Kara Ross designed her first piece of jewelry when she was thirteen from a tourmaline gemstone she acquired during a family safari in Africa.
11 Facts About Kara Ross
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Kara Ross attended the exclusive Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania with fashion designer Tory Burch and her first job was at Ann Taylor in the King of Prussia mall.
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Kara Ross graduated from Georgetown University with a major in English and a minor in art history and interned at several local public relations agencies as well as CNN.
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Kara Ross then moved to New York City where she accepted a position in advertising sales with Harper's Bazaar in Manhattan.
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Kara Ross then started designing her own jewelry focusing on fine jewelry, making one-of-a-kind pieces for private clients.
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Kara Ross is known for melding traditional gold, platinum and diamond elements with organic materials like ebony and maple.
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Kara Ross's clientele includes Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama.
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The White House engaged Kara Ross to create an exclusive line of jewelry, crafted from a magnolia tree that is on the White House lawn, for the first lady to gift to visiting heads of state and departing female staffers.
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Kara Ross's jewelry is sold at Bergdorf Goodman, Harrods, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, Henri Bendel, Scoop, and Intermix.
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Kara Ross has a distributor in Canada and showrooms in both New York City and London.
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In 2008, Kara Ross won the Fashion Group International Rising Star Accessories Award.