“OBSESSIONS ARE NOT rational. My obsession with Kelly Gray, for example, cannot easily be explained. There are female icons like Marlene, Marilyn and Jackie, and then there is Kelly. ”
— Vogue Hommes International Spring/Summer 2003

“Although understated elegance rules at St. John, Gray knows how to command attention. Her fun-loving personality and passion for her wares draw hundreds of customers to her many public appearances... ”
—Palm Springs Life November 2003

“‘Before the first concert I had Googled Motley Crüe and looked at their Web page, and the Web page looked so scary I said I couldn't go.’ But her friend Tommy Lee, Motley Crue's drummer, had invited her, so she gathered her courage and watched from a distance, safe near the lighting booth. When Lee introduced her to Sixx, ‘I called him Mr. Sixx and he never corrected me.’ she says and makes a face.”
—LA Times/West Magazine September 24, 2006

“Raised in the business, daughter Kelly, along with Bruce Fetter, formerly co-presidents, now head up the management team as co-CEOs of St. John. As the company’s signature model and spokesperson, Kelly has been the creative director for the family business for the past 11 years. Her striking face has graced the pages of the world's top fashion publications, and she is now poised to take St. John to even greater levels of success.”
—Las Olas October/November 2003

“Design-wise, her influence is felt throughout the collections, especially with the recent addition of denim looks to St. John's lineup. Under Gray’s creative direction, St. John’s design team has retooled the existing collections, adding edgy details such as frayed hems for a torn and tattered look on otherwise conservative styles.”
—California Apparel News April 2004

“As impossibly thin, dramatically made-up models strutted up and down the runway in very un-matronly outfits - sequined hot pants and stilettos, bikini tops and hip-length coats ...Kelly Gray has certainly done her job, I thought to myself.”
—Deep January 2004

“She’s Kelly Gray, a former exec with St. John, her family’s knitwear line, and its ‘face’ in over-the-top ad campaigns. &lsqou;It’s like mixing a tongue stud with a tiara,&rsqou; said the Los Angeles Times of the pair.”
—Dallas Morning News December 29, 2006

“For Gray, who started working for the company as a model at the age of 15, this ‘ bigger is better ’ attitude is more than a personal mantra. It’s an attitude that has allowed her to grow what was once a small family operation into a worldwide fashion powerhouse.”
—Los Angeles Confidential June 1 - August 31, 2003

“It sounds like a typical case of good girl falls for bad boy - Kelly Gray, well-heeled St. John heiress and former face of her family’s tony fashion label, has teamed up with big-haired Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx to launch the rock-inspired mens and womens-wear line Royal Underground .”
—The Angeleno October 1, 2006

“...it’s hard to separate the real Kelly Gray from her iconic image. In person shes part no-nonsense business woman, part flirt, just like her St. John persona..”
—WWD Milestones June 18, 2002

“Jackie Collins, Danielle Steel, Judith Krantz - not even those freewheeling fantasy merchants could dream up a heroine as glamorous as Kelly Gray. Shes a Collins-style lady boss, a Krantz fashion maven and a Steel dream girl all rolled into one, living the double life of high-fashion model and high-octane businesswoman.”
—W Magazine May 2002

“This collection is pure Kelly - very executive rock star, said Downing [Ken Downing, VP Public Relations, Neiman Marcus], bursting with pride over his lovely pal. With fur flying and rhinestones sparkling, one might note this is certainly not grandmothers St. John Knits.”
—Papercity November 2003

“But Grays behind-the-scenes influence has not garnered the most attention - rather, it has been those days twice a year when she steps out of the boardroom and onto a photo location to become the face of St. John. Her long, lanky frame and icy blonde looks have served as the centerpiece of the companys ad campaigns for more than 20 years. Always photographed in some exotic locale, and often surrounded by a throng of muscle-bound male models, Gray exudes a cool, sexy sophistication that befits her modern-muse status.”
—Ocean Drive September 2003

—Chicago Sun-Times November 22, 2006

“Talk about a fashion Odd Couple. Who’d ever expect Kelly Gray, the former CEO and advertising face of ladies-who-lunch staple St. John Knits, to join design forces with Nikki Sixx, bassist and frontman for hard-rockin’ Motley Crue? Strangely enough, it might be a match made in style heaven.”