |
| Label | Marchesa |
| Children | 2 |
As teenagers, Craig met future partner Georgina Chapman while they were both students at Chelsea College of Art and Design.[3] Craig graduated from Brighton Art College in 2000 with a BA (Hons) in Fashion Textiles with Business and afterwards concentrated on print and embroidery design. This included freelance printmaking at Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana.[4]
In 2004, Craig and Chapman launched Marchesa which is named after socialite Marchesa Luisa Casati.[3] Investors of the brand include Giuseppe Cipriani and Steve Witkoff.[5] In 2006, the label was named one of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's top ten finalists.[4]
At Marchesa, Craig was Director of Textile Design.[6]
In June 2019, among the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Craig announced that she was going to leave Marchesa.[7]
Her mother is the animator Bobbie Spargo, and her grandfather is Nicholas Spargo, creator of Willo the Wisp.
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