Kate Sheridan

Kate Sheridan was born in 1975 in Cambridge. She grew up in the Essex countryside where her passion for nature blossomed that still inspires her work.

Having decided by the age of 14 she was going to be a shoe designer she enrolled at the East End’s famous Cordwainers college in 1997. Rapidly earning her fashion-industry stripes as press-officer for Patrick Cox and then going on to work with Johnny Moke. It was here she developed the concept for Johnny's first-ever handmade jewellery collection, under the label 'Moke Nowe' featuring leather, pony skin and antique glass beads. That collection attracted a great deal of high-profile press all over the world and was snapped up by several exclusive fashion retailers in Japan.  Kate then went on to collaborate on collections for lingerie and leisurewear label 'Shopgirl' in London, creating top-selling ranges as diverse as 'Babycham' jewellery and a limited-edition line of trainers for Dunlop.

Growing in confidence and inspired by these design collaborations, Kate decided the time was right to turn her unique vision into something solid which could grow with her experience and talent. So, in 2001 with friend Helen Minns, a graduate in textile design from St Martins, she launched the label ‘Sheridan + Minns’ at London's Fashion Week to rave reviews. 'Sheridan + Minns' went on to retail in cutting-edge boutiques in England, all over Europe and in the Far East and got highly favorable coverage in fashion and lifestyle publications worldwide.

Spring/Summer 2004 saw 'Sheridan + Minns' streamlined into ‘Kate Sheridan’ with extremely positive results. Since that debut, 'Kate Sheridan' the label has matured and developed into Kate's signature brand of offbeat, poppy, unique bags and accessories. Her twice-yearly collections continue to gain interest from fashion press and buyers alike.

Commissioned work includes exclusive fabrics for Urban Outfitters, a print for the National Gallery based on Pisanello’s painting ‘The Vision of St Eustace’ Which was applied not only to handbags but also to a range of tea towels, mugs, notebooks and mirrors. And more recently has worked with the V&A to produce a range of exclusive waxed cotton pieces lined in V&A palm tree fabric.

The 'Kate Sheridan' brand continues to go from strength to strength in terms of sales galvanizing its identity and is now available from stockists the world over. The product range has expanded to offer leather jewellery, which is all handmade in the London studio, waxed cotton Outerwear and a growing range of Italian leather UK manufactured high-end purses and bags.