Richard Kickmunter
Richard Kickmunter gained his passion for design and sewing from his mother, who was professional designer. He completed his first design successfully at the age 7. From this moment onward he discovered he had an amazing talent that would eventually lead him to design high-quality creations for some of the greatest names in the entertainment industry.
Richard came to America in 2000, and after a while he began a design career in creating unique hand-made and hand painted leather clothing. His exceptional work was crowned at a show in Charlotte, NC in 2006, by the famous French company L'Oréal. His collection was exhibited at the private boutique ACA on 50 E. Oak Street in Chicago among such famous designer stores as Prada and Giorgio Armani. After that, Richard's work was promoted and sold in by private, exclusive boutiques in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Aspen. He has created many outfits for multiple world-class music and Hollywood celebrity clients including Sylvester Stallone, Jim Peternik, Mickey Rourke, the Scorpions, Dolph Lundgren, Paul Stanley from KISS, and Hollywood celebrity stylist Giuseppe Franco. The longest project that he had was 4 years long, for famous musician, songwriter, Grammy winner - Jim Peterik , who is the force behind some of rock’s most memorable songs, including the Rocky III anthem.
Richard has also worked with stars including Sylvester Stalone, Paul Stanley of KISS, Dolph Lundgren, and many others.