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Katie Hillier

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Katie Hillier
Born
Katie Jane Hillier[1]

(1974-05-02) 2 May 1974 (age 50)[2][3]
Hammersmith, London, England
OccupationFashion designer

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

Career

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ a b c "How We Met: Katie Hillier & Patrick Grant". The Independent. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2020. Our birthdays are one day apart...
  3. ^ "Katie Jane HILLIER - Personal Appointments". m Companies House. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. ^ "The Gentlewoman – Katie Hillier". thegentlewoman.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b Kilcooley-O'Halloran, Scarlett (31 March 2015). "Katie Hillier and Luella Bartley Launch Own Label". vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 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. ^ Cartner-Morley, Jess (1 October 2016). "Luella Bartley and Katie Hillier: 'You can have swagger in jeans, an old T-shirt and heels'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Patrick Grant talks classic clothes, capitalism & Kickstarter campaigning". standard.co.uk. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  10. ^ "A year ago we did this 4.20 at 4.20pm thank you". Instagram. 20 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Katie Hillier: the bag lady". Financial Times. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.