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“YOU INSPIRE ME - TO JUMP THE HURDLES” |
KATHLEEN KIRKWOOD
Innovating women's wardrobe solutions since 1983.1979
Kathleen SIGNS contract with FORD Modeling Agency and Stars in Hall & Oates PORTABLE RADIO video |
1982
Time to get a ‘real’ job… invents attachable shoulder pads using her designer Jacket as inspiration. |
1983
CREATES ‘Pints of Pads’ and get’s first order from Bloomingdales and advertises in VOGUE. |
1985
Goes INTERNATIONAL and offers PINTS in French, Spanish and Japanese. |
1986
PINT featured in Lethal Weapon 2 with Danny Glover and Mel Gibson |
1987
FILMS A NATIONAL COMMERCIAL FOR MTV AND VH-1 |
1989
FEATURED ON OPRAH! |
1992
Auditions and gets Pints on QVC |
1999
Teams up with shoulder pad molder to mold bras and shapewear |
2008
First QVC Today’s Special Value |
2009
Featured hour show on QVC |
2010
Founded B.R.A. bra recycling agency, to recycle bras and donate metal proceeds to breast cancer research |
2011
Partners with RED CARPET RUNWAY.COM for distribution of B.R.A. red carpet cushion to celebrity events and blog |
2012
Launching luxury shape wear line, KAT ™ with interactive TEXT VOTING with Qwasi |
