CEO
Of a Kind
Claire’s first foray into the fashion industry came at age 16 when, after a chance encounter with Donna Karan, she landed a summer internship at DKNY. Claire’s AOL screenname at the time was DKNYClaire, so this was a really big deal. During college at University of Chicago, Claire shifted her focus to the arts more broadly, studying art history and eventually obtaining her masters in arts management from Columbia University. After spending several years working for art collections and organizations as well as individual artists, she saw an opportunity to assist designers as she had artists, creating innovative ways for them to share their work with a passionate, engaged community.