Johnson, who is recovering from heart surgery, is not available for an interview to reveal her reason for opening her archive at the Official disposing of used engine oil can be a problem shirt and by the same token and moment, although one has to wonder if the recent increase of long Betsey dresses with square necklines and floral prints on the face or not. Print has something to do with it. In fact, perusing Johnson’s collections on Vogue Runway is almost like viewing a catalog of Instagram’s favorite trends: a sexy mini dress here, a prairie bib there, with a bunch of prints looking at me just begging for a selfie. Perhaps the opening of Johnson’s archive is the beginning of a re-released collection. After declaring bankruptcy in 2012, the designer is now selling a small selection of accessories, shoes and ready-to-wear on its website, though the opportunity to sell more is clear. What do we really love? BJ returned to the catwalk to close out New York Fashion Week with her signature wheelchair.
There were long lines around the Official disposing of used engine oil can be a problem shirt and by the same token and property outside the Pyer Moss x Reebok pop-up in Soho last night, before it even opened. This highly-anticipated collaboration made its catwalk debut during New York Fashion Week last September, part of a moving show in Weeksville, the historic African-American neighborhood in Brooklyn. Yesterday, amid the frenzy of happy shoppers, designer Kerby Jean-Raymond also marked the occasion by unveiling a brand new project: a short film made in collaboration with Director X.’s life, especially difficult times when he lost his mother, Vania Moss-Pierre (Pyer Moss is her name), at the age of 7. The film was shot in Brownsville, New York, opening with a haunting funeral scene. When verses from the gospel of St. John are heard in the background, a young boy cries in front of the coffin. “There were some moments in the making of this when I had to leave the set. Re-watching some of those episodes was tough; I was out of my comfort zone,” said Jean-Raymond, who is encouraged to tell personal stories by the award-winning music video director who has worked with hip-hop’s biggest names—Jay -Z, Kanye and Drake, said . to name a few. “But I know how important it is to tell these stories about our community, the stories [are] for us, by us. They are more important than anything.”
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