Background
Kearns grew up in Dublin, Ireland.
Kearns grew up in Dublin, Ireland.
Kearns earned a Bachelor in Fashion Design from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin in 1997, and during his time there, he also completed a tailoring apprenticeship with Louis Copeland.
He has held menswear designer positions at Emanuel Ungaro and John Galliano, and from 2005-2010 he was Design Director of menswear at Since March 2011, he has been the menswear Design Director at
This fueled Kearns"s interest in tailoring, and prompted a move to London in 1997 where he undertook a Masters degree in menswear at the Royal College of Art, alongside a research project at the college focused on the development of ergonomic tailoring with intelligent textiles incorporating Shape Memory Alloy. This led to a collaboration with Yorkshire mill Bower Roebuck & Company, who produced samples of the textile. After graduating in 2000, Kearns was named Menswear Designer at Emanuel Ungaro, after which he was brought in to help launch John Galliano menswear as Head of Menswear from 2002 until 2005.
Kearns was Design Director of Menswear from 2005 until 2010.
During that time, he worked closely with on every menswear show until his last show in January 2010, while also developing and expanding the identity of the menswear ready-to-wear and accessories collections, to great critical acclaim. In January 2010, Kearns was named Designer for the Outdoor Department for Here, he designed a capsule range for the Travel Room entitled ‘Made for Travel’, as well as the L.V. Trophy sea collection.
In March 2011, Kearns was hired by to overlook its menswear collection as Design Director. In 2014, Kearns was hired by to overlook its menswear and womenswear collections as Artistic Director.