’s rapid ascent in the fashion world is more than merited, and goes far beyond clothing. Known for his voluminous silhouettes and minimalistic workwear pieces, the California native has proven that his label represents home to his many devoted fans. The industry has taken notice, too—in the span of just one year, Chavarria was nominated for the CFDA’s American Menswear Designer of the Year award, and won the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in 2022.
Below, Chavarria reflects on how his spring 2023 collection came about, why his casting is so important, and what values he strives to uphold through his namesake brand. It’s also a great honor for a brown person to be getting an award like this. I grew up with a very serious awareness of human rights issues, and after working for a lot of larger companies where I didn’t feel like I was on the right path, I decided when I started my own brand that I would make sure it was going to be about the people. I wanted to really uplift them which, at the time, was quite the risk.
Before I had a location or designed the full collection, the first piece in the collection was what I called the “Altar Boy Cape,” which was that black shoulder piece. I had that on a mannequin for a long time as I was pulling the collection together. In that way, I will often start with a theme and then the collection will evolve from there. The collection was actually going to be much darker at the onset, but then it started to become a story of good and evil.
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