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APRIL 2, 1974
Eugenia Kim is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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JUNE 1996
Eugenia Kim breaks her back sledding, and after a month-long hospital stay decides not to pursue a career in medicine. Eugenia graduates from Dartmouth with a degree in Psychology.
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AUGUST 1997
Eugenia enrolls in a millinery class at Parsons New School of Design.
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FEBRUARY 1998
Eugenia shaves her head and creates a feathered hat as a disguise; that hat draws the attention of buyers in SOHO, leading to orders being placed and the birth of the brand.
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MAY 1998
NY Times article announces the collection to be introduced at Barneys New York.
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MAY 1998
W Magazine publishes first editorial styled with a Eugenia Kim hat.
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NOVEMBER 1998
Eugenia Kim wins Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion Award.
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DECEMBER 1998
Eugenia Kim opens her first store on East 4th street in New York City.
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SEPTEMBER 2001
Eugenia Kim “haircut” hats and Nic headpiece appear in the Ben Stiller comedy Zoolander.
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SEPTEMBER 2001
Jennifer Lopez and Janet Jackson wear Eugenia Kim hats at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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FEBRUARY 2002
NY Times covers first Eugenia Kim runway collaboration with designer Alice Roi.
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OCTOBER 2002
Beyoncé wears Eugenia Kim Honey hat on the cover of Vibe Magazine.
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FEBRUARY 2003
Eugenia Kim collaborates with Michael Kors on hats for his Fall/Winter 2003 collection.
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NOVEMBER 2003
Eugenia Kim launches first footwear collection.
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FEBRUARY 2004
Eugenia Kim hat is worn by Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) in an episode of Sex and the City.
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JUNE 2004
Eugenia Kim wins the Perry Ellis CFDA Award for Accessories Designer of the Year.
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JANUARY 2005
Eugenia Kim is awarded by Fashion Group International as the Accessories Designer of the Year.
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FEBRUARY 2005
Eugenia Kim collaborates with Donna Karan on Fall/Winter 2005 show.
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MAY 2005
Genie by Eugenia Kim is launched for the Spring/Summer 2006 season.
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SEPTEMBER 2005
Eugenia Kim launches Mr. Kim men’s line.
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FEBRUARY 2006
Mr. Kim is featured in a GQ editorial.
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DECEMBER 2006
Eugenia Kim’s first book Saturday Night Hat: Quick, Easy Hatmaking for the Downtown Girl, is published by Random House.
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FEBRUARY 2007
Eugenia Kim collaborates on Side-Parted Hair Hats for the Catherine Malandrino FW07 runway show.
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MAY 2007
Eugenia Kim collaborates with Warner Bros. on “Tweety Bird” hat.
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SEPTEMBER 2007
Eugenia Kim collaborates with Michael Kors and DKNY for their SS08 collections at NYFW.
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OCTOBER 2007
WWD announces Eugenia Kim x Coach collaboration.
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NOVEMBER 2007
Eugenia Kim x Coach collaboration launches.
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JULY 2008
WWD features Eugenia Kim x Michael Kors collaboration.
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SEPTEMBER 2008
Eugenia Kim wins Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Award.
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JULY 2009
EEK! A capsule collection with Urban Outfitters launches.
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SEPTEMBER 2009
Eugenia Kim collection is introduced at major retailers Neiman Marcus and Net-A-Porter.
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NOVEMBER 2009
Eugenia Kim x Opening Ceremony collaboration of iconic “haircut” hats launches.
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APRIL 2010
Eugenia Kim for Target launches.
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SEPTEMBER 2010
Eugenia Kim launches first e-commerce website.
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SEPTEMBER 2013
Kid Kim - a children’s line - launches.
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OCTOBER 2014
Eugenia Kim is included in Saks With Avenue’s collaboration with Saturday Night Live for the TV show’s 40th Anniversary.
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FEBRUARY 2015
The "Do Not Disturb" sunhat is born, and becomes the most successful Eugenia Kim hat to date; commercially, editorially as well as on social media.
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SEPTEMBER 2015
Beyoncé wears "Do Not Disturb" sunhat in Instagram post.
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MARCH 2017
Eugenia Kim further expands into accessories with the brand’s first handbag collection launch.
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MAY 2017
Genie by Eugenia Kim launches a collaboration with celebrated designer Lilly Pulitzer.
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AUGUST 2017
Eugenia Kim introduces a capsule collection of scarves.
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SEPTEMBER 2017
Eugenia Kim makes NYFW debut for the brand’s SS18 collection.
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DECEMBER 2017
Eugenia Kim re-launches e-commerce site, now a fully realized online shopping experience.
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FEBRUARY 2018
Eugenia Kim celebrates its 20th Anniversary with a Retrospective of the brand’s most iconic styles alongside its FW18 NYFW Presentation. The retrospective collection is acquired exclusively by Barney’s.
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JUNE 2018
EugeniaKim.com launches its first customization program, allowing shoppers to create their own unique word hats.
