Kevan Hall

In 2018, Hall co-founded the non-profit organization Black Design Collective, alongside costume designer Ruth E.

• Name — Kevan Hall • Birthplace — Detroit, Michigan, US • Education — Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, California • Label Name — Kevan Hall • Occupation — Fashion designer • Relatives — Vondie Curtis-Hall (brother) Kasi Lemmons (sister-in-law) Henry Hunter Hall (nephew) • Website — http: www.kevanhalldesigns.com

Kevan Hall was born in 1957 in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of three children. His brother is actor and film director, Vondie Curtis-Hall. By the age of seven, Hall knew that he wanted to be a Fashion Designer. He attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles, where he met his wife, Deborah.

Hall started his fashion career as an assistant to L.A. sportswear designer Harriet Selwyn. In 1983, he founded Kevan Hall Couture, selling to luxury retailers including Neiman Marcus, Saks, Lord & Taylor, Bonwit Teller, Bullocks Wilshire and Bergdorf Goodman. In 1997, Kevan Hall was asked to provide the creative talent to reinvigorate Halston, the dormant label famous for dressing Jacqueline Kennedy, Lauren Hutton, Lauren Bacall, Elizabeth Taylor, among other notable names. Kevan joined Halston as the Design and Creative Director from Fall 1998 - Spring 2000. In 2002, he launched his own signature ready to wear line, Kevan Hall Collection. Fashion Week Online highlighted Hall’s Fall/Winter 2022 collection: Trading Post, stating, “his use of regional fabrics, accented with blackened gold and copper metallics, reimagines a glorious era of seafaring trade and opulent beauty.” Kevan's designs have been worn by many Hollywood stars and fashion icons including Salma Hayek, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Katherine Heigl, and Michelle Obama. Kevan Hall and his designs have been featured on numerous television shows. Hall was featured on Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane as he dressed Kimora Lee Simmons for Vogue’s Met Gala in New York. America’s Next Top Model featured Hall’s Spring 2009 collection as a runway challenge as he looked on as a guest judge. Adrienne Maloof from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills featured Hall's collection in a fashion show to introduce her new shoe line. Hall has made guest appearances on national television shows such as Inside Edition, Extreme Makeover, The Better Half, and E!'s Fashion Police to discuss current fashion trends on and off the red carpet. In 2024, Kevan Hall opened a pop-up boutique in Cannes, France during the 77th Annual Cannes Film Festival. His Spring 2024 Collection, titled Côte d'Azur after the French Riviera, was inspired by French artist Sonia Delaunay.

Kevan Hall is recorded as fashion designer.