Stephen Burrows Email & Phone Number

Modern. Timeless. Vibrant. Sensuous.Those are just some of the words that have been used to describe fashion designer Stephen Burrows, one of the most ingenious, gifted and celebrated American designers in modern history. A graduate of Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, Stephen’s creations are an artistic expression motivated by music, art, dance and the female form. Mr. Burrows is a “phoenix of fashion” and has garnered a number of groundbreaking career achievements including being the first “critically acclaimed African American Designer and innovator of modern “color blocking,” which is currently having a revival on runways near and far.Stephen was one of the 5 American designers who participated in the now infamous “Battle of Versailles”, the bombshell 1973 France America gala that forever changed fashion history. He achieved legendary status for his dazzling combinations of color and for bringing African-American models, like the superstar Pat Cleveland, to the runway. Burrow’s timeless wrap dresses, draped jersey, colorful chiffon dresses, lettuce edged finish, signature red zigzag stitching and bold color blocked designs still capture our imaginations. His Innovative styles in leather, suede, and Whiting & Davis chain-maille creations defied tradition and have timeless appeal. Stephen received a star of The Fashion Walk of Fame and most recently is the recipient of the 2014 André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award, the Pratt Institute Fashion Lifetime Achievement Award. He was and the subject of two retrospective exhibits devoted to his designing career -- “An American Master of Inventive Design,” at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and “Stephen Burrows: When Fashion Danced” at the Museum of the City of New York (2012), which were both critically acclaimed and has brought the “Stephen Burrows” brand back to the fashion forefront.

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