'I wanted to do this specifically for black women.” The Pyer Moss fashion show was far from another NY Fashion Week runway; it was a culturally rich, musical production paying tribute to the contributions of black women in history. - NBCBLK
There was a huge choir that veered from stirring, soaring gospel, then spit verses from Cardi B and sang lines from Queen Latifah’s “U.N.I.T.Y.”; a spoken word artist who reminded the audience that; and a stunning collection of clothes that ran the gamut from casual chic to red carpet gowns, all modeled by black or brown faces.
The first sign that the Pyer Moss was going to be something out of the ordinary was its location: Miles from Manhattan, the upstart fashion house held court on Flatbush Avenue, at the Kings Theatre, a venue sitting in one of the more culturally rich black neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York. But instead of sorrow, Gerald emphasized freedom and noted “we have come here to say we ain’t gonna grieve no more . we have come tonight to say you can’t hurt us no more.”
Jean-Raymond beamed about his choir afterward, and noted that he had wanted to have more than 100 members, but “the stage structure couldn’t hold all of our swag.”
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