ABOUT

Israel McCorkle is an American Fashion Designer and Actor, also known as an Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author, and Model. In 2024, he founded McCorklen and became the creative director of his namesake fashion brand at the age of 17 years old. Starting a company in fashion, with a long-term goal to establish a successful global fashion house. He began pursuing fashion and modeling throughout high school. He self-published his very first book at the age of sixteen years old.

Early Life and Education

Israel McCorkle was born in Atlanta, Georgia. During his childhood, he lived in four different U.S. states, experiences that would later influence his creative vision.

At a young age, McCorkle aspired to become an Olympic sprinter. However, by age 14, he began developing a strong interest in fashion, inspired in part by his growing online presence. Around 15 He first attempted to build a clothing brand for a school project in his entrepreneurship class, it led him to designing and selling his own women's handbags when he started his Fashion Brand later on in his high school years.

He was particularly influenced by designers such as Virgil Abloh, Telfar Clemens, and Kanye West, as well as the branding and cultural impact of the Kardashian family. By the age of sixteen, he self-published his first book, having spent much of his high school years working on goals and his future.

He attended Pebblebrook High School, where he began writing and exploring his interest in storytelling. He later graduated from Lithia Springs High School a few years after he transferred.

Writing and Film

In addition to his work in fashion, McCorkle is the author of several self-published works. He began writing in high school and released his first book at sixteen. He continues to pursue in literature, with aspirations to produce and direct award-winning films based on his written works. His broader creative goals include working in television, commercials, and feature filmmaking. He is also an outstanding at writing poetry.