Photography by Khaite

Catherine Holstein

FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR, KHAITE

WHAT’S ONE BOOK, WORK OF ART, ALBUM, OR FILM THAT GOT YOU THROUGH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE?

We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates.

WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE, WHAT WERE YOU KNOWN FOR?

Looking bored.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SURPRISED YOURSELF IN YOUR WORK?

Allowing the design process to continue right through to the show, and valuing the organic feeling of not being constrained by calendars.

““People tend to be surprised when I share how much I love thriller and horror films.””

WHAT’S SOMETHING PEOPLE GET WRONG ABOUT YOU?

That I’m aloof.

NAME AN INFLUENCE OF YOURS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE PEOPLE.

People tend to be surprised when I share how much I love thrillers and horror films.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF IN YOUR INDUSTRY? LESS OF?

I want to see more celebration of the talented women that work in this industry and less of a narrative that female creative directors don’t exist. It’s not exactly showing value to the incredible female designers we do have, of which there are many.

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