CATHERINE QUIRK

Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I have managed to work my way first to New York and then all the way to Milan, Italy in order to pursue my dreams of being a designer. I have been aspiring to be a designer since I took my first sewing class when I was 10. Determination set in and it brought me to Milan to finish off my 3rd and 4th years at the Fashion Institute of Technology as a Knitwear student. Knitwear is inspiring to me because not only am I able to design beautiful garments, but I am also able to create the textile that will make up those garments. Knitwear allows me to insert my personality into every step of the design process. Through knitwear, I am able to best express and materialize the properties of color, texture, and pattern in my designs. I often translate my inspirations into my designs with an organic style and hand dyed effect. This feeling of nature combined with my love for feminine silhouettes makes up my unique aesthetic.