With model legends Beverly Johnson, Veronica Webb and Gisele Zelauy on his runway, Sergio Hudson has New York Fashion Week on a vibrant, exotic Sunday safari inspired in part by the blues, yellows and oranges favored by Ndebele in southern Africa.
But attitude is just as important as color for Hudson’s latest collections, some of which were sold out immediately.
“If Whitley Gilbert from “The Other World” or Cher Horowitz and Dionne from “Clueless” went hunting, what would they wear? It’s really fun, it’s really bold, and the clothes that girls can really, really wear and women can really really wear,” he said. Related press.
There are mini skirts with ruffled hemlines, tiny shorts, and pretty grandma outfits in bright greens, purples, sunset oranges, and sunny yellows. He played with a safari-appropriate brown animal print jacket, using it for a variety of looks, from a lighter-than-air jacket worn with a simple brown skirt to a skirt. evening glitter sleeveless.
And when Hudson talks about girls and women, he means it.
Webb, the first Black model to sign a long-term contract with a major cosmetics company (Revlon in 1992), walked in a purple mini dress and zip jacket with large front pockets, worthy of style. safari. Zelauy, the ’80s and ’90s icon from Brazil known for his emotional modeling style, sported one of Hudson’s bright green plaid gowns. Johnson, the first African-American model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in 1974, wore a soft, sensuous tea-pink gown with wide ruffles.
“I just believe in inclusivity,” Hudson said. “Like, not all of them are 25 or 22 or some of these girls. These girls don’t buy my clothes. Women over 30 buy my clothes. So why not look at the runway and see, OK, this woman is wearing what you can wear? It just makes sense to me. Women are constantly beautiful, sexy, intelligent. They’re even smarter at that age, so why not? ”
And some of Hudson’s women are concerned with sun protection. He donated a few big wide-brimmed hats to dress up in little sunset suits.
Hudson has been an outspoken critic of the lack of racial diversity in the industry he loves.
“I think it is changing. I’m very proud of the fashion industry because doors have opened and people are becoming more open to conversation,” he said. “There was no room for us and I felt like they opened the door. We are designers just like everyone else.”
Hudson’s career began in 2013, when Rihanna chose her black evening gown in Bravo’s “Styled to Rock” fashion contest. He launched his eponymous ready-to-wear brand the following year. Since then, he’s dressed everyone from former first lady Michelle Obama (tailored burgundy pants and belt at the 2021 inauguration) to Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez.
“There are a few people I’d love to dress up for, but there’s one event that I really want and that’s the Oscars,” the 36-year-old South Carolina man said softly. “I’m not shy about wanting to be the designer people want to wear. I’m trying to create a legacy where people can look at it and say, ‘Okay, this Black man did this. Now I can do it. ‘ I don’t have anyone like me who I can turn to. “
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