1989 Studio: FW24 Show in Paris

For his follow-up act to Ih Nom Uh Nit, the designer imagined a contemporary lineup of tweaked staples meant for whomever sees fit to take them.

For designer Chaz A. Jordan, the past decade has “been a minute” as he gave the final adjustments ahead of the first show of 1989 Studio, his latest brand founded in 2021.

Showing in Paris, “doing damage like Rick [Owens] and Balmain under Christophe Decarnin” in the same venues, felt like an investment finally coming to fruition.

“My time here was special super formative — 2013 is when I moved to Paris. I was with Virgil [Abloh] and that whole crew, we were running around, it was watching the throne period,” he recalled.

Now that he was there, the moment felt bittersweet but he was “glad that [he and the team] finally made the statement in the right time,” with some of the old crew, including Don C and Salehe Bembury in his front row.

January 21, 2023

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