Pyer Moss S/S '20

September 10, 2019

On Sunday night, Pyer Moss presented its second installment of “American, Also,” a three-part series of ready-to-wear collections which highlight the identity of African American influence in mainstream culture.

With the fading of overhead lights and the first few keys of the pianist in Brooklyn’s King’s Theatre, the Pyer Moss’s S/S ‘20 show began. Entitled “Sister”, the collection paid homage to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who is widely considered to be a fundamental founder of rock and roll, but is culturally under-acknowledged for her impact within the musical genre. However, in this moment, she was recognized, she was celebrated, she was worshipped.

Featuring Reebok by Pyer Moss, models glided down the catwalk in bright colors and bold silhouettes as a choir filled up every inch of the theatre. Creating a celestial combination, which quite literally took the crowd’s breathe away, one could hear awed gasps and cries alike. Performing a latitude of music from Tina Turner’s rendition of “Proud Mary” to Cardi B’s “Money” the 3,000 person venue seemed to quickly morph into an intimate party.

Text by Caroline Brown
Photos by Sheridan Telford

Unanimously hailed as one of the best show of the NYFW S/S ‘20 season, attendees couldn’t help but to leave with passages from writer Casey Gerald’s opening sermon ringing in our minds: “Four hundred years have passed since they brought our people to this land . . . and I’ve come here to say you can’t hurt us no more. They knew that no matter how their master treated them, no matter how the world treated them, they had freedom on the inside that the world could not take away . . . . And we are here tonight to claim our wings.”

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