Former QVC personality Kathleen Kirkwood, who was known as the “diva of shoulder pads,” died Nov. 5 at age 62 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
After moving to Manhattan as a teenager, Kathleen Kirkwood started work as a showroom salesperson at Gil Aimbez Static, an acid jeans manufacturer, and later for Philippe Adec. She attended night school to learn how to speak French fluently, her sister said. In 1983, Kirkwood created Kirkwood International. “Her fighting spirit was evident when she was 18. She was making good money at Philippe Adec and she just thought it wasn’t enough,” her sister recalled with a laugh Monday.
The entrepreneurial Kirkwood also developed the Socksystem, a single style of socks that was offered in 14 colors and her Soles to Go slippers label was based on one style in 11 colors. Always interested in looking for items inthat needed “a little perking up,” she also offered men’s wear-inspired socks for women at one point.
In 1989, Kirkwood was featured on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show for a discussion about women in business. She made her debut on In the late 1990s, Kirkwood cooked up another novel creation — the “Cookie Cami,” a camisole with a built-in bra that had removable padded cookies. The $60 item was sold in the intimate apparel area of department stores.
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