Karen Millen
A brand that closed or was sold, now owned by a brand-management company.
Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.
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Ownership
- 1981 Founded
- Now Karen Millen Fashions Ltd (Debenhams Group) Ultimate parent: Debenhams Group plc (legal name still Boohoo Group plc; AIM: DEBS/BOO) Operating company
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Revived nameThe name is applied to product sourced by licensees. Its history says little about what’s on the rail today.
- Market tier
- Contemporary
- Seen at off-price
- Sometimes
- Also appears as
- KM
Notes
Boohoo bought the online business of Karen Millen (with Coast) out of administration in Aug 2019 for £18m; the standalone stores closed. Boohoo Group rebranded as Debenhams Group in March 2025 (Frasers blocked the legal name change). Now an online brand sold via Debenhams marketplace and wholesale.
A second research pass found
- Owner: Debenhams Group plc
boohoo bought the online business and brand out of administration in 2019 for £18m (with Coast); stores closed, now digital-first and launched in US department stores in Sept 2025. Pre-2019 Karen Millen and current product come from different companies.