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| Industry | Fashion |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
Key people | Katie Thomas ( née Halford) Richard Thomas |
| Products | Lingerie |
| Website | www |
What Katie Did is a British lingerie design house founded in 1999 by Katie Thomas.
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| Industry | Fashion |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
Key people | Katie Thomas ( née Halford) Richard Thomas |
| Products | Lingerie |
| Website | www |
What Katie Did is a British lingerie design house founded in 1999 by Katie Thomas.
In 1999, being unable to afford fully fashioned stockings, Thomas decided to invest GB£100 in nylons to sell at The London Fetish Fair. [1] This led to Thomas creating her own website.
In 2002, What Katie Did's first reproduction of the Bullet bra was launched, the first to be produced in the country. [2] The next year, the company opened a boutique in London Portobello. [3] In 2010, Thomas was asked to advise on an bra of Marilyn Monroe that was put up for auction.[ citation needed ]
Thomas has also appeared advising on corsets on ABC's Nightline in 2012 and in the same year was nominated for Cosmopolitan's Businesswoman of the Year. [4]
The brand recreates designs from the 1950s including the bullet bra, which has been worn by celebrities such as Madonna and Rihanna. [5] [6] What Katie Did are also known for their steel boned corsets. [7]
Models for the company include Bernie Dexter, Missy Malone, Jami Deadly and Miss Polly Rae.
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