Category: Past

Mara Hoffman

Mara Hoffman

Fashion Designer of the Month for November 2023 Mouse-pointer Bio Gallery Bio Meet Mara Hoffman, a fashion visionary whose journey from Parsons School of Design graduate to sustainable fashion advocate showcases her deep connection to nature and her commitment to creating positive change in the fashion industry. From her early years, Mara felt a profound […]

Maria Grazia Chiuri

Maria Grazia Chiuri

Fashion Designer of the Month for October 2023 Instagram Bio Gallery Bio Rome-born fashion designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is the current creative director of Dior. Having previously worked with Fendi and Valentino, she is known for her work on projects such as the Baguette bag, the Red Valentino collection, and her infusion of feminism into […]

Kimberley Gordon

Kimberley Gordon

Fashion Designer of the Month for August 2023 Instagram Spotify Mouse-pointer Bio Gallery Bio Kimberly Gordon is the fashion designer for Selkie,  she’s a photographer a graphic designer a fashion designer, and a creative director, and sometimes she even paints. That’s right she pretty much does it all. Kimberly Gordon was the co-founder and former […]

Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger

Fashion Designer of the Month for June 2023 Facebook Bio Gallery Bio Tommy Hilfiger is an American fashion designer known for his signature red, white, and blue tag. He has launched men’s and women’s clothing lines, fragrances, sportswear, home furnishings, and denim. Born to an Irish Catholic family in Elmira, New York, Hilfiger grew up […]

Colin LoCascio

Colin LoCascio

Fashion Designer of the Month for May 2023 Facebook Instagram Linkedin Youtube Bio Gallery Bio Born and raised in Queens, New York, Colin LoCascio naturally gravitates towards the playful style of Fran Drescher — his all-time favorite actress known for her breakout role on the New York-based television series “The Nanny” — and largely attributes […]

Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier

Fashion Designer of the Month for April Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Bio Gallery Bio Jean Paul Gaultier is a French haute couture designer. Described as an “enfant terrible” of the fashion industry, Gaultier is known for his unconventional designs and motifs, including corsets, marinières, and tin cans. Gaultier founded his label in 1982 and created […]

Donatella Versace

Donatella Versace

Fashion Designer of the Month for March 2023 Instagram Bio Gallery Bio Donatella Versace is an Italian fashion designer, businesswoman, socialite, and model. She is the sister of Gianni Versace, founder of the luxury fashion company Versace, with whom she worked closely on development of the brand and in particular its combining of Italian luxury […]

Shawn Pean

Shawn Pean

Fashion Designer of the Month for February 2023 Instagram Facebook Twitter Instagram Bio Gallery Bio Fashion industry veteran and pioneer Shawn Pean had a goal in mind when he created his clothing line: to pivot away from the business side of fashion and explore what a new renaissance of luxury could look like. And that’s […]

Betsey Johnson

Betsey Johnson

Fashion Designer of the Month for January 2023 Twitter Instagram Bio Gallery Bio Betsey Johnson is a designer like no other. She has been creating bold, fun, and gorgeous looks since the 1960s, having first gotten her start with global fashion brand, Paraphernalia, as the top designer. Her talent sparkled early on, and continues to […]

Sindiso Khumalo

Sindiso Khumalo

Fashion Designer of the Month for December 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Bio Gallery Bio Sindiso Khumalo is a womenswear sustainable textile designer based in Cape Town, South Africa. Her uniquely African designs and dedication to empowerment in fashion have earned her eponymous clothing label widespread acclaim. After graduating from University of Cape Town, her city […]

Anna Sui

Anna Sui

Fashion Designer of the Month for November 2022 Facebook Instagram Bio Gallery Bio Anna Sui is a celebrated icon in fashion. As a teenager in Michigan, Sui read a passage in Life Magazine that described the life of a woman who graduated from Parsons New School for Design–Sui’s dream school–and then moved to Paris where […]

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