History was intricately woven throughout both the stunning designs and the beauty details chosen for each look.
Pyer Moss Pays Homage to Black American Inventions with Sleek Cornrows and Ice-Cream-Sprinkle Nails
It was fitting that Kerby Jean-Raymond would debut his first couture collection for Pyer Moss—themed around historic Black inventions—at Villa Lewaro, the estate of pioneering self-made millionaire Madam C.J. Walker. “These are inventions by Black people and I wanted to reintroduce them to Black people, reverse the erasure that may exist—and to troll a little bit, too,” Jean-Raymond explained after the show.
History was intricately woven throughout both the stunning designs (a lavender wide-brimmed hat draped in crystals to resemble a chandelier, a Super Soaker-inspired blazer) as well as the beauty details chosen for each look. Backstage, models had their hair carefully parted and braided down while elongated press-ons with telephone decals and real ice cream sprinkles were applied to their nails. (Granville T. Woods invented a hybrid of the telegraph and telephone in 1887, allowing messages to be sent and received quicker, whereas ice cream maker and confectioner Augustus Jackson was referred to as the “father” of the summer frozen treat.)
The Pyer Moss beauty team at work.
Photo: Hunter AbramsThis story originally appeared on: Vogue - Author:Michella Oré
