Kemal Harris is an Emmy-nominated costume designer and freelance stylist, based in New York City from 2005-2018. She’s provided red carpet looks for clients such as Robin Wright, Alexis Bledel, Kate McKinnon, and many others for events ranging from the Oscars to the Emmys. Kemal has received much recognition for her red carpet work over her career including ranking on The Hollywood Reporter’s “25 Most Powerful Stylists List” multiple times.
At Robin Wright’s request, Kemal joined Netflix’s “House of Cards” in Seasons 3 through 6 to design costumes for her character “Claire Underwood.” For her work, Kemal received many accolades including an Emmy award nomination in 2017 for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series, as well as two Costume Designer Guild Award nominations for Best Costume Design – Contemporary TV Series in 2015 and 2016, marking her as the first Indigenous person to receive these nominations.
Because of her extensive career and recognition within the fashion industry, Kemal has been invited to share her knowledge at various engagements including guest speaker at the Massachusetts Conference for Women, the Texas Conference for Women, a guest judge for two Fashion Institute of Technology’s “Future of Fashion” shows, and an expert commentator for the Smithsonian docu-series, “First Ladies Revealed,” episode 1, to name a few.
Kemal was born in the small coastal surf town of Tofino, BC Canada, where she currently resides. She is a member of the Adams Lake Indian Band in Secwépemc Nation and is studying her Secwepemctsin language with the guidance of the community Elders.
