Career
She showed her first runway collection in 1998 and is regarded as one of New Zealand's highest profile and most international design talents. She has five stores in New Zealand, four of which are in Auckland and one in Wellington but her brands are sold all over the world. Her fashion collections are considered to be effortless and original and include names such as "Young, Willing and Eager", "Karen to the Rescue", "Victory Garden", "Queenie Was a Dog", "Karen in TV Land", "Liberal and Miserable", "Dough and Dynamite" and "Living with Cannibals and Other Adventures". Her Hi There range is a more cheaply priced line. In 2009 Walker received a World Class New Zealand Award in the Creative category. In addition to the main women's wear collections, Karen Walker has expanded her designs to include sunglasses, jewellery, shoes and a range of paints for Resene. Karen Walker signed a partnership late 2011 with United States-based retail chain Anthropologie that will put "Hi There" clothing range into up to 164 stores in the United States from February 2012.