KRISTEN JOHNSON Designer and co-creator, Kristen Johnson began her fashion journey in Hollywood at the ripe young age of 20 after studying at Fashion Careers of CA College in San Diego. Kristen worked her way through Hollywood assisting celebrity stylists Arianne Phillips, Marjan Malakpour, Nancy Steiner and others. This exposure to dressing and touring with the Dixie Chicks, Madonna, Kid Rock and Courtney Love, along with the expertise of her mentors, gave Johnson the knowledge that would transform into her distinct future style. From stylist to designer, Kristen set the tone at the beginning of her design career with shorts. Known as the "shorts" girl, in 2005, Kristen debuted Johnson with a simple and straight-forward revamping of the once considered obsolete piece of the female wardrobe, shorts. Adored by celebrities alike (Kate Moss, Mischa Barton, Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan and the Hilton sisters) Johnson shorts became the staple wardrobe fixture for any fashion conscious woman. Grateful for the exposure of fashion magazines and the climate that escalated her humble beginnings, it was time to expand and develop her designs into a full collection where she could further express her vision. With a shift in perspective, the desire to examine uncharted territories, spinning sub-culture with pop culture, crossed with her newfound passion for New York, Kristen's designs move into their next state of maturation with Son Of JOHN. |