Jen Kao
Jennifer Kao (born July 15, 1981) is an American fashion designer of Taiwanese ancestry.
Jen Kao
- Name
- Jen Kao
- Birth Name
- Jennifer Kao
- Born
- 15 July 1981
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Education
- New York University (BFA) Parsons School of Design (MFA)
- Nationality
- United States
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• Name — Jen Kao • Birth Name — Jennifer Kao • Born — 15 July 1981 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Fashion designer • Education — New York University (BFA) Parsons School of Design (MFA) • Label Name — Jen Kao • Parents — Min Kao Yu-Fan Kao
Early life and education
Early life and education
Daughter of Garmin co-founder Min Kao, Jen Kao was born in Los Angeles and grew up on the Kansas side of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, where she graduated from the Pembroke Hill School in 1999. Thereafter, she received a degree in studio art from New York University and then a graduate degree from Parsons School of Design.
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Kao's career began in 2007 when she debuted a spring collection at New York Fashion Week. Elle describes her designs as "art-inspired, intellectually approached, and meticulously executed." Her eponymous line is sold in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo, in addition to various internet websites. M.I.A., Elettra Wiedemann, Taylor Momsen, Nicki Minaj, Fergie, Robin Wright, Harley Viera-Newton, and Rachel McAdams have worn her designs. Kao was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) in 2011. In September 2013, a company spokeswoman announced that Kao would be closing her ready-to-wear line indefinitely due to unspecified health problems.
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1981
Jen Kao born at Los Angeles.
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Formation and teaching. Kao studied at New York University, Parsons School of Design, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and The Pembroke Hill School. Recorded as having studied at New York University, Parsons School of Design and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
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