HYPEBEAST x Gushers Event, September 2023 - IRL Experiential Panel & AR Fashion Showcase

A panel discussion, titled “Fashioning Change,” held at HBX New York on September 14, spotlighted Gushers’ Black Voices Create platform and this year’s featured designers Sainabou Lowe of SAIbysai, Dale Horton of Expired Citizens and Camryn McClain of RENÉE. Each of them created two fashion pieces demonstrating their unique design language. Since 2020, Black Voices Create has amplified the work of young Black creators while celebrating inclusive access to the arts in social, digital and fashion by providing access, exposure and financial compensation, closing the value gap for emerging contributors in the space. Moderated by Hypebeast Copywriter Shaun Harris, the conversation centered on the designers’ brand identities and the efforts made by Gen Z in the fashion space to dismantle cultural and social barriers through authentic storytelling and self-expression.