HFR 18th Annual Fashion Show & Style Awards: This is the table

Scope: Creative Direction · Event Production · Brand Partnerships · Venue & Vendor Management

The creative direction for the 18th Annual Fashion Show & Style Awards was rooted in a deliberate visual and cultural point of view. Framed as Black-tie Harlem fly, the evening drew from the elegance, confidence, and self-determination of the Harlem Renaissance—an era defined by creating space, visibility, and opportunity when none was offered. Wardrobe, staging, and program design were intentionally aligned to honor that lineage, reframing the night as both an homage and a declaration. This Is the Table was not a metaphor, but a statement: what was once built without invitation now stands as its own institution.

Featured In
Vogue · Essence · WWD · Fashionista

Honorees & Speakers
Ruth E. Carter, Academy Award-winning costume designer (Anne Lowe Maverick Award )
Christiane Pendarvis, Co-CEO of Pattern Beauty (Impact Award)
Nikki Ogunnaike, Editor-in-Chief of Marie Claire (Editor of the Year Award)
Jason Bolden, celebrated Hollywood stylist (Stylist of the Year Award )
Usher Raymond (Virgil Abloh Award presented by LVMH)