Polo and More, Barbados 2014 Issue 8 | Page 126

POLO & MORE FEATURE DESIGNER: MICHAEL KORS Polo & More 2014 Polo & More 2014 In 2011 Kors celebrated 30 years in the business, at the same time the company went public with an IPO that was reported to be the one of biggest-ever for a U.S. fashion business, with some 47.2 million shares sold. Some might say that it was time for Kors to sit back, relax and enjoy the fruit of his creative labours… hardly… “I always say that when you think you’ve made it, then you’re done. I’m going to keep designing and keep meeting my fans around the world and traveling.” So what next for Michael Kors, “I don’t know what’s going to happen next, but I do know we’ll continue to be ahead of the curve.” Right now he is using his celebrity to focus our attention on one of the world’s most endemic problems, and a cause close to his heart – Hunger. In January he announced a long-term partnership with the U.N. World Food Programme to help combat hunger globally. “I want to use the platform I’ve created over the years to shine a light on world hunger. I chose hunger as my biggest philanthropic effort because it is a solvable problem. We have enough food in the world for everyone, so the challenge is to get people to realize this and to work to change it.”… A pragmatic and uncomplicated approach… like the man they call Michael Kors n Hally Berry, the Miranda Bag Gold Lizard-Embossed Specchio Arianna Toe Sandal The 100 series large gold watch, Michael Kors has helped the World Food Programme deliver more than 1.5 million meals through sales of this watch Zoe Saldana, the Miranda Bag Gold Specchio Gabriella Wedge Miranda Kerr, Spring’13 C