HFR announces Virgil Abloh award to be presented by LVMH at NYFW

Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) has introduced that the fifteenth Anniversary Fashion Show & Style Awards will open New York Fashion Week on September 6 in partnership with LVMH in North America. Additionally, HFR will introduce a newly created award in honour of the late clothier Virgil Abloh, which can be given by his spouse, Shannon Abloh.

With this yr’s theme ‘Future’s Past’, the occasion will showcase vogue’s future fuelled by the untold historical past of numerous contributions, sacrifices and improvements in vogue that encourage HFR to discover ground-breaking collaborations and to elevate black-owned manufacturers. This particular anniversary occasion will assist additional progress for variety, equality and inclusion within the vogue world.

Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) has introduced that the fifteenth Anniversary Fashion Show & Style Awards will open New York Fashion Week on September 6 in partnership with LVMH in North America. Additionally, HFR will introduce a newly created award in honour of the late clothier Virgil Abloh, which can be given by his spouse, Shannon Abloh.

Honouring Virgil’s reminiscence and lasting impression, the brand new award celebrates like-minded people who embody Virgil’s spirit, brilliance, and imaginative and prescient, by way of invaluable contributions to tradition, neighborhood and innovation.

This yr’s award classes and recipients embody: The Virgil Abloh Award presented by LVMH: Issa Rae – actress, author and producer; Designer of the Year: Sergio Hudson – luxurious ladies’s put on designer; Editor of the Year: Robin Givhan – vogue editor and Pulitzer Prize successful author; Stylist of the Year: Ade Samuel – movie star stylist; and ICON of the Year Award: Janet Jackson – actress, singer, songwriter, creator, businesswoman and philanthropist.

Brandice Daniel, CEO and founding father of Harlem’s Fashion Row, states: “African Americans have a wealthy historical past in vogue, though a lot of their contributions have been buried or unrecognised in historical past. However, HFR wouldn’t exist with out the work of Black designers like Lois Alexander Lane, who created the Harlem Institute of Fashion and the Black Fashion Museum. We additionally wouldn’t exist with out the work of different sartorial pioneers like Ann Lowe, Elizabeth Keckley, and Eunice Johnson. We are transferring into the longer term by reaching again to perceive, honour, and pull power from our previous.”

Through an ongoing partnership with HFR, LVMH continues its dedication to work in direction of a extra various, equitable and inclusive vogue business. Several manufacturers from the LVMH portfolio will take part celebrating the following era of various vogue expertise, the 2 entities mentioned in a media launch.

“As LVMH seems to be to the way forward for our Group and Maisons by way of the lens of variety, fairness and inclusion, we’re thrilled to companion with Harlem’s Fashion Row on their fifteenth anniversary celebration, and to forged a highlight on the cultural richness and creativity of the Harlem neighborhood”, mentioned Anish Melwani, chairman and chief government officer, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. “The success of LVMH’s Maisons stems from their potential to reveal artistic abilities from the world over and we’re excited to assist the New York Fashion Week debut of three proficient BIPOC designers from our neighbouring neighborhood of Harlem.”

Three BIPOC designers will showcase their newest collections within the present: Clarence Ruth (menswear), Johnathon Hayden (sustainable ladies’s put on) and Nicole Benefield (ladies’s put on).

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KD)