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Peruvian designer brings styles to Fashion Week Columbus runway

  • September 30, 2023

Now making his home in central Ohio, Juan Saenz-Ferreyros’ designs have been worn by Columbus’s own Nina West and Miss Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fashion designer Juan Saenz-Ferreyros’s clothes have been worn by countless celebrities around the world and, especially, in his home country of Peru, including by Miss Peru. 

Now making his home in central Ohio, his designs have been worn by Columbus’s own Nina West and Miss Ohio. Making his sixth appearance this year at the 14th annual Fashion Week Columbus, Ferreyros designed collections for both the High Fashion Tea runway show as well as the finale.

“This year for the fashion week, my collection is fabulous,” said Ferreyros. “I’m presenting many dresses with furs — fake furs — in bright colors.”

Ferreyros comes from a long line of artists. His father was an engineer and musician. One ancestor designed uniforms for the Peruvian military and another was recognized for her prowess with a Singer sewing machine. His brother and sister are both painters; fashion designers, jewelry designers – the creativity on display from Ferryros’s family is seemingly endless.

“Art is in my family, so I continued this; I like the fashion,” he explained.

But for Ferreyros, his decision to pursue a career in fashion design was not always met with acceptance in his home country or even his childhood home. 

Ferreyros remembers that, when he was a child, activities were usually divided along gendered lines. When it was time for him to attend university, Ferreyros studied to become a journalist. But, once he had completed his education, he went home and told his father that his true passion was in the pursuit of fashion design.

“My father was so very angry,” Ferreyros remembered. “He said, ‘I don’t want this for you.’ So, it was very

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Sha’Carri Richardson Flaunts Natural Hair At Diamond League

  • September 27, 2023

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Sha’Carri Richardson flaunted her natural hair as she competed in the 2023 Diamond League Final in Eugene, Oregon Sept. 16. After she finished the women’s 100-meter competition in fourth place at 10.80 seconds, the 23-year-old Texas native spoke to NBC Olympics and Paralympics about why she chose to rock her curly coils loud and proud. 

“I will say, my coach, I told him that if I go 10.06, I’ll wear my natural hair. So, when I became the world champion and set a championship record, I ran a 10.65. So I had to pull out the natural,” the track and field star said as she shook her curly afro from side to side.

On Saturday, Richardson put up a good fight against Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson— who came in first place at 10.70 seconds. The decorated sprinter trailed slightly behind Elaine Thompson-Herah— who scored third place at 10.79 seconds during the Diamond League Final. 

Marie-Josée Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast scored second place– blazing through the track with an impressive timing of 10.75 seconds.

Richardson’s bold style, nails and colorful hair have become a part of her unique identity out on the field.

In August, the superstar rocked long black box braids with blond and red tips when she clocked in at 10.65 during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

In June 2021, the track and field champ let her fiery orange hair flow in the wind during the Olympic Trials competition, where she blazed through the 100-meter dash in 10.86 seconds.

Richardson isn’t afraid to make a statement with her fashionable style. Before winning her first national title at the US Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon July 7, the 23-year-old ripped off her signature orange wig, revealing a small set of cornrows underneath.

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Weekly Fashion Roundup: September 22

  • September 26, 2023

This week, September fashion month is still underway with the ending of London Fashion Week and the beginning of Milan Fashion Week for the Spring/Summer 2024 season. But aside from the catwalk, there were a number of other special fashion moments this week ranging from theft to a new exhibition and more.

Leading the charge is London Fashion Week, which officially came to a close on September 19. Following on its heels is Milan Fashion Week, which began on the same day.

Elsewhere, over 50 Balmain pieces were stolen ahead of its Paris Fashion Week show; Simone Rocha was announced as Jean Paul Gaultier’s next guest designer; Swarovski opened its new Masters of Light exhibition and RIMOWA and Tiffany & Co. joined forces for a special collaboration.

Below, Hypebeast has rounded up the top fashion stories of the week so you can stay up to date on trends in the industry.

London Fashion Week Ends on a High Note

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Rounding out on Tuesday, September 19, London Fashion Week came back with a vengeance for the SS24 season. Yes, London Fashion Week has always been a fixture on the fashion calendar, but with anything, excitement and success therein ebbs and flows. But this time around, LFW packed a punch – leaving onlookers anxious for pieces to hit the web and stores next year.

This year’s calendar included headliners like Burberry, JW Anderson and Simone Rocha, which a blue-filled city takeover, clay clothes and a declaration of love. Alongside the aforementioned, LFW also featured the debut of Skepta’s MAINS, Mowalola and exciting collections from newcomers like AARON ESH, Chet Lo, Connor Ives, Di Petsa, FEBEN and many more.

To catch up on what went down, head over to Hypebeast’s coverage of London Fashion Week.

Milan Fashion Week Kicks Into

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A look inside New York Fashion Week 2023

  • September 26, 2023

I can’t lie. I felt famous during New York Fashion Week.

With my focus oscillating between Google Maps and the cobblestone streets of Tribeca, I had no time to stop and think about the scene I would be approaching.

The thing with runway shows is they never start on time. Who shows up early these days anyway? For me, someone constantly late but willingly accepting every opportunity, NYFW’s schedule worked to my advantage. Still, inklings of doubt mixed with the rush of not knowing how late would be too late – leaving me with little room for mental preparation.

In the case of the Brandon Maxwell show, I anticipated an intimate setting. I was told the guests were close friends, family, and a few high-profile fashion moguls who were asked to refrain from using recording devices during the presentation. It was a trusted circle of less than one hundred.

I knew there’d be paparazzi outside impatiently awaiting the elite attendees. However, I didn’t foresee the vast amount of turned heads and focused cameras crowding the corner of Walker Street and Cortlandt Alley, all readily directed at me. Suddenly, I was someone to be noticed.

Through the white flashes and crisp calls for attention, I approached the threshold of the Andrew Kreps Gallery. I presented myself to be checked off a list of people deemed special enough to see inside. Camera personnel and event staff had no clue who I was or why I was there – the irony. I wasn’t Julia Fox, Anna Wintour, or Blake Lively-level distinguished or expected. But I, Kaleigh Werner, was presumed worthy of being photographed and granted access based on proximity, invitation, and seating. It was thrilling.

I felt as though I’d made it. In the literal form, yes, I’d arrived at my destination

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Escaping War, Ukrainian Designer Crafts A Life, And A Show, In Paris

  • September 25, 2023

Five months after arriving in the French capital, it was only upon seeing the Eiffel Tower for the first time that Olha Sakhno fully realized she was in Paris. This was the city she’d dreamed of her whole life as an aspiring fashion designer in Ukraine.

But her path to the City of Lights was dark.

When war came to her hometown of Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region — now on the front lines of the country’s battle against invading Russian forces — the 43-year-old didn’t dare evacuate at first. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at a young age, Sakhno has spent most of her life in a wheelchair and has needed the help and support of relatives and specialists in learning to eat, sit, and talk.

Sakhno and her father waited a month in Pokrovsk after the fighting began. She had heard that other countries were accepting Ukrainian refugees, but it seemed too risky — until it became clear that the biggest danger was not deciding.

“My dad and I were sitting in our apartment when there were two explosions. One was in the cafe next door, and the second was on the ninth floor of our building. We hit the floor, and I lay there thinking, ‘If I stay here, I will either die or become even more crippled from stress and fright,” Sakhno recalls.

She posted requests for evacuation on social networks, and while the subsequent journey — more than a solid day of traveling on a bus — was difficult and painful, the people she met who helped her along the way were beacons of hope. Complete strangers helped with the logistics and the financing of her trip, and looked out for her along the way.

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Olha Sakhno in Paris

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Fashion Designer Justo Santos Looks to Spread Culture through Dance, Music and Fashion

  • September 24, 2023
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Justo Santos remembers that as a child he played on his knees so much that he ended up with holes in the knees of his pants. To fix them, he would take older items of clothing that were not of much use, and choose the best part of the fabric as a patch to cover the holes. In those times, due to poverty, it was common. But now a pair of pants with patches can cost more than $300.

“Those pants were already in style when I was a child, but it wasn’t by creation, rather you don’t have money to buy new pants,” said Justo.

The first garment that Santos made was a skirt for his sister. He cut up all the old clothes he had, used bits of everything and sewed them together piece by piece. The skirt was of multiple colors and textiles. At first his sister didn’t want to wear it but she ended up liking it.

At age 17, Justo decided to migrate to New York. At that time, many people from his neighborhood in Azogues began to leave for the United States. His parents asked him if he wanted to go to New York and he said yes. Two weeks later he began his trip.

“No other area of the United States was known, when asked where they were going, they did not say the United States but New York so I followed in their steps and came,” said Santos.

He took a plane in Quito with a layover in Guayaquil to the final destination, Mexico City. Once arriving in the capital, he rested for a couple of hours in a hotel. Then he took another plane to Tijuana. At night he crossed the

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A new London exhibition highlights the untold stories of Black British fashion designers

  • September 23, 2023

LONDON — A new exhibition is opening in London to chart for the first time the contributions that Black British culture made to U.K. fashion and design history and to celebrate Black designers who haven’t received public recognition.

“The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion” at central London’s Somerset House, which opens Thursday, pays tribute to the influence of Black designers in fashion from the 1970s. But it also spotlights the racism and other barriers they faced in an industry that remains difficult to break into for people of color.

Curators said that the idea of a display celebrating Black fashion and culture has germinated for some time. But it was only after the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of U.S. police — and the global eruption of protests against racial injustice that was triggered — that momentum gathered for a show that also features broader social and political context, such as the rise of anti-immigration sentiment and overt racism in Britain in the 1970s and ’80s.

“Even if you have heard of these designers, people have no idea of the trials and tribulations they went through,” said Harris Elliott, one of the exhibition’s curators.

The exhibition opens with an entrance made to look like a small house built with colorful measuring tape. Elliott, who created the installation, said that the house symbolized the fragility of hopes and dreams experienced by early Caribbean migrants to the U.K., many of whom were skilled tailors but were ignored once they arrived in Britain.

“You come as a tailor, you end up working in a factory or working on a bus,” Elliott said.

One success story was Bruce Oldfield, the veteran couture designer who worked closely with Princess Diana and, more recently, made Queen Camilla’s coronation gown. Oldfield

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South Asian New York Fashion Week Founders Interview

  • September 22, 2023

POPSUGAR: What makes South Asian fashion stand out? Can you speak on the artistry and why it deserves more attention on a global scale?

Shipra Sharma: We’ve all seen these heavy-beaded crystal work outfits at South Asian weddings, but I think a lot of the simpler embroidery and printing styles don’t get as much credit in the world like block printing, phulkari embroidery, and hand printing, each specific to the region it originated from.

Hetal Patel: With block printing, the actual symbols or the actual shapes that they will use differs between the indigenous tribes.

South Asian fashion isn’t only the decked-out bridal wear or what’s shown in Bollywood movies; there’s space for understated pieces. The most important thing about holding a platform like this is recognizing that there are so many different genres: there’s leisure wear, there’s street style, there’s resort wear, etc.

People are finally recognizing that every region has very different prints, art, fabric, culture, living style, even like a simple drape. We learned this with the Untitle by Nikita Shah presentation and sari draping demo. She made a very good point that even the way that you drape a simple cotton sari will differ region by region.

PS: We know that Indo-Western or Indo-fusion wear merges the worlds of traditional South Asian styling or textiles with a more modern approach to design. What is your take on Indo-fusion or Indo-Western wear?

SS: You see people taking their mom’s saris, lehengas, and suits and creating blazers and jackets and other outfits that they will wear on a day-to-day basis.

HP: Several of the designers in our season two lineup exemplify this and are pushing the envelope, including Maison Tai, Babougie, and Svarini. They are taking these fabrics, and they’re creating the silhouette that truly is

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Nicki Minaj brings the fashion drama as a bridal Barbie at the VMAs

  • September 21, 2023

Nicki Minaj returned to her Barbiecore roots at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.

The rapper—who dubbed herself “Barbie” long before the doll took over the globe this year—made a grand appearance on this year’s red carpet at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The star put her own romantic spin on lingerie dressing in a pale pink gown by Dolce & Gabbana, which featured a strapless satin bodysuit and a sheer lace mermaid skirt that fanned out into a circular train. A matching see-through veil with lace trim completed the look.

The rapper finished the monochromatic ensemble with floral-shaped earrings, a diamond tennis bracelet, and an array of diamond rings. Her opulent glam look included a sparkling eye look with pink shadow and sharp cat-eye liner, as well as a nude lip and extra-long bejewelled pink nails.

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Minaj was up for six awards last night, including Artist of the Year and Video of the Year. The host also took the stage twice to perform, both as a solo act and as part of the night’s tribute to hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. For the latter, she joined Lil Wayne, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Doug E. Fresh, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and LL Cool J.

At last year’s awards, Minaj received the Video Vanguard Award and treated the audience to a mash-up performance of hits including “Monster,” “Moment 4 Life,” and “Anaconda.” She transformed the VMAs stage into a Barbie DreamHouse in a tribute to her fans, the Barbz, complete with a matching Barbiecore look composed of a bedazzled corset with crystal-covered sleeves, a flared light-pink skirt, and black platform boots with

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Pittsburgh Fashion Week returns with new ownership

  • September 20, 2023

Henry Rothschild hopes Pittsburgh Fashion Week will continue to shine like the diamonds he sells in his boutique.

The CEO of Diamonds by Rothschild in Downtown Pittsburgh is the new leader of the annual style event.

“We are so proud to be the new owners, managers and producers of Pittsburgh Fashion Week,” Rothschild said. “There is a natural alignment between my company, Diamonds by Rothschild, and Pittsburgh Fashion Week, so our plan is to use our corporate platform, business, fashion, style expertise, and our commitment to sustainability to expand the (Pittsburgh Fashion Week) event platform.”

Instead of a full week of scheduled events, Rothschild decided for his inaugural year to start with one fashion show on Friday night at The Wintergarden at PPG, Downtown.

It will feature designers showcasing looks worn by models from Pittsburgh-based Docherty Model and Talent Agency.

Monroeville resident Deisja Williams is one of the designers. She will feature a collection of five dresses. Other participating designers are Emily Rouse, Starr Thomas, Brian David Thompson, Suz Pisano, Bradford Mumpower, Michael Kouri and Malcolm Staples.

“I’m so thankful for the foundation that Pittsburgh Fashion Week builds for us creatives,” Williams said. “Their commitment to community bridges the gap in opportunity, which truly encourages creative growth, not only in our city, but also in surrounding regions, as well.”

Most of Williams’ garments are made from sustainable materials because she promotes a zero waste lifestyle.

Sustainability is also a focus for Rothschild, a native of New Orleans, La. He said it is essential and utilizes a similar philosophy in his diamond business.

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Henry Rothschild, CEO of Diamonds by Rothschild, located in the Clark Building in Downtown Pittsburgh is the new owner of Pittsburgh Fashion Week.

 

Rothschild worked with his dad from 2003-2005 at Rothschild Diamonds and

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