Carol Lim
| Carol Lim | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 20, 1975 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Labels | Kenzo; Opening Ceremony |
Carol Lim (born February 20, 1975) is an American fashion designer, retailer and creative director, working in partnership with Humberto Leon.
Lim and Leon founded the fashion retailer Opening Ceremony in 2002 in downtown Manhattan. Further stores followed in New York, in Los Angeles and Tokyo. An Opening Ceremony store opened in 2012 in London, coinciding with the Olympics.
In 2011, Lim and Leon were announced as creative directors of the French high fashion brand Kenzo, which was founded in 1970 and is part of the LVMH luxury goods conglomerate.
Carol Lim is the daughter of Korean parents and was raised in the Los Angeles suburbs. She met Humberto Leon at University of California, Berkeley in 1993. After graduating with a degree in economics in 1997, Lim worked in the corporate sphere, including a spell with Deloitte, before moving to New York and becoming a merchandise planner for Bally.
At age 25, Lim and Leon went on a trip to Hong Kong, where they were inspired to open a store. Its concept was to bring brands such as Havaianas and Topshop to the United States and to feature emerging American fashion brands such as Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang and Rodarte. Leon and Lim went to the New York State Small Business Development Center at SUNY for assistance in refining their business plan and obtaining a business loan, and each contributed $10,000 of their own money towards Opening Ceremony.
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