Carmen Haid
Education. Haid received her education at London College of Fashion (BA HONS Fashion Management). Career. In 1997 - 2008 Carmen was employed as an in-house communications executive at Yves Saint Laurent Céline and Tommy Hilfiger with a stint at Vogue in 2001. In 2008 she and Alice Kodell launched Atelier-Mayer.com, a website for vintage luxury fashion and accessories, in collaboration with designers Rafael Lopez, Katherine Alexander and Abbie Walsh. The company shut down in 2015. In 2009 she was nominated for the Entrepreneur of the Year, Grazia 02 Awards, for Best Design, Veranda Awards USA, and for Best  Vintage Website for the first online Fashion Awards, Handbag.com. In 2010 she was named as Best Emerging Brand and Retailer for the WGSN Global Fashion Awards. In 2011 she won the Future 100 Awards, as well as the Wallpaper Design Award for Best Hotel Service. In 2011 Haid launched a bi-annual limited edition print publication as well as a supplement to Vanity Fair that is stocked in London, Paris and Beirut.