Christopher John Rogers: a rapid rise
About two years ago, Louisiana-born designer Christopher John Rogers debuted with his first collection in the empty space of a gallery in Chinatown, Manhattan. His extravagant selection included voluminous silhouettes, pleated silks, tulle and rainbow-colored crystal creations. At that time Rogers had just graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design and worked full time since Diane von Furstenberg. In the short period between that debut - of great impact - and the New York Fashion Week last February, where he presented his fourth collection, Rogers won the prestigious Cfda / Fashion Fashion Fund Award. His list of accolades also includes the Forbes 30 Under 30 Award and the opportunity to dress women like Michelle Obama, Lizzo, Rihanna is Thistles B. Now present in the most important boutiques, it was then selected for the Net-a-Porter Vanguard Program, which offers a path of mentorship to emerging talents. To the 26-year-old designer it seemed to live in a dream: "How do you go from point to point from creating clothes in your own room, alone, to sending clothes to Net-a-Porter?" He asks. Its stylistic code is reverie, a longed-for suspension from reality: "Two things can be very different from each other and true at the same time. I would be happy if Nancy Pelosi in the Chamber wore a shocking pink dress and left everyone speechless! We are not obliged to do things as the system tells us to do them ".
His design approach Christopher John Rogers describes it thus: "Clothes distort femininity. When I draw them, I think of a traditional female figure, but I must be able to put them too. No matter how you identify yourself, I want you to be comfortable in my models. If you have a beard and you want to wear our strawberry pink skirt, we would love to see you ". In short, clothes designed to make you stronger, to feel as safe as possible. In a unique way.
