Drawing inspiration from generations of great women in her family, Karen Anne Briggs has been creating and designing clothing her entire life. But never before has she created such a fanciful line as Green Pomegranate.

Born on the east coast and raised in the west, Karen Anne’s mother taught her the skill of creating clothing from different and unusual fabrics. Growing up in dresses hand-made with love by her mother, Karen Anne would develop a knack for working with antique linens and take that talent to create new designs made with vintage flair.

After a lifetime of passion for fashion design, Karen Anne’s creative mind crafted an idea of everlasting fashions in a modern time. Green Pomegranate, a unique clothing line for children, 6 months to four years old, recycles cottons and linens slightly past their prime and finds their second calling. Embracing the green movement, Green Pomegranate makes use of rare and elegant fabrics such as hand towels and handkerchiefs, as well as not-so-rare finds from the local charity bins.

Now, designer turned store owner, Karen Anne has opened the Green Pomegranate flagship sort nestled in Virginia Highlands of Atlanta. A place where past memories meet modern day style, this store can’t be overlooked.

Karen Anne Briggs, Designer

Creating couture pieces her entire life, Green Pomegranate founder and president Karen Anne Briggs is no stranger to tailoring fashions with individuality. With Green Pomegranate, she captures the whimsical personality of little girls everywhere by bringing the beauty of vintage aprons and dresses back by recycling cottons, antique linens, and carefully selected fabrics.

Before launching Green Pomegranate one year ago, Karen worked in arts administration for over 25 years. She has worked in interior design, served as a personal consultant to individual artists and managed numerous arts organizations, specializing in the start-up of new programs. She now turns to creating her own new, original works of art—dresses, each piece original and unique with old-fashioned flare, distinct and reflective of the South.

Growing up between the Rocky Mountains and Washington, D.C., dressed alike in matching outfits, Karen along with her sisters and brother attracted attention wherever they would go. Each individual outfit was carefully hand-tailored and made with love by her mother. Gaining wisdom and skill from her mother and family, Karen found that clothing can be made out of any material, and that the finest materials are often unused and eventually forgotten. As a single mother of two, Karen dressed her daughters in garments she made herself, often reworking found materials—embellishing them to make fresh interpretations of the identical clothing her mother had made for her and her siblings.

Living in Atlanta since 2001, Karen graduated from Eastern Washington University with a degree in Arts Administration. She enjoys reading, gardening and traveling to see her family, sisters and daughters—searching high and low for vintage and traditional fabrics throughout her travels.