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Photographer Vaughn Lowery shoots beauty shot of Kaden Olivier for 360 MAGAZINE.

NFIF NYFW RECAP

‘Having taken NFIF around one spin, we are ready to do it again! It serves as a touchpoint for interacting with like-minded people and forging friendships in the design world while engaging with the consumer in real time. Certainly most-talked about.‘ — Vaughn Lowery (President, 360 MAGAZINE)

‘The event exceeded all expectations. The space was lovely, the designers were incredibly talented, and the ambiance was simply unreal. We’re extremely thankful for the opportunity & looking forward to collaborating on any future events’ — Josh Gottlied (Clapped CEO/Founder)

    ‘This event was so special to see our culture represented during NYFW meant everything, and to see everyone enjoy our Plant-Based Banana Pudding was a dream come true!’ — Chef Sakari (Hell’s Kitchen Season 21)

    ‘I absolutely loved the Next Frontier in Fashion show; the show was a culmination of talent in all forms. The event featured great works of four different designers and the open layout of Room & Board.’ — Kaden Olivier

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    Next Frontier In Fashion (NFIF), created by Javier Pedroza (Under One Roof Productions) and D’angelo Thompson (DT Beauty Inc.) is a new and inclusive fashion experience in NYC. This immersive fashion experience will be held at Room & Board in Chelsea (NYC) and is a great opportunity to highlight fashion designers and trends from around the world. Next Frontier In Fashion, alongside education partner Kent State University Fashion NYC and 360 MAGAZINE, will provide an innovative experience promoting designers, brand elevation, pop-up shops, and press on location. 

    Naima Mora (America’s Next Top Model) will be co-hosting on Thursday, February 9, from 7:00pm-10pm. NFIF will feature fashion designers Victor De Souza, Adrian Alicea, DRTY SMMR, and HiPost. In addition, attendees can buy goodies at our pop-up shops with vendors such as Lana Ogilvie Cosmetics, Privado Eyewear, and ED Designs. 

    Making the Cut's Esther Perbandt is on the cover of 360 MAGAZINE.
    Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn’s Making the Cut’s Esther Perbandt covers 360 MAGAZINE during NFIF NYFW.
    Bejeweled e-bike Sprinkles will be on display at Next Frontier in Fashion via 360 MAGAZINE.
    Bejeweled e-bike Sprinkles will be on display at Next Frontier in Fashion via 360 MAGAZINE.
    6400 Swarovski encrusted decanter on display at Room & Board flagship for NFIF via 360 MAGAZINE.
    6400 Swarovski encrusted decanter on display at Room & Board NYC for NFIF via 360 MAGAZINE.
    Reebok and 360 MAGAZINE award a pair of fashion sneakers to the best dressed at Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week.
    Reebok × 360 MAGAZINE award a pair of fashion sneakers to the best dressed at Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week.
    Complimentary small tattoos will be offered at Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week by 360 MAGAZINE.
    Complimentary small tattoos will be offered at Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week by 360 MAGAZINE.
    Sakari Smithwick (Hell's Kitchen on Fox) serves up vegan banana pudding alongside of Clapped ice cream via 360 MAGAZINE's NFIF presentation at NYFW.
    Sakari Smithwick (Hell’s Kitchen on Fox) serves up vegan banana pudding alongside of Clapped ice cream via 360 MAGAZINE’s NFIF presentation at NYFW.
    America's Next Top Model Niami Mora and NFIF via 360 MAGAZINE.
    America’s Next Top Model Niami Mora hosts NFIF via 360 MAGAZINE.
    Room&Board via 360 MAGAZINE.
    Model Kaden Olivier attends Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week at Room&Board via 360 MAGAZINE. [PHOTO: @vaughnlowery MUA: @simplyshekey | PROD: @jonahaze]
    360 MAGAZINE pop-up shop at Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week.
    360 MAGAZINE’s pop-up at Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week.
    Chef Sakari Smithwick from Hell's Kitchen on Fox Network attends Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week via 360 MAGAZINE.
    Chef Sakari Smithwick from Hell’s Kitchen on Fox Network attends Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week via 360 MAGAZINE.
    Beauty Influencer and Tattoo Virgin Nicole Restrepo gets her cherry popped at 360 MAGAZINE NFIF parlor during NYFW.
    D'angelo Thompson and Frank Guyton at 360 MAGAZINE pop-up shop at Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week.
    D’angelo Thompson and Frank Guyton at Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week via 360 MAGAZINE.
    Chef Sakari Smithwick from Hell’s Kitchen on Fox Network attends Next Frontier in Fashion during New York Fashion Week via 360 MAGAZINE.

    About Next Frontier in Fashion 

    We are ‘Next Frontier in Fashion’ with one aim: “to empower strong, independent Fashion Designers and Artists of the future.” Our Fashion Week event is a program that allows brands to showcase their collections on the runway, to press, and multiple social media platforms, and introduce standout concepts in pop up shops, market week and most importantly, connect industry partners.

    *In celebration of Black History Month, 360 MAGAZINE will be accepting contributions on behalf of The Jewels Heritage Project, Inc. (JHP), a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) entity.

    Reverend Joseph E. Lowery, the dean of the Civil Rights Movement, recited the benediction for President Barack Obama's inauguration.
    Reverend Joseph E. Lowery, the dean of the Civil Rights Movement, delivered the benediction for President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
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    Crooner Jay Wheeler covers via 360 MAGAZINE.
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    Sanaa Lathan in Michael Costello dress for 360 MAGAZINE.

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    NYC LGBT party promoter and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity member dies via 360 MAGAZINE.

    FRANK WATSON’S HOMEGOING

    Frank Watson, a popular NYC LGBTQIA+ party promoter and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. member, will always be remembered.

    NYC legendary promoter Frank Watson, William Allen, B-Hen via 360 MAGAZINE.
    NYC legendary promoter Frank Watson, William Allen, DJ BRIAN HENRY via 360 MAGAZINE.

    “I first met Frank Watson in Harlem in the early days of the 2010s, I can’t recall exactly the year, but I do recall his and others like him, an ambition trending group that would change how thousands would see themselves and attempt to define a new world, even for me. It was the breaking days of the New Harlem — young energy and freedom rushed in like a tsunami.

    Frank had ideas about parties and asked me a lot of questions on how to do it in Harlem and NYCwide. I had spent a few years serving as a development advisor to an emerging magazine that expressed fashion freedom and black gay pride as well as help to create the first major black comedy club in the 1990s, located in Harlem, that created substantial new opportunities that formerly was only open to a few blacks at a time. More of my story later in another article.

    In the pic above, it was at one of a handful of people at Frank’s first party venture that happened to take place in Harlem, the DJ Brian Henry, on my right, a mentee who had invited me, was a recent college graduate working at Verizon and living in Harlem. Brian is now the famous B-Hen, hosting amazing block parties all across the nation and performing abroad. Back to Frank. I’ll never forget that conversation that night and the countless others, his humility, charm, and drive to make other people enjoy their lives was evident. He had a soul that couldn’t be broken and was a strong architect of much needed ventures and events that made pride beyond one day, month, or a season. He gave life to a new generation that chose to be dominant in popular culture and not in the shadows. May God grant him peace. He was a king.” — William Allen

    360 MAGAZINE remembers No.1 NYC Promoter Frank Watson.
    No.1 NYC LGBT party promoter, Frank Watson, memorialized via 360 MAGAZINE.

    FRANK’S HOMEGOING

    Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022, at noon.

    Location: Monticello Middle School, 180 Clyde Ross Drive
    Monticello, AR 71655

    Important details to note:

    If you’re coming from Little Rock on the day of, please begin your drive by 9AM in order to arrive around 11AM.

    If you drive through Pine Bluff and Star City, which is via Highway 425, you will have cell reception the entire trip.

    If you choose to drive there via Highway 530 South, you will NOT have cell reception for at least an hour of the drive.

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