- Designed Michelle Obama's dress for her first official photographic portrait as First Lady (2009).
- One of the world's top fashion designers.
- Studied fashion design at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
- In 1981, his "Michael Kors" label was formed.
- On August 16, 2011 he married his partner of 21 years, Lance LePere, on a beach in Southampton, New York.
- In 1999, he was awarded the CFDA Award for Womenswear Designer of the Year.
- In 2003, he was awarded the CFDA Award for Menswear Designer of the Year.
- Has dressed such celebrities as Jennifer Lopez, Charlize Theron, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sharon Stone, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Sigourney Weaver, Liv Tyler, and Rene Russo.
- Is a guest judge for Project Runway (2004).
- Between the ages of four, as a toddler, he appeared in commercials for Lucky Charms cereal and Charmin bathroom tissue.
- His mother was a showroom model on 7th Avenue.
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