376 SEPTEMBER 2019 VOGUE.COM
Now more than ever, the support of inclusive communities is
central to the success of America’s designer ecosystem. Just
look at Kerby Jean-Raymond, who has collaborated with artist
Derrick Adams, dressed musician Lil Nas X, and helped draw
attention to the historic Weeksville Heritage Center (where he
held Pyer Moss’s spring 2019 show). But Jean-Raymond is just
one of a number of designers who collaborate on- and off-set.
TOGETHER FOREVER
THANKS TO SOCIAL MEDIA,
WE LIVE IN AN ERA OF DIGITAL
COMMUNITIES—BUT FOR
DESIGNERS LIKE PYER MOSS’S
KERBY JEAN-RAYMOND (LEFT)
AND GABRIELA HEARST
(BELOW), NOTHING BEATS
FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND
COLLABORATORS IRL.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
The emphasis on community by Telfar’s Telfar Clemens,
Hood By Air’s Shayne Oliver, Eckhaus Latta’s Mike Eckhaus
and Zoe Latta, and Vaquera’s Patric DiCaprio, Bryn
Taubensee, and Claire Sullivan is more than just a window
into other cultures; it helps us understand the values we
share at a time when seeing the humanity of others is more
important than ever. —jenna adrian-diaz
THE UNITED STATES OF FASHION
PYER MOSS
GABRIELA
HEARST
STEPHEN SHORE,
VOGUE,
2019
