Happy Monday! Over the weekend, I was blessed to sit front row at the Sergio Hudson Fall 2023 show. The offering harkened back to the 80’s with bold neon colors, print, and Barbie like hair. The season, Hudson introduced logo’d pieces and new prints, along with bright hued gowns with cut outs that I can see gracing any red carpet. For the occasion, I wore Sergio Hudson under a Konstantine Furs coat. After the show, I toasted to success with…
Claire’s Life: NYFW Fall 2023 Day 1 at Christian Siriano and Andre Leon Talley’s Christie’s Cocktail Reception
Happy Sunday! It’s Day 3 of NYFW! And before the looks get away from me, I wanted to share what I wore on day 1 to the Christian Siriano show… I wore Christian Siriano of course! Mr. Siriano fashioned a custom look for me! I added a sheer top, Duckie Confetti stole, and my favorite Fendi shades. When I tell you I was hustling to get to this show! I slid in right as the doors were about to close.…
Happy Tuesday! It’s the eve of New York Fashion Week! Before I get bogged down with parties and shows, I wanted to share my Office Hours feature in Elle Magazine! Elle has an Office Hours series that focuses on bomb CEOs, their career background, and lessons they learned along the way. They write, “In ELLE.com’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. This month…
Claire’s Life: The 15 Percent Pledge Gala with Lori Harvey, Bethann Hardison, Emma Grede, and More in Matopeda available at Fashion Bomb Daily Shop!
While LA was lit with Grammys activities, in New York, the 15 Percent Pledge gala went down this past Saturday, with a dress code that called for Black Tie Black Designer . Started by Aurora James (pictured below in custom Christopher John Rogers), the 15 Percent Pledge is a US-based non-profit organization that encourages retailers to pledge at least 15 percent of their shelf-space to Black-owned businesses. The foundation conducts audits, shares its database of Black-owned businesses, and offers business development strategies to participating companies. With a dress code…
I Don’t Know Kerby Jean-Raymond of Pyer Moss Very Well, But I Do Know That Running a Business Is Hard : Thoughts on The Cut’s Article
Tahirah Hairston’s article on Kerby Jean-Raymond in the Cut landed like a Bomb in the Black Fashion community yesterday. In the piece, Hairston takes a deep dive into the life and legacy of Pyer Moss designer Kerby Jean-Raymond, detailing how the Haitian American New Yorker ascended from a broken home to the tops of the fashion totem pole, winning a CFDA Award, coming under the tutelage of Kering’s Laurent Claquin, securing millions in funding, and ultimately becoming one of the most celebrated Black…