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Karen Millen - Biography
Karen is a British fashion queen born in 1962.The company was founded in 1981 when Karen partnered with Kevin Stanford. With a loan of just £100, the pair bought one hundred metres of white cotton and began manufacturing and selling white shirts to their friends. A party plan network followed and in 1983 they opened their first store in Kent, which was followed a few years later by branches in Tunbridge Wells, Brighton, Guildford and London.The brand continued to expand throughout the Nineties until it was acquired in June 2004 by Mosaic Fashions Ltd. Today, the group operates under the umbrella of Icelandic firm Bauger.Creative Director Gemma Metheringham oversees twelve designers, producing two main collections and two transitional collections each season.Karen Millen trades from 84 standalone stores and 46 concessions in the UK and Ireland. Internationally, Karen Millen trades from 16 company owned stores and 57 franchise stores in 23 countries. In March 2008 the company launched a new flagship store in New York at 114 Prince Street.Her ex-husband and business partner Kevin Stanford recently sold their fashion chain business in a £120million deal.The petite tycoon has three children from her marriage — Josh,born 1992, Jordan, born 1993, and Jake, born 1999.
