Reed Krakoff

Krakoff was raised in Weston, Connecticut, the son of a corporate executive. He graduated from the Parsons School of Design.

Krakoff worked at Ralph Lauren Corporation for five years and then took a job as creative director at Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.[2] In 1996, Coach’s Lew Frankfort hired Krakoff,[3] and gave him control of Coach’s products, advertising, store design, and merchandising. In 2010, he launched his own brand,[4] Reed Krakoff.[2]

In April 2013, he announced he would leave Coach to focus on developing the Reed Krakoff label.[5][6] The label folded in 2015 and began a process of winding down its operations and liquidating its assets.[7] Krakoff then assumed the newly created position of Chief Artistic Officer at Tiffany & Co. following the departure of Francesca Amfitheatrof as Design Director.[8][9] In his new position, Krakoff was designing new collections, aimed at refreshing the brand and targeting younger consumers.[10][11] In early 2021 after LVMH's acquisition of Tiffany & Co., he was let go.[12] He was named to the newly creative position of Creative Chairman of John Hardy in September 2022.[13][14]

He is married to Delphine Krakoff, an interior decorator.[2][15] They have four children.[15][16] He and his wife bought Lasata in East Hampton, New York, the girlhood home of Jackie Onassis in 2006.[17] In 2007, Reed sold his NYC townhouse to Roger Waters for $15 million.[18] In April 2014, with his wife he bought heiress Huguette Clark's French-style chateau known as "Le Beau Chateau," that sits on 52 wooded acres in New Canaan, Connecticut for $14.3 million. At the time, the home had been sitting empty for more than 60 years.[19]