Luar’s spring 2023 show marked Raul Lopez’s most upscale collection yet. Here, the groundbreaking Latinx designer reflects on NYFW, how his upbringing is woven into his brand, and the unconditional love he has for the Luar community.
Photograph by Elvin Tavarez, courtesy of LUAR
Fast-forward one year later, to Luar’s Spring 2023 show and Lopez managed to surpass the energy of his last presentation, with a crush of fans waiting to enter the showcase hours before it began. “People think we weren’t ready, but we were lined up for an hour and a half,” the designer, who co-founded Hood By Air, tellsdays afterward. “The capacity was 500, we were already at 700, and there were 150 people still waiting to get in… It was insanity.
Yeah, 100 percent. Everyone up there, we had to keep telling them, “Can you please sit down?” People were popping champagne bottles before the show. It was literal pandemonium—but that’s love, in a weird way. This is what I wanted: for people to know that this is for everyone. This is for the culture. I want everyone to be a part of it. Try to get in.The first look, a juxtaposition of the tech [jacket] and the dress, was special because it explains the narrative.
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