Global manufacturer and wholesaler Bagatelle International is entering into a multi-year licensing agreement with Kathy Ireland Worldwide (kiWW), the highest ranking woman-owned licensing business in American history.
Under this new agreement, Kathy and her creative team at kiWW will design and collaborate with the Bagatelle creative team on the Kathy Ireland collection. Kathy enjoys tremendous success in denim and dress making for the home industry and now will be bringing that success to fashion. The new collection will include outerwear, dresses, and denim and will be presented to retailers around the country.
“It is an exquisite experience to collaborate with Michael Litvack, CEO, Jamie Litvack, president, Liza Diamond, VP of sales and all of our colleagues at Bagatelle International. Our friend and fashion leader, Lee Mendelbaum made the introduction and we fell in love. The clothes are everything we imagined. Michael and Jamie are gentlemen of quality, taste, and an authentic understanding of our design dreams. Bagatelle International is an extraordinary company. ‘Some Wonderful Things Are Happening’ in our fashion business unit. We are absolutely thrilled,” said Kathy Ireland, CEO, Kathy Ireland Worldwide, America’s 15th largest brand, according to License Global Magazine.
“Bagatelle International is committed to Kathy’s vision of affordable chic and body cooperative, luxurious dressing for women at every stage of life. Our thanks to Michael, Jamie, our Moretz team and Lee Mandelbaum for assembling a strong program of fashion partners. The Litvacks have joined Kathy’s philanthropic passion by having Bagatelle International Kathy Ireland contribute a portion of sales to nonprofits,” said Jon Carrasco and Stephen Roseberry, worldwide creative director and president-CMO, Kathy Ireland Worldwide, respectively.
President of Bagatelle Inc. Jamie Litvack noted, “We are honored to partner with Kathy, one of the most successful and empowering female entrepreneurs of our time. As soon as we met Kathy and her team, we knew we were all in.”
The Kathy Ireland collection will be available for purchase beginning in Fall 2022. The collection has already been placed at retail which will be announced soon.
