APRIL 2, 1974
Eugenia Kim is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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JUNE 1996
Eugenia breaks her back sledding, and after a month-long hospital stay decides not to pursue medicine. 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; the 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
NYTimes 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 designs hats for Zoolander film
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SEPTEMBER 2001
Jennifer Lopez and Janet Jackson wear Eugenia Kim hats at theĀ MTVĀ Video Music Awards
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FEBRUARY 2002
NYTimes covers first Eugenia Kim runway collaboration with designer Alice Roi
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OCTOBER 2002
BeyoncƩ wears Eugenia Kim Honey hat on 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 Footwear Collection Launch
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FEBRUARY 2004
Hat worn in Sex And The City episode 92 by Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker)
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JUNE 2004
Eugenia Kim wins Perry EllisĀ CFDA Award forĀ Accessories Design
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JANUARY 2005
Eugenia Kim awarded by Fashion Group International as Accessories Designer of the Year
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FEBRUARY 2005
Eugenia Kim collaborates with Donna Karan in Fall/Winter 2005 show
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MAY 2005
Genie by Eugenia Kim diffusion line launches in Spring/Summer 2006
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SEPTEMBER 2005
Men's line "Mr. Kim" is launched
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FEBRUARY 2006
First menās editorial: Eugenia Kim in GQ
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DECEMBER 2006
Eugenia Kimās first book, āSaturday Night Hat: Quick, Easy Hatmaking For The Downtown Girlā, is published by Random House Imprint
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FEBRUARY 2007
Eugenia collaborates on side-parted hair hats For The Herine Malandrino FW07 Runway Show
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MAY 2007
āTweety Birdā Hat released In collaboration with Warner Bros.
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SEPTEMBER 2007
Michael Kors, DKNYĀ debut SS08 runway collaborations AtĀ NYFW
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OCTOBER 2007
WWDĀ announces Eugenia Kim x Coach Collaboration
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NOVEMBER 2007
Eugenia Kim x Coach hat collaboration
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JULY 2008
Eugenia Kim x Michael Kors
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SEPTEMBER 2008
Eugenia Kim wins Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Award
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JULY 2009
Launch of Eugenia Kim x Urban Outfitters capsule collection, āEek!ā
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SEPTEMBER 2009
Eugenia Kim hats introduced at Neiman Marcus and Net-A-Porter for FW09 season
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NOVEMBER 2009
Eugenia Kim x Opening Ceremony collaboration of Iconic Haircut Hats
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APRIL 2010
Launch of Eugenia Kim for Target Collection
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SEPTEMBER 2010
Eugenia Kim launches e-commerce website
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SEPTEMBER 2013
Launch of childrenās collection; āKid Kimā
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SEPTEMBER 2014
Eugenia Kim re-launches footwear collection āĀ FW14 season
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OCTOBER 2014
Eugenia Kim included in Saks Fifth Avenueās Collaboration with Saturday Night Live for the tv showās 40th anniversary
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FEBRUARY 2015
The āDo Not Disturbā 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
BeyoncĆ© wears āDo Not Disturbā sunhat in Instagram post
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MARCH 2017
Eugenia Kim Handbag Collection launch for SS17 season
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MAY 2017
Genie by Eugenia Kim for Lilly Pulitzer collaboration released
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AUGUST 2017
Eugenia Kim scarves capsule collection introduced to stores for August season
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SEPTEMBER 2017
Eugenia makesĀ NYFWĀ debut for SS18 Collection
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2018
Eugenia Kim celebrates 20th anniversary