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'Wherever You Came From, Don’t Fear It': Pyer Moss Had a Full Circle Moment at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre
“I thought you had to be a rapper to make clothes,” Kerby Jean-Raymond told Business of Fashion Sunday night after his latest runway presentation, staged at the Kings Theatre in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. The designer went on to share that he used to work across the street from the historic theater, renovated and reopened in…
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Diversity and Inclusion: The CFDA Adds Designers Kerby Jean-Raymond, Carly Cushnie and Virgil Abloh to Its Board
“Diversity” and “Inclusion” have become buzzwords in the fashion industry and beyond as we continue to explore what parity and influence should really look like in one of the world’s most exclusive industries. Now under the leadership of Tom Ford, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has made a significant stride in tangibly…
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Giant Steps: Pyer Moss Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond Earns an Artistic Directorship at Reebok
Now, this is what we call a promotion: A mere two years after garnering a coveted partnership with Reebok, Pyer Moss designer Kerby Jean-Raymond has an additional title under his very stylish belt. Jean-Raymond will now be the athletic brand’s artistic director of Reebok Studies__, “a new division at the company which will foster under-the-radar…
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The 2019 CFDA Awards Left Black Designers Empty-Handed Again—But We Stay Winning
Well, once again, it wasn’t a winning year for black talent at the 2019 CFDA Awards—but we outchea, nevertheless. Dubbed the “Oscars of Fashion,” hopes were high for a win for a black designer on Monday night at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, as Virgil Abloh (Off-White), Kerby Jean-Raymond (Pyer Moss), Telfar Clemons (Telfar Global)…
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Fashion Putting Us First: Pyer Moss Is Having a Pop-Up in NYC!
Lately, it’s been an exciting time to be a fan of Pyer Moss. The 2018 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner has been on a steady climb; last year saw the launch of collaborations with Reebok and Hennessy, while the growing brand also gave major hat tips to black-owned fashion pioneers FUBU and Cross Colours. In the…
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The 2019 CFDA Award Nominees Have Been Announced—and Man, We Need to Support Black Women Designers
“Every Nigga Is a Star” read Issa Rae’s sash as she posed on the red carpet in her role as host of the 2018 Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (CFDAs)—the first black woman in the event’s history to be honored with a hosting slot (by some reports, the first person of color ever).…
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If Beale Street Could Talk, It Would Likely Compliment Gabrielle Union's Outfit
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an outfit can make a statement all its own. With that in mind, Gabrielle Union’s look spoke volumes when she attended a Tuesday night screening of If Beale Street Could Talk in Los Angeles, Calif. For her moment in front of the paparazzi, Union chose an…
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Reebok x Pyer Moss Scores a Big Win at the Footwear News Awards
Pyer Moss’ rise continues. Following a nice bit of product placement from musician Anderson .Paak during last weekend’s Saturday Night Live performance, on Monday night, the label was awarded Collaboration of the Year for their ongoing partnership with Reebok at the Footwear News Achievement Awards, sponsored by Ruffino Wines. The honor comes only a year…
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This Is Not a Drill: Pyer Moss x Reebok Restocks the DMX Daytona Experiment 2
Here’s a gift idea you won’t want to miss: Just in time for Black Friday, Pyer Moss’ latest offering in their collaboration with Reebok, the DMX Daytona Experiment 2 in the Chalk colorway, has been restocked on the label’s website. The unisex kicks feature leather paneling, gold-tipped laces, a magnet-attached embroidered logo tongue tab and…
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He Got Next! Pyer Moss Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond Wins the 2018 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund
To say that designer Kerby Jean-Raymond has been on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough since launching his celebrity-beloved line, Pyer Moss, in 2013 would be an understatement—as it would be to say that he’s an established favorite of The Glow Up. In the past year alone, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-born designer’s clean lines and socially…