Vicksburg, Miss (VDN) – The Vicksburg Fest of 200 Vicksburg in tomorrow will conclude with the Mississippi metropolis parade, a celebration that Raymond Banks, founder and inventive director of Hoodvenchy, calls a love letter to the southern Board.
Banks has at all times had vogue “sewn within the material of his life.” Born and raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi, graduated from Vicksburg Excessive Faculty, Alcorn State College and Parsons Faculty of Design. After being approached by town of Vicksburg final yr to arrange an occasion as a part of the Bicentennial celebration, Banks knew that the occasion wanted to replicate the deep musical roots of town.
“We’re a music very based mostly on music, which is in 61 blues path,” Banks stated. “With the Mississippi metropolis, I performed on the Mississippi Blues path, celebrating the 200 years, along with having music and leisure totally different from Vicksburg.”
The occasion will mix the expertise of dwell music by Ballou and The Bears and a combination of cured music supplied by DJ Freddy Lee, as a nod to the outdated days of Juke-Joint from yesteryear, together with an evening of catwalk fashions that present the Hoodvent’s personal clothes line.
“The Hoodvenchy observe exhibits are at all times an expertise,” Banks stated. “It is extra than simply taking a look at garments and seeing fashions. I like folks to become involved, to look throughout the fashions. However it isn’t nearly vogue; it’s the music and panorama that additionally surrounds you.”
Hoodvenchy, a luxurious road clothes model rooted in delight and cultural innovation, made its debut on November 15, 2018 at Jackson State College. Initially launched as an announcement in opposition to cultural appropriation in vogue, Hoodvenchy has turn into a nationally acknowledged label, which is introduced in the principle weeks of vogue and digital publications, and has stood out within the “Black Discussion board of america.”
“Designing garments is my ardour: I do know that Cliché sounds, however I actually love what I do,” Banks stated. “To see Mississippi’s metropolis, I’ll come to life in Vicksburg, I actually cannot specific with phrases the way it makes me really feel.
The doorways of the Mississippi Metropoli will open at 7 pm, with the parade from eight pm the warehouse of the Lightest Avenue is situated in 1609 Gentle St.
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