Designer Reco Chapple does it all. As one of the very few African American designers to create and manage a successful fashion house, Chapple’s portfolio includes a variety of womenswear, menswear, accessories, and houseware. The Atlanta-based designer started by dressing local strippers and drag queens and would later style some of the most prominent figures in business and entertainment, including Toni Braxton, rapper T.I. Kandi Buruss, Janelle Monáe, and more. Chapple has also established one of the only black-owned fabric stores in America. Host Kirsten Holtz Naim sits down with Reco to chat about the road to establishing his career and fashion house, the power of the bounce back, valuable advice for young designers, and his deep love for the Black community.
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Follow House of Chapple on Instagram @houseofchapple
Shop House of Chapple at https://www.houseofchapple.com/
Follow Glamour World Fabrics on Instagram @glamourworldfabrics
Follow Reco Chapple on Instagram @iamrecochapple
Shop HBCU Collegiate Central at: https://hbcucollegiatecentral.com/
Follow HBCU Collegiate Central Instagram @hbcucollegiatecentral
Follow House of Chapple on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXh0LpGk6IwmZC3ncXUoL_A
Learn more about Tennessee State University: https://www.tnstate.edu/
Kevan Hall: https://kevanhalldesigns.com/
Sergio Hudson: https://sergiohudson.com/
Learn more about Michael Knight: https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/entertainment/mychael-knight-dead/index.html
Check out Jedda-Khan’s episode on A Fashion Moment: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jedda-khan/id1545056305?i=1000509483885
