Conner Ives
Illustration — Ives observing Lila Moss in his design at the 2026 Met Gala Conner Ives (born 1996) is an American fashion designer. Ives is from the town of Bedford, New York. While a student at Central Saint Martins (CSM), he dressed model Adwoa Aboah for the 2017 Met Gala, from which he gained the notice of Rihanna who hired him to help create her first Fenty collection as an in-house designer.
Conner Ives
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- Conner Ives was born on 1 January 1996.
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- fashion designer
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Illustration — Ives observing Lila Moss in his design at the 2026 Met Gala Conner Ives (born 1996) is an American fashion designer. Ives is from the town of Bedford, New York. While a student at Central Saint Martins (CSM), he dressed model Adwoa Aboah for the 2017 Met Gala, from which he gained the notice of Rihanna who hired him to help create her first Fenty collection as an in-house designer.
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He also put out his own first collection while still in school. In 2018, he was hired by the London fashion boutique Browns to design T-shirt dresses. Ives graduated from CSM with a BA in fashion womenswear in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Ives did not have a final show for his graduate collection, though it was featured in Vogue. A piece from Ives graduate collection was chosen by Andrew Bolton to be included in the 2021 exhibition "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" at the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. At the gala opening for the exhibition, his design was worn by model Natalia Bryant. In 2025 he designed the "Protect the Dolls" T-shirt, which went viral and saw high sales. The shirt is sold to raise money for the Trans Lifeline.
Conner Ives (born 1996) is a fashion designer.
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- 1.Mower, Sarah. Conner Ives—Central Saint Martins Student and Fenty "Intern"—Is Now Selling His Upcycled Clothes. Vogue. July 29, 2019.
- 2.Yotka, Steff. Meet the 21-Year-Old Designer Who Dressed Model Adwoa Aboah for the Met Gala. Vogue. May 3, 2017.
- 3.Qui est Conner Ives, le jeune styliste anglais embauché par Rihanna ? - Elle. elle.fr. 2020-04-03.
- 4.Davidson, Emma Elizabeth. Conner Ives' fashion journey has been anything but normal. Dazed. August 31, 2021.
- 5.Theodosi, Natalie. Browns Taps Central Saint Martins Design Student Conner Ives for Range of T-shirt Dresses. Women's Wear Daily. February 13, 2018.
- 6.About. connerives.com.
- 7.Toner, Paul. Conner Ives Is Living The American Dream On His Own Terms. 10 Magazine. 2022-10-28.
- 8.Kim, Yerin. Natalia Bryant Couldn't Sit Down at the Met Gala, but That Gorgeous Dress Makes It All Worth It. PopSugar. September 14, 2021.
- 9.Gupta, Alisha Haridasani. A Simple Slogan Creates a Shirt and a Sensation. The New York Times. 2025-04-18. 0362-4331.
- 10.Pourquoi les t-shirts provocants et engagés de Conner Ives séduisent les célébrités ? - Elle. elle.fr. 2025-04-15.
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