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Latino designer mixes social justice, preppy and Cholo influences

Having worked for Ralph Lauren and Kanye West, Willy Chavarria observed that men approach clothing “not as fashion but as a way to identify themselves.” His eponymous label, launched in 2015 and sold in Dover St Market and on Farfetch, is a culmination of three decades uniting career and life experience as a Latino gay man on the...

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Joe’s Blackbook announces scholarship finalists 2020

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Joe’s Blackbook Scholarship, and despite the restrictions of the pandemic there were still over 100 submissions, and, according to Sean Kwon, Special Projects Manager for Joe’s Blackbook, the quality of the students' works has only gotten more impressive. Typically judging involves inviting a cohort of...

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Schools Look Ahead to Joe’s Blackbook Scholarship 2017

After 14 years working in the Human Resources departments of various corporations, Joe Medved had filled a little black book of connections, and setting up a recruitment and consultancy firm was his next logical step. But what separates Joe from other recruiters who may have followed this path is his willingness to promote talented designers who...