Claire studied for her BA at the University of Washington majoring in apparel design and costume studies with a minor in English and an AAS in fashion design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. While attending FIT, she was chosen for the exclusive Design Studio and won awards for her designs through both school competitions and industry contests. She went on to have careers in Seattle as a sportswear design director and designer and in Manhattan as a sketcher and assistant designer. She has also designed costumes and worked in wardrobe for TV (Touchstone), national print ads, private clients and independent movies.
Creating fashion that reflects the richness of my external life, luxury and beauty known and imagined, and the decades and environments I have so fortunately experienced. Sumptuous yarns, supple knits, textiles inspired by the past and future.
Each palette depicts a memory, a person, a feeling, a place. The whiff of lavender and pine from outside a rolled down window. Soft, sexy rose and pink. Clear turquoise and sky blue. Heaven.
Email
clairebethkedesign@gmail.com
