The Next Wave of New York Fashion Week Stars Is Here

Last night, Luar’s New York Fashion Week-headlining show started late for the best reason a designer could ask for: throngs of people, more than even a high-capacity venue like The Shed can handle, had arrived, and they were ready to party. The word “community” is thrown around a lot in fashion press releases these days, but Luar founder Raul Lopez has one of the most legitimate claims to an actual hardcore community of friends and fans in the industry. Many members of the Luar squad—fellow designers like Martine Rose and musicians like Ian Isiah— are recognizable front row faces you’ll see at other shows. But plenty are just kids with great outfits and the wherewithal to score an invite, or at least a screenshot of someone else’s invite, to a couple shows a season. Read more at GQ.