Christina Kim (fashion designer)

[1][2] Kim was born in South Korea, and came to the United States with her family in 1971, at the age of 15.

Dosa employed 30 people as of 2007, with a 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m2) workspace in Los Angeles, as well as a 400-square-foot (37 m2) store in New York City.

[6] She does not hold or participate in fashion shows in order to promote her products, and refers to herself as an "artist" rather than a stylist; further, she designs a new collection only once a year, in contrast to the typical fashion-design practice of designing new collections for every season.

[6][8] She has stated that she is particularly fond of khadi, a hand-woven Indian cloth; In 2002, she employed roughly 500 women in India's Assam region to spin eri silk for her.

[8][9] Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, and Nicole Kidman count themselves among her fans.