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Michael Kors

Kors, the winner of tonight’s CFDA lifetime achievement award, talks to Rebecca Dana about his first three decades in fashion. Plus, VIEW OUR GALLERY of his career highlights.

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1959 Michael Kors is born on August 9, 1959. (Black and white photo of Joan Kors and MK)

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1964 At 5 years old, Michael re-designs his mother’s wedding dress

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1981 Michael designs his first collection (Michael with models)

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1984 Michael shows his first collection

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1994 Seminal Collections, Fall 1994: Helena Christensen wears a lavender tank dress

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1997 Michael named ready-to-wear designer for Celine (August 1999 Vogue cover, Carolyn Murphy in Celine)

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2000 First retail store opens, at 76th and Madison in New York

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2000 Michael Kors launches signature fragrance. Latest fragrance launch in 2009 with Very Hollywood

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Seminal Collections, Spring 2004: Carmen Kass wears a white cashmere bra top and orange jacket, Gabriel Aubry wears a white trench and khaki pants.

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2004 Mario Testino shoots first ad campaign for Michael Kors Spring 2004 Collection

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December 2004 Project Runway premieres on Bravo and is nominated for an Emmy. Project Runway is in its seventh season on the air.

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2006 First lifestyle store opens, in Dallas. There are now more than 70 lifestyle stores in the United States.

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2009 Seminal Collections, Fall 2009: Carmen Kass wears a Cross Fox coat, Banker Cashmere turtleneck and camel slit pencil skirt

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2009 Michelle Obama wears Michael Kors for her official White House portrait.

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2010 Seminal Collections, Fall 2010: Abbey Lee wears a barley cowl neck fishtail gown

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