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KHAITE
KHAITE is the New York label founded in 2016 by Catherine Holstein. It works across womenswear, handbags, footwear and accessories, developing a material-led wardrobe in which strength and softness, structure and fluidity, and masculine and feminine codes are held in deliberate tension. Holstein remains Founder and Creative Director; Brigitte Kleine is Chief Executive Officer. The house’s profile records that creative and executive split directly, rather than treating its New York identity or retail visibility as evidence of company ownership or scale. KHAITE received a majority investment from growth-equity firm Stripes in 2023, a relationship that should be separated from founder authorship and from any brand-level financial claim not specifically disclosed.
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 2016
- Founder
- Catherine Holstein
- Creative lead
- Catherine Holstein
- Ownership
- Stripes majority investment
- Documented milestones
- 4
- Catherine Holstein — Founder and Creative Director2016–Present · house · current · KHAITE
- Catherine Holstein — Chief Executive Officer2016–2023 · house · former · KHAITE
- Brigitte Kleine — Chief Executive Officer2023–Present · house · current · Stripes
- 2016 — House foundedCatherine Holstein launches Khaite in New York.
- 2019 — CFDA membershipHolstein becomes a CFDA member as Khaite gains industry recognition.
- 2022 — CFDA womenswear awardHolstein wins American Womenswear Designer of the Year.
- 2023 — Stripes investmentStripes begins its current growth investment in Khaite.