Julie Haus-Alkire (born 1973 as Julie Ann Hoeinghaus) is a fashion designer from USA.
She was born and raised in Texas. Julie Haus, as she is known in the fashion industry, was taught to sew by her grandmother around the age of thirteen. Haus is married to Jason Alkire, also a fashion designer and former advertising executive, photographer and graphic designer. They met while attending the University of Houston and were married in 1998. The couple now live in New York City.
Haus and Akire are the creative figures behind the "Julie Haus" collection as well as the "J/J by Julie Haus" diffusion line.
Haus presented the first ready-to-wear collection to retailers in New York in 2006. Since inception, the collection has exuded Haus' signature forward and feminine aesthetic. To date the line has attracted retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys New York, Neiman Marcus, Harvey Nichols Dubai and Hong Kong, Saks Fifth Avenue Mexico, Plum in Lebanon, Blubird/Boboli in Canada, Via Bus Stop in Japan, Bloomingdale's in New York and Dubai, The Upper East in Jakarta, and Vakko and Beymen in Istanbul. The J/J by Julie Haus diffusion label is known for developing private label product for Barneys New York and product for Anthropologie.
The label has been covered in the press by Women's Wear Daily, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Nylon, Lucky, InStyle, Teen Vogue, Seventeen, People, The New York Times, New York Post, Daily News (New York), New York, Gotham and others. Japanese press has also covered the label, as the designer has a small cult following in the country. A few of those press outlets are Glitter, Pinky (magazine), Glamorous, Boao, Sweet, Elle Japan, Bijin Hyakka, The Cover, Non-no, Popteen, ar, and CREA. The designer has a celebrity following as well. Celebrities such as Jessica Alba, Leighton Meester, Eva Mendes, and many others have worn the designer label.