Katie Hillier Explained

Katie Hillier
Birth Name:Katie Jane Hillier[1]
Birth Date:2 May 1974[2] [3]
Birth Place:Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation:Fashion designer

Katie Jane Hillier (born 2 May 1974) is a British fashion designer, mostly of bags and accessories.

Career

Hillier has created bags, jewellery and other accessories for labels including Marc Jacobs, Loewe, Asprey, and Victoria Beckham.[2]

In 2010, she launched her own jewellery label, Hillier.[2]

In May 2013, she became creative director of Marc by Marc Jacobs, but the label closed in March 2015.[4] [5]

In 2015, she launched Hillier Bartley with fellow designer and friend Luella Bartley.[5] Both designers had been creative directors for Marc by Marc Jacobs[6] before they launched their own line, which retails at Liberty, Matches, and Selfridges in the UK, among other locations in the United States, United Arab Emirates, and Japan.

In 2019, Hillier was named creative director of J&M Davidson, and designed her first collection of ready-to-wear and accessories for the brand in autumn of that year.[7]

Personal life

Hillier was in a relationship with fellow designer Patrick Grant from 2007 to 2015.[8] [9]

She has been in a relationship with American artist Jeff West since 2016, and they held a commitment ceremony in Kenya on 20 April 2019.[10] They live in Hudson, New York.[11]

Notes and References

  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
  2. News: How We Met: Katie Hillier & Patrick Grant . 29 April 2020 . The Independent . 14 October 2012 . en . Our birthdays are one day apart....
  3. Web site: Katie Jane HILLIER - Personal Appointments . m Companies House . 29 April 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: The Gentlewoman – Katie Hillier. thegentlewoman.co.uk. 5 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Katie Hillier and Luella Bartley Launch Own Label. Scarlett. Kilcooley-O'Halloran. 31 March 2015. vogue.co.uk. 5 April 2018.
  6. Mower . Sarah . View: Classic Quirk: Two for the show . Vogue . September 1, 2015 . 610, 620.
  7. Conti . Samantha . Fashion: Katie Hillier Named Creative Director of J&M Davidson: Hillier's First Collection Will be a Full Product Range Including Ready-to-Wear and Accessories. . WWD . January 16, 2019 . 5.
  8. News: Cartner-Morley . Jess . Luella Bartley and Katie Hillier: 'You can have swagger in jeans, an old T-shirt and heels' . 28 July 2020 . The Guardian . 1 October 2016.
  9. Web site: Patrick Grant talks classic clothes, capitalism & Kickstarter campaigning. 7 March 2016. standard.co.uk. 5 April 2018.
  10. Web site: A year ago we did this 4.20 at 4.20pm thank you . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/katiejanehillier/2291436341182774115 . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram . 28 July 2020 . en . 20 April 2020.
  11. News: Katie Hillier: the bag lady . 28 July 2020 . Financial Times . 27 June 2019.

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