Kevan Hall

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Kevan Hall
Born
Education Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, California
OccupationFashion designer
LabelKevan Hall
Relatives Vondie Curtis-Hall (brother)

Kasi Lemmons (sister-in-law)

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

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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Early life and education

Kevan was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of three children; his brother is Vondie Curtis-Hall, an actor and director.

By the age of seven, Kevan knew 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. [1]

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, 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. [2] 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. [3]

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.” [4]

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. [5]

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. [6] America’s Next Top Model featured Hall’s Spring 2009 collection as a runway challenge as he looked on as a guest judge. [7] Adrienne Maloof from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills featured Hall's collection in a fashion show to introduce her new shoe line. [8]

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.

Honors

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. [9] In 2002, he was named the 47th Annual Gold Coast Fashion Award's Designer of the Year. [10]

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References

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  2. De Zoysa, Dana. "As Good As the People He Dressed". January Magazine. Phaidon Press. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
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  6. Essence Designer Spotlight: Kevan Hall
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