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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 men’s editorial: Eugenia Kim in GQ

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DECEMBER 2006

Eugenia Kim’s first book, ā€œSaturday 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

ā€œTweety 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, ā€œEek!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 children’s collection; ā€œKid Kimā€

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SEPTEMBER 2014

Eugenia Kim re-launches footwear collection – FW14 season

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OCTOBER 2014

Eugenia Kim included in Saks Fifth Avenue’s Collaboration with Saturday Night Live for the tv show’s 40th anniversary

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FEBRUARY 2015

The ā€œDo 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 ā€œDo 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