Kimberly Becker
Kimberly Becker is the founder and designer of K. Becker Designs, a slow-fashion clothing brand for women over 40 based in Woolwich, Maine. A RISD graduate in textile design, she spent a decade working in Manhattan garment district before launching her own label.
Kimberly Becker's Bio
Kimberly Becker is the founder and designer of K. Becker Designs, a slow-fashion clothing brand based in Woolwich, Maine that creates thoughtfully made pieces for women over 40 who want better fit, better quality, and better ethics than fast fashion offers. The brand sews garments in small batches using high-quality materials, with knitwear made on demand in Brooklyn via 3D knitting machines that produce nearly zero waste.
Becker graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990 with a BFA in Textile Design and trained as a haute couture embroiderer at Ecole Lesage in Paris. After RISD, she moved to New York City and spent roughly a decade working in the garment district, building hands-on expertise in textiles and production before launching her own label.
She established K. Becker Designs in Woolwich, Maine, where she runs the business as a woman-owned and operated studio. The brand's ethos centers on a capsule-closet approach, ethical manufacturing by a family-run team in New York, and deadstock fabric sourcing to keep overstock out of landfills.
Beyond fashion, Becker is a passionate feminist who spearheaded the installation of schoolyard bathrooms for girls in Uganda and has fundraised for DroTY Uganda, a nonprofit supporting young people.
Career Timeline
1990 — BFA in Textile Design, Rhode Island School of Design
Graduated from RISD with a BFA in Textile Design (Apparel and Textiles). Also trained as haute couture embroiderer at Ecole Lesage in Paris, France.
1990 — Began Career in NYC Garment District
Started working as a textile designer in Manhattan garment district, building experience in production and textiles for approximately a decade.
2000 — Founded K. Becker Designs
Established slow-fashion clothing brand in Woolwich, Maine after leaving NYC garment district. Focuses on women over 40 with high-quality, ethically made pieces.
2023 — Babson College WIN Lab 2023 Ventures
Selected for Babson College Womens Leadership Institute Entrepreneurs Everywhere WIN Lab 2023 Ventures program.
2025 — Featured on How I Built This Advice Line with Tim Ferriss
Called into the Advice Line episode with Tim Ferriss and Guy Raz to discuss scaling K. Becker Designs and slow-fashion manufacturing.
2025 — STITCH 2025 Runway and Style Market
Featured designer at Maine Crafts Association STITCH 2025 Runway and Style Market, showcasing K. Becker Designs collection.
Episodes
Advice Line with Tim Ferriss (August 2025)
Tim Ferriss joins Guy Raz for a live Advice Line session, taking calls from three entrepreneurs navigating very different growth challenges. Lauren Menard scales GOB's mycelium earplugs across music venues and DTC while raising a seed round. Emily Bordner decides between wholesale expansion and brick-and-mortar growth after a viral Taylor Swift moment. Kimberly Becker contemplates shifting K. Becker Designs to a pre-order model. Ferriss offers frameworks on parallel verticals, low-cost experiments, and redefining success beyond revenue.
Advice Line with Tim Ferriss
Guy Raz and Tim Ferriss open the Advice Line to three founders at different inflection points. Lauren Menard is torn between a national venue deal and DTC growth for her mycelium earplug company. Emily Bordner's viral moment with Taylor Swift has wholesale taking off but she doesn't know where to focus. Kimberly Becker is testing the waters on pre-orders for her sustainable women's clothing brand. Tim pushes each caller past the obvious trade-off toward an experiment they can actually run.
