▁fashion ▁designer ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁K err igan ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁fashion ▁sense ▁and ▁dress making ▁ab ilities , ▁K err igan ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁old , ▁K err igan ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁years ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁were ▁spent ▁working ▁in ▁film , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁cost ume ▁designer ▁and ▁on - set ▁w ard ro be ▁super visor ▁for ▁independent ▁features ▁such ▁as ▁Jim ▁J arm usch ' s ▁Myst ery ▁Train ▁and ▁My ▁C ousin ▁Vin ny ▁st arring ▁Mar isa ▁T ome i . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁partner ed ▁with ▁ ▁Paul ▁Leonard , ▁also ▁from ▁Dublin ; ▁ ▁the ▁couple ▁has ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Career ▁With ▁no ▁prior ▁experience ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁fashion ▁industry , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁with ▁sav ings , ▁she ▁opened ▁her ▁first ▁shop ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Village , ▁on ▁Six th ▁Street . ▁P ure ly ▁through ▁word ▁of ▁mouth ▁from ▁mus icians , ▁perform ers ▁and ▁style ▁hun ters , ▁it ▁was ▁ ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁fashion ▁crowd ▁to ▁discover ▁her . ▁ ▁She ▁immediately ▁developed ▁the ▁H ip ▁H ug ger ▁Boot leg ▁Jean , ▁which ▁drew ▁people ▁like ▁Son ic ▁Youth ▁front ▁woman ▁Kim ▁Gordon , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fashion ▁edit ors ▁like ▁Camil la ▁Nick erson