A B O U T

Karan Feder is an expert in the field of creative direction and consumer product design and development.  A graduate of the prestigious Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and an award-winning designer in both the entertainment and fashion industries, Karan has designed costumes for film, television and theater and received the Drama Logue Critics Award honoring the best in theater Costume Design.  A few of her notable credits include: A River Runs Through It; The Wonder Years; The Golden Girls; Ice Capades; A League of Their Own; Empty Nest; Coming to America; Love Street; Star Trek; Unsolved Mysteries; Count on Me; Studio 59; Into The Night; Why We Have a Body; Count DeClues’ Mystery Castle; The Disputation and General Hospital.           

Karan’s eponymous fashion collection was awarded the International Fresh Face Award honoring the best new design talent in the children’s wear industry and was nominated for an Earnie Award recognizing design excellence in the accessories/handbag market. The Karan Feder Studio brands boast notable wholesale accounts such as Neiman Marcus; Saks Fifth Avenue; Fred Segal; Nordstrom; Barneys New York and Hot Topic. The company’s products have been featured in Elle; Lucky; Women’s Wear Daily; Seventeen; Sportswear International; Child; Family Life; Gifts & Decorative Accessories; The Swim Journal and The Los Angeles Times. Karan’s award-winning handbags are often seen on episodic television.  

Karan also has a working background in the museum field with a focus on historic performance and entertainment costume.  Karan was proud to serve in a volunteer capacity as the Liberace Museum's Costume Collection Manager and currently serves on the Costume Society of America's Social Media Committee and as Moderator for the Costume Society of America's Communities for the Study of Dress and Fashion online Forum.  Karan has coauthored a handful of published books in support and promotion of classic entertainment costume.

Karan currently serves on both the Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising Advisory Boards for The International Academy of Design and Technology and  the Fashion Design Advisory Board at Southwest Career and Technical Academy. She maintains membership with the American Association of Museums; American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works; the Costume Society of America; the Costume Designers Guild and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (The Emmys).