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24 Jun

Christian Cowan, LaQuan Smith, Becca McCharen-Tran, and Daniella Kallmeyer

Christian Cowan, LaQuan Smith, Becca McCharen-Tran, and Daniella Kallmeyer
The Council of Fashion Designers of America and American Express marked pride 2023 by hosting an “Express Yourself” panel of LGBTQIA+ designers — LaQuan Smith, Christian Cowan, Becca McCharen-Tran and Daniella Kallmeyer, and cocktail party for American Express Platinum Card and Centurion Members and guests. The conversation covered staying on the right track as a queer creative, self-expression and the way designers will help uplift their very own communities through fashion and activism. Before the panel, CFDA chief executive officer Steven Kolb got here as much as speak to the gang making it clear that Amex as an organization was firmly behind the LGBTQIA+ community: “We’ve worked with Amex for a really very long time, particularly on fashion activations,” Kolb...
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2 Apr

Shein Hosts LaQuan Smith, Laura Kim, Maeve Reilly at

Shein Hosts LaQuan Smith, Laura Kim, Maeve Reilly at
Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein attracted some top-tier industry talent for its inaugural Shein X Design Summit held Saturday in Los Angeles’ Fashion District, hosting designers LaQuan Smith and Laura Kim of Oscar de la Renta and Monse; stylist Maeve Reilly, and Hildun Corp. chief executive officer Gary Wassner for a day of panel discussions and networking. The event was created to have a good time the Shein X program, which since launching in 2021 has on-boarded 3,000 designers globally, manufacturing select pieces for them, sold on the Shein website, and paying a commission. Certainly one of the primary was L.A.-based Freak City, whose cofounder Valerie Campbell was on the summit. In 2020, she and partner Justin Romero called out Shein on social media...
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10 Oct

Steven Klein Parties in Paris, Balenciaga Goes to the

Steven Klein Parties in Paris, Balenciaga Goes to the
KLEIN’S CROWD: Steven Klein, who is thought for capturing supermodels and mega stars through his subversive and sexually charged lens for the past 30 years, celebrated the launch of his first namesake book during Paris Fashion Week with Naomi Campbell and Matchesfashion. The famed director, videographer and photographer drew an intimate crowd for the launch party at Le Carmen. Notable guests included familiar faces he has shot before, similar to Campbell, Natasha Poly and Coco Rocha, in addition to industry heavyweights like Michelle Lamy, Anna Dello Russo, Patti Wilson, Law Roach and Stefano Tonchi. Fashion talents including Michael Halpern, Steven Stokey-Daley, Thebe Magugu, Alessandra Wealthy and Dodo Bar Or also attended the event. Published by Phaidon, the book features images originally...
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