See how Pyer Moss’ Kerby Jean-Raymond made history with his couture debut.
A wearable plush peanut butter jar, hot-roller cape and couture air conditioning unit? What was Kerby Jean-Raymond on? “Ayahuasca,” he said of how inspiration struck for his first Pyer Moss couture collection. But it’s even more universe-expanding than all that.
“The federation was really understanding of what we were going through,” said Jean-Raymond of the group’s decision to accommodate him by extending couture week. A string quartet set the mood as people headed to their seats. Then it was time for some education about liberation. Black Panther party leader, writer and singer Elaine Brown opened the show. “I am a revolutionary,” she said, speaking about Martin Luther King Jr., Huey P. Newton and more. “We need to get back on the freedom train..Resurrect the Panther and the spirit of the Panther. We got to organize…All power to the people.
“The message is the same: I’m always reversing the erasure of Black people in the larger conversation around the African diaspora. But we need to evolve that conversation every time. I wanted this to be new, imperfect and fun. And some of the pieces are super hilarious to me, like the peanut butter one,” he said.
The crowd that showed up both days was impressive, with A$AP Ferg, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kiki Layne, Raphael Saddiq, designers Aurora James, Anifa Mvuemba, Brandon Maxwell and Sergio Hudson, stylists Law Roach and Kollin Carter, model-activist Bethann Hardison, artist Deb Willis, Cross Colours founder T.J. Walker and many more among those who came out rain or shine. On Saturday, a portion of seats was also made available to the general public through a raffle.
Bundles’ book, “On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker,” was published in 2002, and inspired the Netflix series “Self-Made,” starring Octavia Spencer and produced by LeBron James’ Springhill Entertainment.
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