Kerby Jean-Raymond
Kerby Jean-Raymond is an American fashion designer and founder of the menswear label Pyer Moss. Career. Jean-Raymond first came into the spotlight for his presentation of Pyer Moss' Spring 2016 Menswear Collection during New York Fashion Week. The show highlighted police brutality, referencing the Black Lives Matter movement through use of video, street art, and fashion. Jean-Raymond has made public comments about his experience as a teenage victim of driving while black. Kerby Jean-Raymond collaborated with R&B singer and activist Erykah Badu who styled Jean-Raymond's Pyer Moss AW16 line for the  2016 New York Fashion Week show. The featured collection was titled "Double Bind." His brand, Pyer Moss, won the FGI Rising Star Award in the menswear category in 2014. Also in 2014, he was a finalist in the DHL Exported Prize presented by IMG Worldwide. He was recognized by the "Forbes" "30 Under 30" list in 2015. Jean-Raymond was featured on "Cultured Magazine"s fashion issue cover in April 2019. During Paris Fashion Week in February 2019, Odell Beckham Jr. wore a Pyer Moss Collection 2 hoodie. Others who have been seen in Pyer Moss include producer Swizz Beatz, Kiandra  Layne, Gabrielle Union-Wade, Colin Kaepernick and First Lady Michelle Obama. In September 2020, Jean-Raymond was named Global Creative Director of sportswear brand Reebok. His label Pyer Moss was also awarded the top prize at the fifteenth CFDA/"Vogue" Fashion Fund awards that same month. Background. Listed in "Forbes" 2015 "30 Under 30" in Art And Style, Jean-Raymond began designing at a young age. He landed his first apprenticeship at 14 years old while still attending The High School of Fashion Industries in Manhattan. He started his first fashion label called Mary's Jungle at the age of 15 . Taught by Kay Unger, Jean-Raymond worked on Unger's first women's evening collection. He launched Pyer Moss in 2013.