American designer Willy Chavarria has been announced as the jury president for the 17th edition of film festival A Shaded View on Fashion Film (ASVOFF). The news was revealed by the event’s founder Diane Pernet, who said she “could not think of a more relevant president”. “Thank you Willy for accepting, I am sure it will be full of love and...
3 Feb 2025
Paris - American designer Willy Chavarria made his Paris debut on Friday with a colourful and politically charged show, incorporating an excerpt from a pro-LGBTQ+ speech by a bishop that angered President Donald Trump, as well as clips from the film "Emilia Pérez", nominated for 13 Oscars. Of Mexican and Irish descent, Chavarria was named...
28 Jan 2025
New York-based fashion designer Willy Chavarria will make his Paris Men’s Fashion Week debut in January, as the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode announces the autumn/winter 2025 provisional schedule. Chavarria’s shift to the Paris calendar highlights a shift in his business to support the brand’s increasing global reach and will be...
17 Dec 2024
The annual awards ceremony hosted by the Council of Fashion Designer of America (CFDA) took place last night at the American Museum of Natural History, where the council’s chairman Thom Browne welcomed honourees, nominees and guests at the opening. This year, multi-award winning actress and singer Cynthia Erivo served as the 2024 CFDA Fashion...
29 Oct 2024
New York Fashion Week has officially wrapped up its SS25 season, and before we head off to its British counterpart in London we are taking a look back at some of the highlights from a week in the Big Apple. And what a week it was. So much so that a question has continued to arise within the wider fashion community; has New York got its spark...
12 Sept 2024
With so many eyes from all corners of the industry analyzing what is being presented on the catwalk during New York Fashion Week (NYFW), many designers use this moment in the spotlight to unveil a new collaboration or partnership. Over the years, the art of collaboration has proven to be a highly effective marketing strategy, particularly in...
10 Sept 2024
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) hosted its 2023 Fashion Awards yesterday evening, where it celebrated those leading the way in American fashion through the annual event. Hosted by Anne Hathaway and presented by Amazon Fashion, the night kicked off with a welcome from the council’s chairman Thom Browne, who made some opening...
7 Nov 2023
Californian designer Willy Chavarria has unveiled a new collection for Gen Z retailer Pacsun on the heels of his SS24 runway show at New York Fashion Week. Dubbed ‘Big Willy by Willy Chavarria’, the Pacsun exclusive line consists of 12 pieces that celebrate Chavarria’s Latinx background and identity, with each item designed to be accessible. In...
25 Sept 2023
Tailoring has long had a profound place in menswear, with a history that stretches back over centuries. While the term still refers to the making or adapting of a suit, modernisation and the evolution of fashion has meant tailoring is beginning to take on an adapted form of its own. Designers have taken the craft and revitalised it for a new...
5 Jan 2023
Fashion designer Willy Chavarria has won the National Design Awards for Fashion Design accolade from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Chavarria, who launched his label in 2015, was honoured for his “sensitive and cinematic approach” to fashion by combining his own upbringing in both agricultural fields and housing projects of the...
14 Sept 2022
For New York Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2022, designer Willy Chavarria juxtaposed glamour against grit. Chavarria, who is known for his unique take on street style fashion, presented exaggerated and oversized silhouettes. The collection, titled Cut Deep, was a reminder that even after all the anguish of New York Fashion Week, there was still...
10 Sept 2021
Having worked for Ralph Lauren and Kanye West, Willy Chavarria observed that men approach clothing “not as fashion but as a way to identify themselves.” His eponymous label, launched in 2015 and sold in Dover St Market and on Farfetch, is a culmination of three decades uniting career and life experience as a Latino gay man on the...
11 Nov 2020