E3 Fashion Fever: Black Designers at New York Fashion Week
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The Designer
Born in St. Louis in 1975, Kimora Lee Simmons began her career in fashion at age 13, when Karl Lagerfeld anointed her a muse of Chanel. Though Kimora had no previous experience in design or business before Baby Phat, she claims her time inside the House of Chanel prepared her for helming her own company.
The Label
Baby Phat was created by Kimora Lee and Russell Simmons in 1999 to further their hip-hop lifestyle empire. The sister line to urban menswear label Phat Farm, Baby Phat embraces the girly "ghetto glam" look with metallic pink miniskirts, furry white go-go boots and slinky leopard print tops.
The Look
Hip-hop video dancer meets girly ice princess, Hello Kitty diamond tiara included.
Born in St. Louis in 1975, Kimora Lee Simmons began her career in fashion at age 13, when Karl Lagerfeld anointed her a muse of Chanel. Though Kimora had no previous experience in design or business before Baby Phat, she claims her time inside the House of Chanel prepared her for helming her own company.
The Label
Baby Phat was created by Kimora Lee and Russell Simmons in 1999 to further their hip-hop lifestyle empire. The sister line to urban menswear label Phat Farm, Baby Phat embraces the girly "ghetto glam" look with metallic pink miniskirts, furry white go-go boots and slinky leopard print tops.
The Look
Hip-hop video dancer meets girly ice princess, Hello Kitty diamond tiara included.
The Designer
Kai Milla launched her fashion house at the Fall 2005 shows in New York.
Milla is the wife of Stevie Wonder. A native of Washington D.C., Milla studied fine art and design at the Corcoran School. She was a freelance art director before meeting Stevie in 1999, and was inspired to start her line in 2003 after seeing a John Galliano for Dior Couture show in Paris.
Who Wears It
Kelly Rowland, Janice Combs, Eva Mendez, Ashanti,
The Designer
Reese received an accelerated degree from Parsons School of Design in 1984
Reese received an accelerated degree from Parsons School of Design in 1984
The Look
The Tracy Reese look has been described as ultra-feminine and vintage-inspired.
The Tracy Reese look has been described as ultra-feminine and vintage-inspired.
Who Wears It
Paris Hilton, Mya, Jamie Lynn Dyscala, Beyonce, Mira Sorvino
Paris Hilton, Mya, Jamie Lynn Dyscala, Beyonce, Mira Sorvino
The Designer
Rachel's first job in fashion was at a Contempo Casuals clothing outlet in her home town at age 14. After college, upon meeting Damon Dash, she became an intern at Rocawear, where she rose to become creative director of the women's and childrens divisions. In 2005 she launched her own eponymous fashion collection.
The Look
Elegant, Demure, Beautiful, Refined, Alluring, and Mysterious.
Who Wears It
Eve, Iman, Lucy Liu, Jessica Simpson, Oprah, Nicole Richie
The Designer
New Jersey-native Burrows graduated from FIT in 1966 and quickly became one of the era’s most famed African-American designers.
The Label
Friends with Warhol, dressing Cher, partying at Studio 54: Stephen Burrows was the designer for the drug-laced disco days—and one of the first African-American names in the industry. Known for his signature “lettuce hems” and sexy, flowing chiffons, Burrows notably exaggerated stitching instead of hiding it, and often used bright colors like red for the thread.
Friends with Warhol, dressing Cher, partying at Studio 54: Stephen Burrows was the designer for the drug-laced disco days—and one of the first African-American names in the industry. Known for his signature “lettuce hems” and sexy, flowing chiffons, Burrows notably exaggerated stitching instead of hiding it, and often used bright colors like red for the thread.
The Look
Lots of chiffon—gathered, draped, and always sexy; vibrant disco-era colors like fuchsia, orange and turquoise; mini-miniskirts; and, most of all, soft, sumptuous jersey.
Lots of chiffon—gathered, draped, and always sexy; vibrant disco-era colors like fuchsia, orange and turquoise; mini-miniskirts; and, most of all, soft, sumptuous jersey.
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