Kenneth cole watches
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Short Profile
Name: Kenneth Ize
DOB: 5 October 1990
Place of birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Occupation: Fashion designer
Kenneth, as a fashion designer, how would you describe the power of clothes?
The first thing we do in the morning is get dressed. We wake up and think, “Okay, what am I going to wear today?” You can’t go out naked! That’s what makes fashion so strong; clothes hold so much power. I believe in clothes so much. Being a queer person and moving from Nigeria to Austria, I had trouble integrating with people; all I had was clothes. But at the time, there was nothing in the world that gave me confidence like those clothes did. There’s nothing like when I’m wearing something that makes me feel one thousand and one percent myself… If I feel amazing wearing something, it gives me power.
What would you say to someone who doesn’t believe in the power of fashion, or who thinks clothes are frivolous?
Clothes tell us about who we are! And there are clothes for every occasion, and they have power in that way. My favorite example is: Would you wear a suit to go play basketball? No!
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Kenneth Cobonpue
Filipino industrial designer
Kenneth Cobonpue 許自欽 | |
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Kenneth Cobonpue with his Yoda Easy Chairs | |
| Born | (1968-12-16) December 16, 1968 (age 56) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Industrial Designer |
| Years active | 25 |
| Known for | Unique designs integrating natural materials through innovative handmade production processes. |
| Spouse | Susanne Cobonpue[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www.kennethcobonpue.com |
Kenneth Cobonpue (born December 16, 1968) is a Filipino industrial designer known for his unique designs integrating natural materials through innovative handmade production processes.[2] He began his design career after his studies in Industrial Design in New York, which led him to apprenticeships and further studies in Italy and Germany.
Cobonpue designs have appeared in full-length films such as Ocean's 13 and CSI Miami while his roster of clientele includes Hollywood celebrities and members of royalty like Queen Sofía of Spain, Queen Rania of Jordan, and former couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pi
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Kenneth Cole - Biography
Kenneth Cole's Career
Kenneth Cole's shoe career got off to a rocky start in 1982 when he set up shop in a borrowed trailer outside a New York City trade show because he couldn't afford the cost of displaying his shoes at the event. There was just one problem NYC only grants trailer parking permits to utility companies and filmmakers shooting movies.
"I changed our company letterhead... to Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc," says the American shoe designer, "and the next day applied for a permit to shoot a full length film entitled, The Birth Of A Shoe Company."
And the ploy worked. Kenneth and his makeshift "movie" showroom sold 40,000 pairs of shoes in just two days. Still called Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc, the firm has since expanded throughout the world and now includes a full line of women's and men's wear as well as shoes.
But the story all began when, as a 20-something political science graduate, Kenneth was sidetracked from a career in law "I was going to change the world," he
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