On a visit to the Greg Lauren Studio in Los Angeles, Mary Margaret Pettway of Gee’s Bend sits with Lauren makers. Standing, left to right: Dee Salinas, Zachary White, Christina Wheeler, Maribel Martinez, Dosha Deng, Greg Lauren, France R. Cetz Gomez. Seated, left to right: Mary Margaret Pettway, Raymundo Guzman. Photos by Menelik Puryear.

We just read this article from American Craft Council and wanted to share this coinciding event.

Presented by the American Craft Council

Thursday, March 24, 2022,
online via Zoom at 11:00 AM PDT

“Join us for a conversation with artists from the quilting community in Boykin, Alabama, also known as Gee’s Bend, and fashion designer Greg Lauren as they discuss what it means to highlight the craft in fashion and the beauty of transparency in partnerships. This American Craft Forum is tied to the fashion-themed Spring 2022 issue of American Craft magazine.”

In the Spring 2022 issue feature article “Beloved Patches of Orange,” writer and fashion scholar Jonathan Michael Square teases out a story about an amazing community of textile artists in Gee’s Bend and Greg Lauren, the designer who wanted to flip the narrative by putting those artists who inspired him front and center in a collection all about collaboration. “

Read the article online now and get ready for an inside look into this exciting collaboration through our upcoming forum conversation.”