How Karen Millen lost the battle for her name – and her fortune

The designer who became a global brand has been declared bankrupt after years of court action and financial bad luck

Karen Millen is used to seeing her name in lights. With 400 outlets spread across 65 countries, there is even a store that bears the Kent-born designer's name in Mongolia.

But last week Karen Millen, the woman, became famous all over again for the wrong reasons, after suffering the humiliation of being declared bankrupt over an unpaid tax bill.