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Michael Kors

Chief Creative Officer, Michael Kors · 1 appearance on the record.

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Michael Kors is an American fashion designer who founded his eponymous luxury sportswear and accessories brand in 1981, later serving as creative director at French fashion house Céline. He also built a global retail empire that formed Capri Holdings and served as an original judge on Project Runway.

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3 supported 0 partly supported 0 contradicted 2 not yet assessed 2 not checkable as stated how the 7 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

7 assertions · 4 insights · 1 disclosure · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 7 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 3 are resolved, 2 are not yet assessed, and 2 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Michael argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
Michael Kors kept producing and shipping collections during Chapter 11 bankruptcy
“We went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but the, right away we made the decision We're not gonna stop producing our collection. We're gonna continue to ship it to the stores, and we're gonna continue doing business. Maybe we won't be able to have an advertising…”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 49:12 Michael Kors: Michael Kors

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We measure speaking style by listening to the audio itself, and a fair number needs at least 2,000 words from one person on tape we have measured. There is too little of Michael Kors on measured tape to publish a rate. This says nothing about how they speak.

Everything Michael Kors said on How I Built This that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Insight
The luxury fashion playbook is never talking down to the customer
“I think the big playbook is never talk down to the customer. So whether it's a t-shirt or an evening gown, It's thoughtfully and intelligently designed, and we also have to remember, in a world that is casual, the richest person in the world does not fill thei…”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 1:02:44 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Insight
Kors: Good designers solve problems democratically across ages and sizes
“If you're good at what you do, you're a problem solver. You're solving the puzzle. So you should be able to design in such a way that you get your message across, but at the same time, you have that possibility to be democratic, whether that's just in size or …”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 39:24 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Michael Kors personally reviews 95 percent of the brand's designs
“Am I touching every piece myself? I would say 95% of it, yes. I see it.”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 1:09:44 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Insight
Kors: Fashion sportswear means versatile separates, not athletic jogging clothes
“You know, what we in the fashion industry say sportswear, A lot of people think that means jogging clothes, but it's really boils down to sort of this American invention of clothes that are versatile, you know, separate pieces that you can wear different ways.”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 26:05 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Bergdorf Goodman secured one-year New York exclusivity for Kors's debut line
“Don Mello said, we really think the clothes are terrific, and we think they're perfect for Bergdorf Goodman, and we... We want to be the only store in New York to carry the collection for at least a year.”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 27:48 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Assertion Supported
Michael Kors kept producing and shipping collections during Chapter 11 bankruptcy
“We went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but the, right away we made the decision We're not gonna stop producing our collection. We're gonna continue to ship it to the stores, and we're gonna continue doing business. Maybe we won't be able to have an advertising…”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 49:12 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Disclosure
Kors: LVMH and Kashiyama investments stabilized brand to launch accessories
“We had an investment from Arnold Kashyama and we had the investment in 99 from LVMH. Definitely put us on much more stable ground to grow the business and to launch Michael Kors accessories in the early, I think it was, 2000, actually.”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 55:14 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Insight
Sizing makes apparel much more expensive to manage than accessories
“Well, the thing we have to remember about apparel versus a handbag, handbags don't have a size. In clothing, invariably, and we all know when we go shopping, if you wear a size 34 jean, and somehow you go to the store and they've got a hundred pairs of jeans, …”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 1:06:04 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Assertion Supported
Michael Kors worked as a child actor in Lucky Charms and Charmin commercials
“And the first thing I did was in fact, a Lucky Charms commercial. I did a lot of things that, in fact, got tested in different markets. You know, Snapple, for instance, of course, now we think of Snapple as iced tea. I did Snapple apple chips, which that did n…”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 7:17 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Michael Kors skipped his high school prom to visit Studio 54
“Instead of going to my senior high school prom, that was in fact the night that I first went to Studio 54.”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 12:43 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Assertion Supported
Lothar's dressed Cher, Jackie Kennedy, and Diana Ross in the 70s
“And we had remarkable celebrity clients from around the world. So, you know, we had Cher and Diana Ross and Goldie Hawn, Rudolf Nureyev, Jackie Kennedy.”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 15:04 Michael Kors: Michael Kors
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Kors: Handbags and footwear made up the bulk of Celine's business
“My eyes opened at Celine to the power of accessories handbags and footwear which was the bulk of their business.”
Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 ▶ 52:29 Michael Kors: Michael Kors

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
Michael Kors: Michael Kors Mar 6, 2023 45m
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