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Stephen Burrows (born in Newark, New Jersey on May 15, 1943) is an American fashion designer based in New York City.^[1]^[2]

Fashion career

In May 2006 the CFDA honored Burrows with "The Board of Directors Special Tribute". Around the same time, Burrows was invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Mode to return to Paris to present his Spring/Summer 2007 Collection in the Carousel de Louvre. In addition to "Stephen Burrows World", Burrows expanded his company to include a number of labels drawn from various points of inspiration. "S by Burrows" was created for a venture with Home Shopping Europe (HSN) in Munich, Germany, while "Everyday Girl" was inspired by Anna Cleveland, daughter to muse and model Pat Cleveland, and "SB73," a cut and sew knit line that was developed based on Burrows' hallmark, color-blocked creations of the seventies. In 1978 Farrah Fawcett wore his gold chainmail dress to the Academy Awards where she was a presenter. Fashion critics have said the dress is one of the most classic "Oscar" dresses of all time. In February 1981 Brooke Shields, at age 15, graced the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine wearing Stephen Burrows. She is the magazines youngest cover model.

First Lady Michelle Obama wore a Burrows Jersey pantsuit to a Washington DC event. Remarking on the significance, Vogue Magazine wrote, "It was a wonderful acknowledgement of Burrows, one of the great African-American designers and a Harlem resident known for his inventive cuts and bias technique."

Also in 2010, Burrows opened his new showroom and design studio in New York City’s Garment Center.

Awards

Coty American Fashion Critics special award (lingerie), 1974
"Winnie," 1977
Council of American Fashion Critics award, 1975
Knitted Textile Association Crystal Ball award, 1975

Retrospectives

Burrows’ work as a fashion designer has been the subject of a series of retrospectives: in "1940-1970's Cut and Style" at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology; "The 1970s" at The Tribute Gallery in New York, and in "Back to Black: Art, Cinema, and the Racial Imaginary" at Whitechapel Gallery in London in June 2005. That same year he was the subject of a documentary by filmmaker Jenny Grenville and is the subject of another documentary under development by Patrick di Santo.

References

^ Zalopany, Chelsea (May 19, 2014). "André Leon Talley Honors Stephen Burrows at SCAD". Vogue. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ "Stephen Burrows - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia - clothing, century, women, dress, style, new, body, dresses, designs, jewelry, world, look". fashionencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.

External links

[Zalopany-1] Zalopany, Chelsea (May 19, 2014). "André Leon Talley Honors Stephen Burrows at SCAD". Vogue. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[2] "Stephen Burrows - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia - clothing, century, women, dress, style, new, body, dresses, designs, jewelry, world, look". fashionencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.

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 Also in 2010, Burrows opened his new showroom and design studio in New York City’s [[Garment District, Manhattan|Garment Center]].
-Stephen Burrows is the first African American Fashion Designer to achieve international acclaim. After graduating from the fashion institution of technology in 1966. Burrows began making clothing for the O Boutique, opposite Max's Kansas City in New York. Stephen's window displays literally stopped traffic, and the young designer was soon besieged with orders. With friend Roz Rubenstein, he launched a ready-to-wear collection for Bonwit Teller in 1969. Later that year Joel Schumacher, Henri Bendel's Visual Director (now film director), introduced burrows to Bendel's legendary fashion director Geraldine Stutz and he was hired on the spot.
-Bio
-Be a part of the movement. Help support Stephen Burrows Now! a new collection from Stephen n Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1373431813/stephen-burrows-now
-Modern. Timeless. Vibrant. Sensuous.
-Stephen Burrows, is one of the most ingenious, gifted and celebrated American designers in modern history. A graduate of Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, Stephen’s creations are an artistic expression motivated by music, art, dance and the female form.
-Stephen was one of the 5 American designers who participated in the now infamous “Battle of Versailles”, the bombshell 1973 France America gala that forever changed fashion history. He achieved legendary status for his dazzling combinations of color and for bringing African-American models, like the superstar Pat Cleveland, to the runway. Burrow’s timeless wrap dresses, draped jersey, colorful chiffon dresses, lettuce edged finish, signature red zigzag stitching and bold color blocked designs still capture our imaginations. His Innovative styles in leather, suede, and Whiting & Davis chain-maille creations defied tradition and have timeless appeal.
-Stephen received a star of The Fashion Walk of Fame and most recently is the recipient of the 2014 André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award, the Pratt Institute Fashion Lifetime Achievement Award.
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