Karen Walker, from "nobody" to "somebody"
When people heard the word fashion designer, the first thing pops up into their mind is about richness, prestige and beauty. It is common for people to think that individuals work as fashion designer is hard to approach. That might be true for some fashion designers but not for this Australian fashion designer, Karen walker. This 46-years-old female is a blunt, cautious and very serious person. Her knows-what-she-wants attitude leads her big success and boasting about her glamorous life is not in her dictionary. Two decades ago, no one ever heard about her, but now many people from all around the world put on her designs. How can this wonderful woman that once a "nobody" become a "somebody"?
Karen walker isn't raised in a very rich family just the middle-class one. She literally had to start her fashion business from scratch. With only 80$, she bought materials that would become the go-to fashion line for anti It-girls around the world. In 1989, she launched her first collections but wowed the audiences in her first runway collection at Hong Kong Fashion Week in 1998. A fashion designer usually has its up and down time and his/her popularity wavers as time goes, but it's not true for Karen walker. It has been two decades after her first debut but her fame, name and staying power are still unwavering until now.
Her unique grasp of pop culture makes people loves her designs. Some designer might think that elegant and stylish designs can't go well with comfort, but it proves to be untrue. Karen walker's designs not only looked elegant and stylish but also comfortable to wear. She has never thought comfort as the enemy of style or fashion like what some people believe. Not only her extraordinary view that makes her creates amazing designs but also her hard work. Her philosophy in clothing is "It's better to be over-dressed than under-dressed." With that being said, she has never over-dressed herself, always looks nice and good, especially on Sunday. With or without make up, her face emits a natural beauty.
As a too-straightforward person, Karen walker(Shop Karen Walker Women's Collections of dress, Coat and Tops. ) might sound a little bit rude both in print and in conversation. People that don't really know her well, can sometimes run out in tears or appear offended when they hear her remarks. Of course, none of those are done deliberately. It's just the way she is, the way she talks or showing her opinion. That kind of attitude certainly helps this Australian fashion designer in her fashion business although it might not go well in her everyday life. She has never sugar-coated anything that looks bad or not right. If it's bad then it's bad!
It's not easy for a Karen walker to maintain her staying power in the harsh industry like fashion. Fresh ideas and new creativity are always needed in that industry. Besides those two elements, showing perseverance and hard work are also important things. It's not easy to make one's designs stand out from other's designs for each design has its unique style. By keeping her unwavering staying power in fashion industry more than two decades, Karen walker is indeed a genius in fashion world.