As a designer who is known for his lush inspirations and designing richly storied collections, Kevan Hall lives his life on a visual safari of sorts. For Spring 2023, the designer took his sketchbook south of the border to Todos Santos, Mexico, where he found himself enthralled by the burgeoning community of local artisans that call the region home. Hall’s inspiration took final form when he checked into Hotelito, where he was surrounded by a feast of vibrant colors, textures, and clean architectural lines that define the décor of the hotel. The saturated palette of persimmon, fuchsia, yellow, azure, and violet all of which are just a stone’s throw away from the crystal-clear turquoise ocean, are the final ingredients in the fashionable feast of the collection that was sent down the runway for the season.
Hall set out to create a collection that his customers can wear as they go about every aspect of their busy lives. “These are clothes that women can wear effortlessly for day…cotton embroidered dresses, neon brights, summer tweeds, graphic-printed georgettes are casual & chic,” says Kevan Hall. “There are also cocktail dresses and evening ensembles in textured jacquards, taffeta, silk organza, beaded laces and fringe that are at once sophisticated and sexy providing the perfect balance for the modern woman… the woman for whom I design.”
Spring 2023 also saw the launch of a capsule handbag and belt collection, all created in Italy with the interlocked “KH” monogram logo that will be a signature of the collection going forward. The bags are made of some of the finest Italian leathers on the market, some with perforated detailing. The belts are reversible in vibrant color combinations like chartreuse/turquoise, persimmon/yellow, pink/coral, and black/white for a graphic, more classic statement.
The collection all came together in a salon-style showing where models were encouraged to stop, turn, pivot, and pose at a less-than-standard runway pace. The effect was at once classic and “old school” in feel, and yet wholly modern with more than one in the audience smiling with delight as the models of all ages made their way through the breezy, white space that evoked a feeling that truly complemented the inspirational roots of the collection.
Ken Downing, Creative Director of Halston was on hand for the show and summed up his feelings about the collection as, “A shared love of femininity and sensuality, Halston alum Kevan Hall gives women a reason to get dressed up this coming Spring. Fresh florals and ribbon infused tweeds in saturated shades of pinks, coral, yellow, and more, will move effortlessly from day to evening. Graphic black and white brilliantly blocked to contrasting perfection or as an artisanal print came together with shocking pink belts.” Downing concludes, ”I’m in love with Kevan’s cargo pocket ball skirt in pink with a white eyelet blouse and equally as crazy about his candy rainbow beaded fringe on a lagoon blue column, both favorites! Can it be Spring tomorrow?”
Teri Agins, Author and iconic fashion writer, says, “I was just blown away! I’ve watched Kevan Hall since his Halston days. While he’s always been able to conquer the red carpet, which is no small feat, but what he’s also managed to capture with this collection is what today’s elegant, stylish consumer wants to wear in every aspect of her busy day. Kevan’s garments have something extra!” Agins continues, “In Kevan’s deft hands, normally heavy tweeds and weighty beads floated down the runway in springtime perfection – light as a feather. The eyelet was sensational! He has his own mastery of technique that so many others simply lack. Kevan Hall’s Spring 2023 was a tour de force of stylish realness and the casting and pace of the show was old-school cool.” |
**************************************************************** About Kevan Hall Detroit-born Kevan Hall knew by the age of seven that he wanted to be a fashion designer. He embraced haute couture as an interpretive art form, setting out to redefine glamour for a new generation. He stepped into role of Design and Creative Director at the hallowed house of Halston in the Fall of 1998 determined to revive the dormant brand. By Spring of 2000 he had dressed a distinguished coterie that included Celine Dion, Sharon Stone, Charlize Theron and Salma Hayek.
He launched his signature Kevan Hall Collection in 2002, a reflection of a fashion philosophy that emphasizes purity of style, incomparable tailoring and sensuously draped silhouettes uncluttered by modern design.
Hall also founded the The Novus Forum, an international collective trade show to support womenswear and accessory designers, that has become a fashion destination for global buyers during the New York fashion market. In 2018, he co-founded the Black Design Collective, an organization that supports young costume and fashion designers in the form of scholarships, education and business workshops and mentorships. PRESS CONTACT VERY New York |
The first 10,000 bottles allocated for release on the online store sold out in under 10 minutes. In addition, the entire import inventory, including pre-order sales from stores and restaurants, completely sold out in 24 hours. The speed at which this first lot of this high-end champagne sold out was unprecedented in POMMERY's long history, which dates back to its founding in 1836.
Ken Moroi, President of Vranken Pommery Japan Co., Ltd., was amazed that 10,000 bottles of Champagne, a product priced upwards of 15,000 yen (109 euros in Europe and 110 dollars in the US), sold out on the day of release. With orders from stores and restaurants continuing to flood in, and with a large number of back orders, the Pommery headquarters in France is already working to increase its production in order to restart sales next year. Going forward, the company plans to expand the number of locations that handle this product to include famous hotels, restaurants, major department stores, and wine shops.
After many revisions by YOSHIKI and POMMERY since 2019, "Y by YOSHIKI x CHAMPAGNE POMMERY Brut" has finally achieved the high degree of style and quality that both parties are known for. Its taste, aroma, and trailing notes, as well as the design of its bottle, have all been carefully selected. At the product launch press conference held on August 30th, YOSHIKI stated, "I am confident. It is the best Champagne I have ever had up to the present point."
Our human souls wander merrily, for the entire multi-verse
is at their feet. Billions of galaxies, infinite realms of realities and
countless space-time continuums. Is this proof then, that we've birthed a
thousand times in a thousand different galaxies? It's all just Yin and Yang in
play. With the full control of our anima, a tropical paradise awaits, nay in
heavens or earths, but in second skins of blooming poppies. Bask in the
resplendent aura of colour-bursts of yellows, blues and reds juxtaposed with
calming neutrals; enjoy a veritable sense of vibing. The myriad of accent
colours, poppies in citrus schemes and lilac dragons mirror a true measure of
infinite realities across this horizonless world. Divine entities
inconspicuously nudge us as we mould and twist our own realities in the grids
of time and space .Y2K inspired graphics offer a familiar comfort on a gloomy
day. KGL's Spring/Summer 2023 collection Starseed, transcending beyond the
quotidian. You're born of stardust; feel the divine energy coursing within this
finite body of your present incarnation as the collection's ties and cutouts
embrace its form. Through this journey to your higher self you will find that
the dots align in the most unexpected ways and the textures crystallise and
soften in quirky rhythms. Some plain surfaces contort into waves by the simple
pull of a drawstring. Mythical beings from other realities reflect the
intertwined nature of one and the cosmos. "STARSEED" tells a tale of
a perennially positive mind, tethering and tying countless planes of existence
into cohesive idiosyncrasies. Like the infinite possibilities of existence and
the constant flow of energy in the universe, the pace of our realities is in
constant ebb and flow. Our beings sometimes meander and sometimes abruptly
change form - forevermore coursing through the fabric of space-time to attain
our higher forms nonetheless. This season Lenskart, Indiaʼs largest eyewear
brand with design sensibilities that are in sync with global tastes, is the
eyewear partner for this collection; accentuating looks and enrich[1]ing the greater
narrative. STARSEED SPRING/SUMMER 2023
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