What Happened to Kathleen Kirkwood – Kathleen Kirkwood, 62-year-old, of Hartsdale, New York, an entrepreneur and fashion designer and company founder who often appeared on QVC passed away in November 5, 2021, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, after a short illness. According to a Facebook user named Kate Michaels said in a post that Kirkwood might have died from sub-clinical Lyme disease after she was in a coma. “It looks like she died of sub-clinical Lyme’s disease after being in a coma.” According to her Linked In account, she was the founder of the B.R.A. Recycling Agency which she started in 2010, a company that created a process to recycle bras, with portions of the company’s profits going toward breast cancer research. She has also been the president of Kirkwood International Inc. since 1983.
She graduated from Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale, New York, in 1978. She worked for a Clothing Company in Paris, France, Before Starting Her Own Business. In 1983, she founded her own company which produces “fashion innovations such as the patented COOKIE-CAMI, the shoulder pad solution Pints-of-Pads, Undercover agent blouse, Dick Trac-ease, and Bust-ease. She received an Invitation from AWED and NFTE to speak on women entrepreneurship and in 1989 she appeared on Oprah in her segment women-in-business. She was visited in her office in 1992 by Steve Jobs, from Apple, who visited and shared packaging resources and small business tips that have marked Kirkwood‘s product and packaging marketing, ever since. She was also discovered by QVC in 1992 and was featured on CNBC Squakbox for a longest-running privately held vendor on Qvc. Currently on QVC weekly, with a collection of camisole and intimate apparel solutions, with visits to QVC London.
A Facebook user by the name of Kathy Levine posted a tribute for her beloved friend, she described Kirkwood as a tireless worker and the most beautiful friend, who is a passionate dog mom, a wonderful sister, and a daughter. “we called her the Queen of Shoulder Pads, The Undercover Agent at Q with her beautiful camisoles, and the ecological green machine with her dedication to recycling through her Bra Recycling Agency (B.R.A); but I called her friend. Kathleen Kirkwood passed away after a short illness. A tireless worker, a wonderful sister and daughter, a passionate dog mom, and a most beautiful friend, Kathleen loved her Starbucks cappuccino and brainstorming different business ideas. Her mind never stopped noodling how to create clever new items, and how to make a difference in the world. We shared 1000 laughs on-air and off. Too young, gone too soon. Rest in peace dear friend, and your friends will keep your light shining bright in your memory.”
Kathleen Kirkwood’s obituary will be organized by the family.