Irish Designer, CFDA member, and winner of the Prestigious Perry Ellis Award Daryl Kerrigan moved to New York after studying fashion design at the National College of Art and Design. Her early years in the city were spent working in film, where she co- designed for features such as Jim Jarmusch’s “Mystery Train” and “My Cousin Vinny” starring Marisa Tomei.

With herself and her friends as her muses, Daryl built her brand through word-of-mouth and standout pieces, designing clothing for musicians, performers, artists, and beloved drag queens. In 1993 she developed her iconic Hip Hugger Bootleg Jean, which drew people like Sonic Youth front woman Kim Gordon and A-list fashion editors and stylists, earning Daryl cult status in fashion circles. These must-have jeans, and her rock and roll-inspired collections, earned her the highly coveted CFDA Perry Ellis Award in 1997.

Daryl’s runway shows are legendary in fashion lore. Taking place in an empty swimming pool on the lower east side, in the space now known as “Capitale” when it was a working bank, on the roof of Gordon Bunshaft’s Lever House, or on top of a flatbed truck in the Gagosian Gallery on 21st Street when it was a parking garage – Joey Ramone sat front row at this show as raucous Ramones tunes took the models down the runway from start to finish. The audience filed out pumping their fists and Daryl K was featured on the cover of WWD the following morning much to Calvin's Chagrin who showed the same evening. Daryl K's aesthetic fuses minimal modernist design with comfort and style, she is known for her flattering tailored fit and unique style which has kept customers loyal to the brand for 30+ years. The word continues to spread.