Kris Haigh
Kris Haigh is a British Designer based in Los Angeles, with 20 years of expertise working across American high-end premium and contemporary commercial fashion brands.
Kris graduated in 2004 with a prestigious First-Class degree from the University of Brighton. During his industrial placement year, Kris interned at Alexander McQueen, which was an inspiring and pivotal moment, this was followed by an extensive period working for Marks and Spencer. Both experiences laid the foundation for successfully and effectively working across both high-end premium brands and commercial fashion, Kris has been fortunate throughout his career to continue working back and forth between the two.
Kris embarked on a career in America, notably as an Associate Designer at Abercrombie and Fitch in Columbus, Ohio. His journey continued with creative roles in New York including Designer at Ralph Lauren, Senior Designer at American Eagle, Senior Designer for Original Penguin Perry Ellis, and a Trend Consultant for multiple brands. This was followed by Kris securing a collaborator role at Louis Vuitton in Paris, and further Design Director roles at GAP New York, Banana Republic San Francisco, and Les Deux Copenhagen.
Kris successfully founded two own brands, ‘1K’ a baseball cap line which led to a highly successful collaboration with Louis Vuitton women’s cruise collection and a leather accessories line ‘Kristopher’.
Kris is currently Vice President for Vince in Los Angeles. Kris excels in establishing a brand’s identity through continually inspiring creativity, ingenuity, and innovation.
