Young designers use denim as Basquiat canvas for H&M
20/08/2024
The 30-piece collection merges Basquiat’s imagery and rarely seen artworks with Bravado and D’Amore’s stained glass motifs and designs.
The designers were semi-finalists for the 2024 LVMH Prize and finalists for the 2023 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and are known for garment distressing and upcycled denim.
Ev Bravado said: “For us, Basquiat has always been an influential and larger-than-life figure. To be able to comb through his archives and select rarely referenced artworks is a blessing. The Basquiat estate has been super supportive of our unique vision. Providing this collection on a worldwide scale with H&M makes it ten times more special because it will be accessible.”
Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux, sisters of Jean-Michel Basquiat, run the Basquiat estate. Lisane said: “Ev and Téla have quickly become some of the most exciting voices in fashion, and we knew that they would honour Jean-Michel’s vision while adding their own distinct style to his work. A central tenet of his legacy is to empower and amplify young black creatives, and through H&M’s global platform, we hope to inspire a new generation of artists to carry on his creative spirit.”
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