Kyle X Kilgore
Founder/Owner
KYLE X KILGORE IS AN AMERICAN FASHION DESIGNER & ENTREPRENEUR. CHICAGO BORN ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 1992 AND ROTA SPAIN RAISED.
DESIGNER KYLE KILGORE BEGAN HIS PURSUITS IN THE CREATIVE ARTS WITH HIS DEBUT 2015 COLLECTION OF READY-TO-WEAR PIECES. WHICH LEAD TO HIS FIRST “BEST DESIGNER OF THE BAY” AWARD. HE FINALLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF IN FASHION BY OPENING DOWNTOWN TAMPA’S FIRST DESIGNER STUDIO IN 2018.
THE BRAND
EST. 2015
KYLE KILGORE’S NAME SAKE BRAND IS AN INDEPENDENT, QUEER, BLACK-OWNED, & DECENTRALIZED FASHION BRAND. WE PRODUCE ELEGANT MADE-TO-MEASURE GOWNS, LEATHER GOODS, ALL-GENDERED LINGERIE, AND COSTUMES.
THE KILGORE BRAND STARTED IN LATE 2015 WITH KYLE KILGORE (FOUNDER, CEO, PRODUCT DESIGNER, & CREATIVE DIRECTOR) AND TWO PARTNERED INVESTORS OPERATING OUT OF KYLE’S HOME STUDIO. WE RELEASED OUR DEBUT READY-TO-WEAR COLLECTION WHICH LEAD TO OUR FIRST “BEST DESIGNER OF THE BAY” AWARD THAT SAME YEAR. THIS COLLECTION WAS SOLD EXCLUSIVELY VIA KILGOREOFFICIAL.COM & ROUTINE POP-UP SHOPS.
IN 2018 WE OPENED THE FIRST PERMANENT KILGORE RETAIL LOCATION IN THE HEART OF TAMPA’S DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. THIS LOCATION WAS ALSO DOWNTOWN TAMPA’S FIRST DESIGNER STUDIO & SHOWROOM. LATER THAT YEAR KYLE EXPANDED THE CONCEPT TO HOUSE A PUBLIC PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO USED TO CULTIVATE AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL FASHION INDUSTRY.
THE FOLLOWING YEAR (2019) THE BRAND EXPANDED TO A BIGGER LOCATION IN TAMPA’S HISTORIC/ART DISTRICT (YBOR CITY). PRESENT-DAY KYLE HAS TAKEN FULL OWNERSHIP OF HIS NAMESAKE BRAND, CLOSED THE TAMPA LOCATION, AND TRANSITIONED SOLELY ONLINE.
