{"id":13637,"date":"2021-02-15T05:01:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T05:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=13637"},"modified":"2021-02-16T15:11:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T15:11:33","slug":"quil-lemons-new-york-city-fashion-story","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/quil-lemons-new-york-city-fashion-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Love Letter to New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13642\" style=\"width: 3591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13642 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/mso_GraziaMag_QL021321-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3591\" height=\"2873\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VINYL PVC CORSET BUSTIER BODYSUIT, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saksfifthavenue.com\/product\/laquan-smith-vinyl-pvc-corset-bustier-bodysuit-0400013567801.html?site_refer=CSE_GGLPLA:Womens_Clothing:LaQuan+Smith&amp;country=US&amp;currency=USD&amp;CSE_CID=G_Saks_PLA_US_All+Products:All+Products&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA962BBhCzARIsAIpWEL0qM3jzdNF_Pw6cxzxDo-xO2AoqlWpSP-ncH26dxA33TsKMTADlsMQaAlN4EALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\">SHOP SIMILAR<\/a><\/strong>, LAQUAN SMITH. VINYL PVC MOTO PANTS, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saksfifthavenue.com\/product\/laquan-smith-vinyl-pvc-moto-pants-0400013567814.html?site_refer=CSE_GGLPLA:Womens_Clothing:LaQuan+Smith&amp;country=US&amp;currency=USD&amp;CSE_CID=G_Saks_PLA_US_All+Products:All+Products&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA962BBhCzARIsAIpWEL1vPI4gqq8Q7PW_DG9vc10TAB1A6F67upK8dwkHVsycd9eGC6-A50MaAr3AEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\">SHOP SIMILAR<\/a><\/strong>, LAQUAN SMITH. NEON STRAPPY SANDAL, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/brothervellies.com\/collections\/heels\/products\/bike-shoe-in-juicebox\" target=\"_blank\">SHOP NOW<\/a><\/strong>, BROTHER VELLIES.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New York. The Empire City. A glorious, triumphant, technicolor clash of classic style and fearless iconoclasm \u2013 in its people, its art, its architecture, its style, its fashion, its soul. The vibrancy and the fearlessness of New York is expressed in a million different ways every day on the streets of the Five Boroughs\u2026 but reaches its apotheosis on the runways of New York Fashion Week.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an ideology that gives the city its life force \u2013 and it\u2019s this same irrepressible coming together of quintessential style and bold new ideas that defines the newest incarnation of the world\u2019s most famous fashion bible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13974\" style=\"width: 2833px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13974 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/mso_GraziaMag_QL021321-10-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2833\" height=\"3541\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DROP WAIST BLACK GOWN, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saksfifthavenue.com\/product\/carolina-herrera-icon-waist-knot-silk-trumpet-gown-0400011681161.html?site_refer=CSE_GGLPLA:Womens_Dresses:Carolina+Herrera&amp;country=US&amp;currency=USD&amp;CSE_CID=G_Saks_PLA_US_Local_Women's+Apparel:Dresses&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA962BBhCzARIsAIpWEL2a6tgkEGpueC42WgBVE5QXu9VXO7OpI3tJU8iaBMjZZArQOzVOI3QaAte4EALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\">SHOP SIMILAR<\/a><\/strong>, CAROLINA HERRERA. SHEER OVER THE ELBOW GLOVES, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gaspargloves.com\/products\/1270-18?\" target=\"_blank\">SHOP SIMILAR<\/a><\/strong>, GASPAR GLOVES.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grazia USA and New York Fashion Week are made for each other. And that is why, of all the places in the world, and of all the times in the year, it should be here, now, that Grazia makes its mark in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>This is a Fashion Week like no other, in a time of unprecedented crisis. The ongoing coronavirus emergency means shows are mostly virtual events this year, with a corresponding effect on the usual social buzz that electrifies the city at this time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-gallery\"><div class=\"gallery-placeholder\"><div class=\"spinner\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"gallery-pagination\"><\/span><div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-13637 gallery-columns- gallery-size-\"><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2846\" height=\"3557\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/mso_GraziaMag_QL021321-7.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-13639\">WRAP DRESS AND BELTS, MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION. NEON STRAPY SANDAL, BROTHER VELLIES.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2886\" height=\"3607\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/mso_GraziaMag_QL021321-5.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-13640\">KNIT BRA TOP AND MATCHING SHORT, OSCAR DE LA RENTA. LUCITE CUFFS, PATRICIA VON MUSULIN. FEATHERED STRAPPY SANDAL, BROTHER VELLIES.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2348\" height=\"2935\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/mso_GraziaMag_QL021321-12.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-13976\">EMBELLISHED CAPE AND DRESS, CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROGERS. FEATHER HEAD PIECE, ERIC JAVITS. FEATHERED STRAPPY SANDAL, BROTHER VELLIES.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<p>But the same ethos that has seen New York endure other tragedies, other hardships, that same refusal to lie down and take it, that same urge to get up and rebuild bigger, better, stronger, that same unique joie de vivre that defines the city that never sleeps\u2026 that\u2019s what makes this year\u2019s Fashion Week special. And that\u2019s why, despite the challenges, Grazia USA is determined to be at the heart of it all.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s why we\u2019ve published Gotham: The Rebuild, looking back at the devolution and evolution of the world\u2019s greatest city, and it\u2019s why we secured America\u2019s most exciting young photographer, Quil Lemons, to shoot an exclusive set featured here to honor New York Fashion Week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-gallery\"><div class=\"gallery-placeholder\"><div class=\"spinner\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"gallery-pagination\"><\/span><div id=\"gallery-2\" class=\"gallery galleryid-13637 gallery-columns- gallery-size-\"><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2765\" height=\"3456\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/mso_GraziaMag_QL021321-2.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-2-13643\">PRINTED COAT, COACH X JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT. POINTED LEATHER MULE, COACH. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"3200\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/mso_GraziaMag_QL021321-6.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-2-13975\">NAVY SUEDE TOP AND SKIRT, RALPH LAUREN. FEATHERED STRAPPY SANDAL, BROTHER VELLIES.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2642\" height=\"3240\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/mso_GraziaMag_QL021321-4.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-2-13641\">CUTOUT DRESS, GABRIELA HEARST. LUCITE CUFF, PATRICIA VON MUSULIN. SILK GLOVES, STYLIST\u2019S OWN. FEATHERED STRAPPY SANDAL, BROTHER VELLIES.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<p>New York City has never played hostage to the rule book \u2013 and in the face of this latest crisis, it is adapting, evolving and innovating in unprecedented ways. Grazia USA is with it every step of the way. The future is ours to write. Let\u2019s write it together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Photographer:<\/strong> Quil Lemons<br \/>\n<strong>Photo Assistant:<\/strong> Alex Nguyen<br \/>\n<strong>Photo Assistant:<\/strong> Matt Yoscary<br \/>\n<strong>Stylist:<\/strong> Ron Hart<br \/>\n<strong>Stylist Assistant:<\/strong> Daniel Gaines<br \/>\n<strong>Hair:<\/strong> Ricky Davii<br \/>\n<strong>Makeup:<\/strong> Asami Matsuda<br \/>\n<strong>Set Design:<\/strong> Daniel Horowitz<br \/>\n<strong>Set Assistant:<\/strong> Adea Lennox<br \/>\n<strong>Video Director:<\/strong> Randy Singleton<br \/>\n<strong>Photography Director:<\/strong> Ian Crane<br \/>\n<strong>EIC:<\/strong> David Thielebeule<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Models:<\/strong> Julia Vickers and Tatiana Williams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28186,"featured_media":13642,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Visual Love Letter To New York Fashion Week By Quil Lemons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Grazia USA and New York Fashion Week are made for each other. 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