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'''Kevan Hall''' (born 1957, Detroit, Michigan) is an American fashion designer best known for his celebrity red carpet dresses and his role as the design and creative director of [[Halston]] (1997–2000).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Hariette |date=December 14, 2018 |title=KEVAN HALL |url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/kevan-hall}}</ref> In 2001, he launched his eponymous brand, Kevan Hall Signature that includes couture evening wear, women's [[Ready-to-wear|pret-a-porter]] suits, accessories, and luxury home goods. His collections have been worn by [[Anne Hathaway]], [[Naomi Campbell]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Michelle Obama]], [[Vanessa Williams]], [[Charlize Theron]], [[Viola Davis]], and more.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benton |first=Rashad |title=CFDA: CAREER CONVERSATIONS: KEVAN HALL, Council of Fashion Designers of America |url=https://cfda.com/news/career-conversations-kevan-hall |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=cfda.com}}</ref> In 2018, Hall co-founded the non-profit organization Black Design Collective, alongside costume designer [[Ruth E. Carter]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crouch |first=Dorothy |title=Black Design Collective Announces Pyer Moss Founder Kerby Jean-Raymond as Honoree |url=http://www.apparelnews.net/news/2020/mar/03/black-design-collective-announces-pyer-moss-founde/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.apparelnews.net |language=en}}</ref>
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==Early life and education==
'''Kevan Hall''' is an American fashion designer best known for his couture red carpet designs and his role as the design and creative director of [[Halston]].
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Kevan Hall was born in 1975 in [[Detroit, Michigan]], the youngest of three children. His brother is actor and film director, [[Vondie Curtis-Hall]].


By the age of seven, Hall knew that he wanted to be a Fashion Designer.
==Personal life==
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Kevan was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of three children; his brother is [[Vondie Curtis-Hall]], the actor and director; he also has a sister named Sherrie.


By the age of seven, Kevan knew he wanted to be a fashion designer. He attended the [[Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising]] in Los Angeles, where he met his wife, Debbie.<ref> [http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jul/09/news/cl-54188] LA Times </ref>.
He attended the [[Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising]] (FIDM) in Los Angeles, where he met his wife, Deborah.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Barbara|title=Kevan Who?|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-09-cl-54188-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times Online|date=9 July 1999 |access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Hall started his fashion career as an assistant to L.A. sportswear designer [[Harriet Selwyn]]. In 1983, he founded Kevan Hall Couture, selling to luxury retailers including [[Neiman Marcus]], Saks, and [[Bergdorf Goodman]]. In 1997, Kevan Hall was asked to provide the creative talent to reinvigorate Halston, the dormant label famous for dressing [[Jacqueline Kennedy]], [[Lauren Hutton]], [[Lauren Bacall]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]], among other notable names <ref> http://www.januarymagazine.com/artcult/halston.html </ref>. Kevan joined Halston as the Design and Creative Director from Fall 1998 - Spring 2000 and revived the brand to its former glory.
Hall started his fashion career as an assistant to L.A. sportswear designer Harriet Selwyn. In 1983, he founded Kevan Hall Couture, selling to luxury retailers including [[Neiman Marcus]], [[Saks Fifth Avenue|Saks]], [[Lord & Taylor]], [[Bonwit Teller]], [[Bullocks Wilshire]] and [[Bergdorf Goodman]]. In 1997, Kevan Hall was asked to provide the creative talent to reinvigorate Halston, the dormant label famous for dressing [[Jacqueline Kennedy]], [[Lauren Hutton]], [[Lauren Bacall]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]], among other notable names.<ref>{{cite web|last1=De Zoysa|first1=Dana|title=As Good As the People He Dressed|url=http://www.januarymagazine.com/artcult/halston.html|website=January Magazine|publisher=Phaidon Press|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref> Kevan joined Halston as the Design and Creative Director from Fall 1998 - Spring 2000.


In 2002, he launched his own signature ready to wear line, Kevan Hall Collection.{{cn}}
In 2002, he launched his own signature ready to wear line, Kevan Hall Collection.<ref>{{cite news|last1=QUINTANILLA|first1=MICHAEL|title=Designer Kevan Hall Is Back on His Own--With a Twist|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-11-cl-62050-story.html|newspaper=LA Times|access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>


''Fashion Week Online'' highlighted Hall’s Fall/Winter 2022 collection: ''Trading Post'', stating, “his use of regional fabrics, accented with blackened gold and copper metallics, reimagines a glorious era of seafaring trade and opulent beauty.”<ref>{{cite web |title=KEVAN HALL F/W 2022 – TRADING POST! |url=https://fashionweekonline.com/kevan-hall-f-w-2022-trading-post |website=Fashion Week Online |date=17 February 2022 |access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref>
In January 2014, Hall premiered Kevan Hall SPORT, a lifestyle brand of active wear for women at the annual PGA show in Orlando, Florida<ref> http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/lifestyles/fashion-style/social-golfer-fled-katrina-and-ended-boca-backer-d/ncz3N/ </ref>


Kevan's designs have been worn by [[Selma Hayek]], [[Charlize Theron]], and [[Michelle Obama]]<ref> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/designer-kevan-hall-on-weddings-michelle-obama-and-the-women-of-hollywood-in-his-designs/2011/11/09/gIQA9lml8M_blog.html</ref>, among many others.
Kevan's designs have been worn by many Hollywood stars and fashion icons including [[Salma Hayek]], [[Charlize Theron]], [[Anne Hathaway]], [[Katherine Heigl]], and [[Michelle Obama]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Langenhennig|first1=Susan|title=Designer Kevan Hall, one of Hollywood's go-to red carpet guys}}</ref>


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Kevan Hall and his designs have been featured on numerous television shows. Hall was featured on ''[[Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane]]'' as he dressed [[Kimora Lee Simmons]] for ''Vogue''’s [[Met Gala]] in New York.<ref>[http://photos.essence.com/galleries/designer-spotlight-kevan-hall/ Essence Designer Spotlight: Kevan Hall]{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''[[America’s Next Top Model]]'' featured Hall’s Spring 2009 collection as a runway challenge as he looked on as a guest judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.fidm.com/my_weblog/2009/09/kevan-hall-featured-on-americas-next-top-model.html |title=The FIDM Blog: Kevan Hall Featured on "America's Next Top Model" |access-date=2014-11-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512221030/http://blogs.fidm.com/my_weblog/2009/09/kevan-hall-featured-on-americas-next-top-model.html |archive-date=2015-05-12 }} America's Next Top Model Feature</ref> [[Adrienne Maloof]] from ''[[Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]]'' featured Hall's collection in a fashion show to introduce her new shoe line.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVxai9CVpdk Kevan Hall RHOBH Fashion Show] YouTube</ref>
==In popular culture==
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Kevan Hall and his designs have been featured on numerous television shows. Hall was featured on [[Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane]] as he dressed [[Kimora Lee Simmons]] for Vogue’s [[Met Gala]] in New York<ref> http://photos.essence.com/galleries/designer-spotlight-kevan-hall/ Essence Designer Spotlight: Kevan Hall </ref>. [[America’s Next Top Model]] featured Hall’s Spring 2009 collection as a runway challenge as he looked on as a guest judge <ref> http://blogs.fidm.com/my_weblog/2009/09/kevan-hall-featured-on-americas-next-top-model.html America's Next Top Model Feature </ref>. [[Adrienne Maloof]] from [[Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]] featured Hall's collection in a fashion show to introduce her new shoe line <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVxai9CVpdk Kevan Hall RHOBH Fashion Show</ref>


Hall has also made guest appearances on other national television shows such as [[Inside Edition]], [[Extreme Makeover]], The Better Half, and E!'s [[Fashion Police]] to discuss current fashion trends on and off the red carpet.
Hall has made guest appearances on national television shows such as ''[[Inside Edition]]'', ''[[Extreme Makeover]]'', The Better Half, and E!'s ''[[Fashion Police]]'' to discuss current fashion trends on and off the red carpet.

In 2024, Kevan Hall opened a pop-up boutique in [[Cannes|Cannes, France]] during the 77th Annual [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crouch |first=Dorothy |title=Kevan Hall Hosts Cannes Pop-up Experience During Film Festival |url=http://www.apparelnews.net/news/2024/jun/06/kevan-hall-hosts-cannes-pop-up-experience-during-film-festival/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.apparelnews.net |language=en}}</ref> His Spring 2024 Collection, titled Côte d'Azur after the [[French Riviera]], was inspired by French artist [[Sonia Delaunay]].


==Honors==
==Honors==
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Kevan has been recognized throughout his career for his craftmanship and contribution to fashion. After graduating from [[FIDM]], he received the Peacock Award for Outstanding Fashion Design. In 1989, the [[NAACP]] named him the Great American Designer, and in 2005, ''[[Life & Style (magazine)|Life & Style]]'' Magazine named him Stylemaker of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=NPR Staff|title=Fashion Matters In Tough Times, Says Top Designer|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/11/10/142211126/kevan-hall-on-why-fashion-matters-in-tough-times|website=NPR.com|publisher=National Public Radio|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref> In 2002, he was named the 47th Annual Gold Coast Fashion Award's Designer of the Year.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tortora|first=Phyllis G.|title=Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion|publisher=Oxford: Bloomsbury Academic|year=2010|isbn=978-1-8478-8852-5}}</ref>

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Kevan has been recognized throughout his career for his craftmanship and contribution to fashion. After graduating from [[FIDM]], he received the Peacock Award for Outstanding Fashion Design. In 1989, the NAACP named him the Great American Designer, and in 2005, [[Life & Style]] Magazine named him Stylemaker of the Year <ref> http://www.npr.org/2011/11/10/142211126/kevan-hall-on-why-fashion-matters-in-tough-times</ref>.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:41, 12 November 2024

Kevan Hall
Born
Detroit, Michigan, US
EducationFashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, California
OccupationFashion designer
LabelKevan Hall
RelativesVondie Curtis-Hall (brother)

Kasi Lemmons (sister-in-law)

Henry Hunter Hall (nephew)
Websitehttp://www.kevanhalldesigns.com

Kevan Hall (born 1957, Detroit, Michigan) is an American fashion designer best known for his celebrity red carpet dresses and his role as the design and creative director of Halston (1997–2000).[1] In 2001, he launched his eponymous brand, Kevan Hall Signature that includes couture evening wear, women's pret-a-porter suits, accessories, and luxury home goods. His collections have been worn by Anne Hathaway, Naomi Campbell, Celine Dion, Michelle Obama, Vanessa Williams, Charlize Theron, Viola Davis, and more.[2] In 2018, Hall co-founded the non-profit organization Black Design Collective, alongside costume designer Ruth E. Carter.[3]

Early life and education

[edit]

Kevan Hall was born in 1975 in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of three children. His brother is actor and film director, Vondie Curtis-Hall.

By the age of seven, Hall knew that he wanted to be a Fashion Designer.

He attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles, where he met his wife, Deborah.[4]

Career

[edit]

Hall started his fashion career as an assistant to L.A. sportswear designer Harriet Selwyn. In 1983, he founded Kevan Hall Couture, selling to luxury retailers including Neiman Marcus, Saks, Lord & Taylor, Bonwit Teller, Bullocks Wilshire and Bergdorf Goodman. In 1997, Kevan Hall was asked to provide the creative talent to reinvigorate Halston, the dormant label famous for dressing Jacqueline Kennedy, Lauren Hutton, Lauren Bacall, Elizabeth Taylor, among other notable names.[5] Kevan joined Halston as the Design and Creative Director from Fall 1998 - Spring 2000.

In 2002, he launched his own signature ready to wear line, Kevan Hall Collection.[6]

Fashion Week Online highlighted Hall’s Fall/Winter 2022 collection: Trading Post, stating, “his use of regional fabrics, accented with blackened gold and copper metallics, reimagines a glorious era of seafaring trade and opulent beauty.”[7]

Kevan's designs have been worn by many Hollywood stars and fashion icons including Salma Hayek, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Katherine Heigl, and Michelle Obama.[8]

Kevan Hall and his designs have been featured on numerous television shows. Hall was featured on Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane as he dressed Kimora Lee Simmons for Vogue’s Met Gala in New York.[9] America’s Next Top Model featured Hall’s Spring 2009 collection as a runway challenge as he looked on as a guest judge.[10] Adrienne Maloof from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills featured Hall's collection in a fashion show to introduce her new shoe line.[11]

Hall has made guest appearances on national television shows such as Inside Edition, Extreme Makeover, The Better Half, and E!'s Fashion Police to discuss current fashion trends on and off the red carpet.

In 2024, Kevan Hall opened a pop-up boutique in Cannes, France during the 77th Annual Cannes Film Festival.[12] His Spring 2024 Collection, titled Côte d'Azur after the French Riviera, was inspired by French artist Sonia Delaunay.

Honors

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Kevan has been recognized throughout his career for his craftmanship and contribution to fashion. After graduating from FIDM, he received the Peacock Award for Outstanding Fashion Design. In 1989, the NAACP named him the Great American Designer, and in 2005, Life & Style Magazine named him Stylemaker of the Year.[13] In 2002, he was named the 47th Annual Gold Coast Fashion Award's Designer of the Year.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Cole, Hariette (December 14, 2018). "KEVAN HALL".
  2. ^ Benton, Rashad. "CFDA: CAREER CONVERSATIONS: KEVAN HALL, Council of Fashion Designers of America". cfda.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Crouch, Dorothy. "Black Design Collective Announces Pyer Moss Founder Kerby Jean-Raymond as Honoree". www.apparelnews.net. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Thomas, Barbara (July 9, 1999). "Kevan Who?". Los Angeles Times Online. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  5. ^ De Zoysa, Dana. "As Good As the People He Dressed". January Magazine. Phaidon Press. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  6. ^ QUINTANILLA, MICHAEL. "Designer Kevan Hall Is Back on His Own--With a Twist". LA Times. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "KEVAN HALL F/W 2022 – TRADING POST!". Fashion Week Online. February 17, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Langenhennig, Susan. "Designer Kevan Hall, one of Hollywood's go-to red carpet guys".
  9. ^ Essence Designer Spotlight: Kevan Hall[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "The FIDM Blog: Kevan Hall Featured on "America's Next Top Model"". Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2014. America's Next Top Model Feature
  11. ^ Kevan Hall RHOBH Fashion Show YouTube
  12. ^ Crouch, Dorothy. "Kevan Hall Hosts Cannes Pop-up Experience During Film Festival". www.apparelnews.net. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  13. ^ NPR Staff. "Fashion Matters In Tough Times, Says Top Designer". NPR.com. National Public Radio. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  14. ^ Tortora, Phyllis G. (2010). Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. Oxford: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-8478-8852-5.
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