He dressed the likes of Grace Jones, Princess Diana and Paloma Picasso, and was known for his exuberant designs and spirited runways. For many, Patrick Kelly represented joy. His contributions to ...

In 1985, celebrated African-American designer Patrick Kelly sent a model down the runway ... oddly charged in the midst of these other cheery designs. There’s an unmistakable smile on her ...

seeing Black women command the runway and magazines in his designs created a seismic shift in me. I wanted to be a part of Patrick Kelly’s universe. Now, visitors of the De Young Museum in San ...

Set to release in January 2026, “Clothes to Make You Smile: Patrick Kelly Designs His Dreams,” a picture book biography written by Dr. Eric Darnell Pritchard and illustrated by Shannon Wright ...

I grew up thumbing through the old copies of Ebony and Jet at my grandmother’s house and coming across the colorful spreads showcasing Patrick Kelly and his designs. Bright, slightly (or overtly ...

“I design differently because I am Patrick Kelly, and Patrick Kelly is black, is from Mississippi.” After looking through a fashion magazine and realizing there were no Black models, he ...

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NEW YORK -- Whenever he mounted a show, Paris-based designer Patrick Kelly ... of his ethnicity. Kelly was African American and that fact played prominently in his designs, in the way he presented ...

Patrick Kelly. Beyoncé’s dress, one of the late Kelly’s ’80s designs, featured a fitted silhouette accented by dozens of gold buttons in the shape of a heart. The jury is still out on ...

Patrick Kelly, a longtime exhibitor and former ... from which he graduated with a national diploma in industrial design. Kelly moved to Canada and then to the United States, working in the field ...