Dee Karpa - Fashion Designer

Dee Karpa was born in small town Okucani, Croatia. At a young age her impressions of life were eye-opening. A turbulent four-year civil war erupted near her home and her family escaped to Serbia to seek refuge. They were devastated to leave everything behind knowing that if they returned, nothing would be the same. 

In 2001 her family move to Winnipeg for a new start. Graduating high school with honours, Dee continued on to a diploma program in Business Administration and Marketing. She enjoyed her studies is sales and economics but discovered her passion for architecture was growing too strong to ignore; fashion design would suit her vivacious personality and burning ambition. She enrolled in the year-long intensive fashion program at MC College, and is thrilled to be able to design clothing that would suit a woman life herself – experienced, driven, and focused on their personal and professional goals. 

The Dee Karpa Collection for Fall 2013, is titled Fame & Fortune. Her iconic muse is the duchess of style, Victoria Beckham. Beckham is a fashion mentor, mother, wife, and an entrepreneur who is always on top of the next big fashion trend. 

The Dee Karpa brand offers career and eveningwear for a body conscious woman, whose taste for high quality fabrics, modern colour palettes, and dramatic style lines, is unceasing. 

Dee Karpa was invited to be a guest on Winnipeg’s Finest, a show broadcasted on Red River Radio (radio.rrc.ca) To hear more about the designer, where she came from, and where she plans to go, we invite you to listen to her interview on the show.