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Get Your Kicks: Pyer Moss x Reebok Drops 2 New Styles for Fall
To say that designer Kerby Jean-Raymond is on the cusp of greatness would be a belated accolade. The CDFA Award-nominated designer of Pyer Moss—who is currently a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist—has been making a major impression on the fashion industry for years, with socially-conscious shows and of-the-moment designs. Jean-Raymond’s rise has included an ongoing collaboration…
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The Lesson: Pyer Moss' Fall-Winter Campaign Reminds Us That We Are 'American, Also'
Fashion label Pyer Moss never ceases to astound, inspire and affirm us. Aside from making incredibly fashion-forward sportswear, designer Kerby Jean-Raymond never shies away from making powerful statements about what it means to be black in America. Truthfully, we’d just finished swooning over the label’s recent family reunion- themed Spring-Summer presentation when a series of…
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Homecoming: Pyer Moss Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary with FUBU, Reebok and a NYFW Cookout
When Issa Rae turned up to host the 2018 CFDA Awards wearing a crystal-spangled sapphire jumpsuit with a black sash that read “Every Nigga Is a Star,” it was not only a nod to the famed Boris Gardiner song, but an affirmation that she was still rooting for everybody black amongst the nominees that night.…
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Sneakerheads Rejoice at This Pyer Moss x Reebok Collab
You may not have heard of Pyer Moss designed by Kerby Jean-Raymond yet, but you will—especially if you love sneakers—because Reebok’s collaboration with Jean-Raymond of Pyer Moss on the Air Drop shoe is one to covet. The black designer’s latest fashion-forward, state-of-the-art cross-training shoe is called the Air Drop because it was inspired by “air…
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No 2018 CFDA Award Wins for Black Designers (but We Still Slayed the ‘Oscars of Fashion’)
We love fashion, but like most great love affairs, it occasionally disappoints. Monday night at the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards was one such occasion, when, despite an unusually high number of nominations for black designers—four designers in three of the four categories—none were awarded what is widely considered to be an “Oscar of Fashion.” The…
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We’re Rooting for Everybody Black: Who Will Win on Fashion’s Biggest Night?
On Monday, fashion’s best and brightest will gather at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City to celebrate the 37th annual Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards. Dubbed the “Oscars of Fashion,” the CFDAs are the highest honors awarded in the American fashion industry, recognizing outstanding achievements in design, journalism, personal style and positive…
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BNYFW: Nigerian Label Maki Oh Made This Fashion Week #BlackGirlMagical
We really didn’t think last week could get any better—or blacker—as we prepared ourselves for the hype-worthy phenomenon that is Black Panther while also stalking New York Fashion Week 2018 to see what—and who—our best and brightest were sending down the runways in their Fall/Winter collections. So imagine our surprise that one of the most…
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NYFW 2016: The Fab 5
It is fashion week in the big city! It is a time for fashionistas, and celebrities, to see and be seen—come through, front-row fashion week seats! By now you’ve heard that the Yeezy season 4 show has come and gone (though not so well); we’re rooting for you, Ye. There’s always next year. All jokes…