It’s not Tom, Tommy or Ralph, but a new generation of designers this New York Fashion Week who are shaping the look of American fashion — couture-like, quirky-special, inclusive and tech-enhanced, but above all democratic.
to help with logistics, and was the inaugural winner of the Fred Segal and Black in Fashion Council Design Competition. “For me, the support has been incredible. Your biggest fear when starting your brand is that nobody notices,” he said.The Kith and Bode veteran is making an impression with his graphic knits, elegant workwear and brand story weaving in the Black experience. He worked with Dunhill designer Mark Weston to dress Josh O’Connor for the September 2021 Met Gala.
“I looked at the Black experience of work over the course of history, some of it darker than others, from the Reconstruction era to today. For Black folks in particular, there was certain work that was considered good work. I wanted to explore that. My grandfather owned a leather goods supply store and fixed carriages, and my parents are lawyers. There is a progression from generation to generation.
“We will have a core collection on the runway, and see now, buy now commerce enabled by a livestream partnership with IMG. We are working with the CreateMe’s innovation Center in Brooklyn to fulfill the garment production in real time, building this narrative of local for local. The tech in their facility does full garment knitting that comes out of the machine seamlessly and is sustainable because there is less wastage. That beanie and vest my model is wearing are part of that.
“We will also have NFTs that authenticate some of the real garments on the runway. I was inspired by my professor of illustration, Glenn Tunstull, who illustrated for WWD for years, and I wanted to bring some of my hand-rendered illustrations into the digital space, and make some of them animations. We are going to share some tips on how to set up your digital wallet, communicate that out, and make sure people are able to actually purchase it.
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