“We always want to make sure we bring the best of the best because otherwise it will dilute the energy of what we’re trying to bring to the city.”
ST. LOUIS — Eight years and many fashion styles have debuted on its runways since Timothy Moore, creative director, photographer and owner of T.MOOREMEDIA and DoerHouse, pitched his idea for a St. Louis Black Fashion Week inspired by his Suite 7 Fashion Show.
He said that the meaning of Suite 7 comes from Suite being the highest type of room you can get and seven being your favorite number and the number of completion according to the Bible.
“I wanted to highlight seven black designers and have them do seven looks,” Moore said.
Moore thought creating the fashion show was great, but she knew she could do more. After attending New York Fashion Week events with his late friend Quinton Jackson, founder and owner of the BPLR clothing line, Moore was inspired to bring a similar concept to St. Louis.
“We didn’t have a Saint Louis Black Fashion Week and Saint Louis Fashion Week didn’t really spotlight or showcase designers and models of color too often,” Moore said.
“I wanted to make sure that black and brown designers and models had a space to have fly production, high cultural relevance, and not have to squeeze into a space that was never designed for them.”
KING TALK was scheduled for Thursday, November 3, and Black men are invited to connect and chat at Whiskey on Washington, located at 1321 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103.
“NEXT–GEN: A NIGHT FOR BLACK YOUTH,” a celebration where youth can learn about various careers in the media and creative industries, is scheduled for Friday, November 4 at the Scene Event Space located at 3333 Washington Ave Suite 120 , St.
On Saturday there will be a GUIDED TOUR OF THE ART MUSEUM, with the Saint Louis Art Museum. The museum will host two 15-person group tours through SLAM. That night, the “PRIVÈ” Fashion Show Pre-Party will be held at The Dorsa Room located at 1101 Washington Ave.
Sunday, November 6 is the grand finale with the 8th Annual Suite7TM Fashion Show hosted at The Third Degree Glass Factory, located at 5200 Delmar Blvd.
The seven designers include Colin Jones of CMJ Designs x Styles, Jahleel Griffin of The Label 17, Kendra Tunstal of West Novem, Maare Rashaad of Unforgettable Fittings, Pierre McCleary of 1026 Styles, Kisha Kandeh of The Woke Brand and Afton Johnson of Young Addy. . Collection.
Moore said Saint Louis Black Fashion Week is one of those things where people hear about it and once they see it in person they’re blown away.
“We try to level this out every year,” Moore said. “We always want to make sure we bring the best of the best because otherwise it will dilute the energy of what we’re trying to bring to the city.”
Moore’s father is a photographer and has been around a camera all his life. He got into film and media in high school. After high school is when his passion really started to take off. He gained clients at St. Louis Cardinals, LVMH, Don Julio, Hershey’s and K.Swiss Global.
He went from making lifestyle content to telling stories and creating a lane for black culture.
“I’m really focused on telling the narrative of black stories because I used to sit in ad agency boardrooms and there was only one of three or three of a room of 50-60 talking about our culture, and we weren’t. I wasn’t even there to have a voice in it,” she said. “When I started seeing all of this portrayed, I was watching the ads come out and thinking, man, these aren’t authentic. I thought I’m going to start dedicating my content to black brands and black stories.”
For the past five years, Moore said he hasn’t been concerned with getting clients by name, but with telling his story.
“My thing now is to tell black stories and tell them with excellence,” he said. We’ve had enough oppressive conversations and movies. “What about the win? What about getting to the top? What’s up with being named and proclaimed and getting the awards we deserve. Those are the stories I’m trying to tell.”
Moore said he wants St. Louis to be a palace where we’re not afraid to venture outside the norm.
“I’m trying to shine a light on endless possibilities in St. Louis,” Moore said. “Saint Louis Black Fashion Week is more than just a fashion show. It’s a week of black excellence, we’re dressing to the nines, doing our best and showing up unapologetically.”
For tickets and more information for Saint Louis Black Fashion Week, visit https://www.doerhouse.com/stlbfw.
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