L.A. designer Greg Lauren heeds the racial wake-up call
LA TimesL.A. designer Greg Lauren outside the downtown L.A. warehouse space that is home to a decade’s worth of scrap vintage fabric he’s upcycling — for a second time — into limited-edition, patchworked, luxury-level garments. “People like Dio Kurazawa, who influenced my GL Scraps program, and Fibershed’s Rebecca Burgess, who I haven’t met, but I follow her work on regenerative wool, and that’s inspired some of the pieces in my next collection.” Designer Greg Lauren in downtown Los Angeles. “Greg is using his ability to navigate in certain circles in the fashion industry — and in the world — to really elevate and champion people who are underrepresented.. He’s been extremely off the hinges and candid about where people need to speak up and show out, especially people who have the resources, the network and the ability to do things when their counterparts are still struggling.” At the same time he’s trying to make his company more racially equitable, Lauren is working on making it more sustainable. “I spent the first 10 years trying to clarify the Greg Lauren voice and learning how to create a successful business making clothes the artisanal way,” he said.
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