Carol Lim | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S | February 20, 1975
Label | Opening Ceremony |
Spouse | Matthew Killip |
Children | 2 |
Carol Lim (born February 20, 1975) is an American fashion designer, retailer and creative director, who works in partnership with Humberto Leon.
She founded the fashion retailer Opening Ceremony in 2002 in Lower Manhattan. Further stores followed in New York City, then Los Angeles and Tokyo.[1] A store opened in 2012 in London, coinciding with the Olympics.[2][3]
In 2011, Lim was announced as creative director of the French high fashion brand Kenzo, which was founded in 1970 and is part of the LVMH luxury goods conglomerate.[4] In 2019, Lim and Leon exited Kenzo to focus on Opening Ceremony.[5]