Raised in Malibu, California, Kym Gold has been a revolutionizing player in the fashion industry for over 25 years. She co-founded True Religion Brand Jeans, which sold for close to a billion dollars in 2013. Other notable clothing labels Kym has incepted include Bella Dahl, Hippie Jeans, and Babakul, which have been worn by Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Beckham, Tom Ford, Heidi Klum, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Donna Karan, Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake.
Her designs have been featured in top magazines, including Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, Rolling Stone and more. STYLE UNION is her new luxury knitwear collaboration with young fashion powerhouse 3JAINS.
Kym develops and produces film and television projects with a social conscience, including co-producing SLAG: Served Like a Girl, a documentary on female veterans She is also a producer of the feature film Carrie Pilby, starring Bel Powley and Nathan Lane.
Today Kym is known as a philanthropist for women’s and children’s causes, a mentor to young fashion designers and for her dedication to empowering a younger generation of women.
Kym’s business book/memoir “Gold Standard: How to Rock the World and Run an Empire” released in 2015, provides behind-the-scenes view of how women must educate themselves and fight to protect their interests in business.