How did it shape your design philosophy and creative vision? Michael Kors: My mom was a model, and I fell in love with New York City when she would let me tag along for her shoots and castings.

Michael Kors started his public life as a child actor ... He spent some time at the Fashion Institute of Technology, but dropped out to design an in-house line for a 57th Street store called ...

He has also dressed the top of the A-list: Michelle Obama has been photographed wearing dozens of Michael Kors dresses and she even wore one in her first official portrait. And in 2010 ...