Since a very young age, Kathleen’s passion has been in fashion which ultimately led to a BS Natural Sciences degree in Textiles and Clothing from University of Texas at Austin. Following graduation from college, she launched a 40-plus-year career in the fashion industry. She has worked for companies in the capacity of fashion buying, wholesale, and product development. These include Foley’s Department Stores, JCPenney, Jones Apparel Group, Levi Strauss & Company, Q4 Samsung for Jessica Simpson and Epic Hong Kong.

Throughout the years Kathleen and her sister, Cheryl Kellar, have honed their crafts separately and, in 2016, merged their passions with their brand Framed in Fashion, an art inspired fashion/textile clothing line. Cheryl has been sketching and painting as a water media artist who paints vibrant themes of fashion couture as well as fashion illustrations. They print original art on a variety of textiles including cottons, knits, and silks to name a few. Kathleen creates the fashion product with these textiles according to the trends, seasons, shows and personal clientele. She works with the art fabrications and mixes them with complimentary fabrics and unique color combinations.

Their motto is, “It Starts with the Art” and it is the foundation of Framed in Fashion designs of “Art you can Wear”.