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Ask any designer about their road to success, and they will almost always tell you that it wasn't linear. That's why, when it came time to design a trophy for, jeweler Ana Khouri created a twisted and folded sculpture of fair-mined gold and platinum, meant to reflect a creator’s path from inspiration to realization.
Last night, at the GOYA Studios in Los Angeles, six emerging designers took home the awards. They were selected out of a group of 15 finalists by a board that includes some of the most influential voices in the fashion industry, includingeditor-in-chief Samira Nasr. The Fashion Trust US, a non-profit, aims to champion and support designers, many from underrepresented backgrounds, as they try to scale their businesses and grow their brand.
Hannah Einbinder, Olivia Wilde, and Tracee Elliss Ross at the inaugural Fashion Trust US Awards in Los Angeles last night.Designer Aisling Camps, whose designs have been worn by Michelle Obama, Jennifer Aniston, and Zendaya, originally studied mechanical engineering at Columbia before discovering a love of knitwear. She took home the St John Knits Award for Ready-to-Wear, presented by St John Knits global CEO Andy Lew and tennis legend Maria Sharapova.
The Graduate award, sponsored by Google and presented by Law Roach, went to Papa Oppong, a 31-year-old from Ghana with a MFA in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute. He seeks to demonstrate that Africa can be as influential in fashion as the rest of the world, and was named one of 15 young Africans re-branding the continent byDesigner Jacques Agbobly, whose colorful brand Agbobly was formerly known as Black Boy Knits, won the Inclusivity Award.
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