Fashion Needs ChristopherJohnRogers
"He has an extraordinary sense of color and he is completely untouched and unspoiled. That's why I absolutely encouraged him to do his own thing, so that he could invent himself.""I just became obsessed, like obsessed with fashion," says Rogers."And just the ability for people to be feminine, or effeminate, and have it not be a bad thing. No matter how you identified, it seemed to always be celebrated.
As Rogers learned more about the industry, he soon realized that the majority of top creative directors were white, and he made it a point to look up black fashion designers when he was in middle school."I learned about Ann Lowe and Tracy Reese and Lawrence Steele," he says."There are so many people we don't know about because we're not taught about them or they only had a brand for a little bit or whatever.
Sure enough, Rogers went on to receive his BFA in Fashion/Apparel Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design, move to New York and quickly cement himself as one of the city's most promising"next gen" talents. In just a few seasons, he managed to cultivate a community of adoring fans who are drawn to his playful gowns, exaggerated ruffles and bursts of bright colors.
"I'm not cool, I'm just me. I just want to be your friend, and so hopefully when you put on my clothes you feel like I'm hugging you, or I'm like, 'You look sickening, bitch!'" —Christopher John Rogers And lately, it seems he's been taking DVF's advice to heart."I'm not trying to be anything but myself because apparently everything is working so far," he admits."I don't feel the need to belong. [But] until very recently, I will say I was trying to be cool. Like, 'What are the things I can do to be cool and edgy and whatever?' But I'm not... I don't know, I'm not cool, I'm just me.
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