RIP Kevin Krier
After a short illness, innovative fashion show producer Kevin Krier died on Wednesday in San Francisco. The founder and CEO of Kevin Krier and Associates had worked with top fashion labels including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Todd Oldham and Wolfgang Joop. He also produced the annual CFDA Awards for 15 years. Krier was 64 years old.
Kevin Krier : producer, was known for :
– The Red Dress Collection 2007
In February 2007 ; The Heart Truth celebrated its fifth year at New York’s Fashion Week, commemorating the groundbreaking partnership with America’s fashion industry to raise awareness about women and heart disease. On National Wear Red Day-February 2, 2007- twenty-three “Celebrated Women” of entertainment, sports, business, and media fame united with top designers to debut Red Dresses created for The Heart Truth. Designed to warn women of their #1 health threat, The Heart Truth created and introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wake-up call to American women. The Red Dress reminds women of the need to protect their heart health and inspires them to take action. Each February since its launch, the Red Dress symbol has come to life on the runway on National Wear Red Day with the support of the fashion industry and celebrity models at the Red Dress Collection Fashion Show
– Fashion Show (2008),
– ‘7th on Sixth’: Inside Fashion Week (1999)
(TV Movie documentary) (co-executive producer)
– Audrina (2011).
Follows former ‘The Hills’ star and ‘Dancing With The Stars’ competitor Audrina Patridge as she steps into the next stage of her life and career. Viewers will be introduced to a whole new side of Audrina – her large, outrageous, Orange County family. Get a fly-on-the-wall look as Audrina finds herself trying to balance the demands of her two worlds: Hollywood and family. As she proceeds with furthering her acting, modeling and business career she also juggles her prominent role in her big, tight-knit family. With her tell-it-like-it-is mom Lynne at the center of this close bunch, Audrina is still expected to have an active presence in the lives of her three younger siblings: former wild child Casey, genial younger brother Marky and 15-year-old sister Samantha, who is already exhibiting a rebellious streak that could put Casey’s and Audrina’s to shame.
Krier’s Fashion Shows and events orchestrations :
Forward-thinking in his approach to fashion shows, award galas and image-making, Krier was among the first to encourage designers to pull back the curtain on their runway shows, collections and glamorous lives. Krier was an established presence on the American and European fashion scene for many years. Krier produced Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent shows for 10 years in collaboration with designer Tom Ford. Krier also orchestrated the annual CFDA Awards from behind the scenes for 15 years, including the gala when Princess Diana bestowed an award to the late Harper’s Bazaar editor Liz Tilberis. In the years before social media, he understood the power of celebrity and the importance of young designers to be seen.
