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>>> WE JUST SAY HEY TO THESE
F.I.T. FANS.
Y’ALL ARE VERY FANCY
HERE CHEERING YOU AREGUYS ON.
YOUR PEOPLE.
ALL WEEK LONG WE HAVE WORN LOOKS
BY THESE TALENTED DESIGNERS FROM
ALL AROUND THE WORLD
IT’S BEEN OUR "DESIGN THE LOOK"
SERIES.
>> IT’S BEEN SUCH AN
UNBELIEVABLE PLEASURE.
MONDAY 31-YEAR-OLD PAPA OPPONG
DRESSED US IN CUSTOM LOOKS
INSPIRED BY HIS WEST AFRICAN
CULTURE.
>> TUESDAY, DEBORAH WON COINED
THE TERM ATH-EVENING.
>> AND THEN MEXICAN AMERICAN
DESIGNER VALERIA WATSON BROUGHT
US BRIGHT, BOLD PIECES.
>> YESTERDAY, OHIO’S ANTHONY
OYER BROUGHT HIS ’60s AMERICANA
TO STUDIO 1A
WE LOVED WEARING THOSE.
>> AND TODAY TWINS CRISTINA AND
MARGARITA NG NG HAD US FEELING
RED CARPET READY IN THESE
INCREDIBLE CUSTOM LOOKS.
>> AND DEHYDRATED FROM CRYING.
SO WE ARE HAPPY Y’ALL ARE HERE
SO YOU GUYS WERE EARLIER ON IN
THE WEEK, PAPA AND DEBORAH
WHAT IS THE RESPONSE
WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?
>> OVERWHELMING SUPPORT.
PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO ASK WHERE
THEY CAN GET THE GARMENTS THEY
SAW YOU LADIES WEAR.
>> THEY ALREADY WANT THEM?
>> YES, ORDERS ARE COMING?
>> PAPA, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> IT’S CRAZY.
MY INSTAGRAM HAS BEEN BLOWING
UP
FOR THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO TURN
OFF MY NOTIFICATIONS.
>> THERE WERE TEN PEOPLE HERE
THAT DAY, WHERE CAN WE GET YOUR
DRESSES.
BOTH OF Y’ALL, ALL OF Y’ALL.
VALERIA AND ANTHONY, WE KNOW
THAT YOUR PARENTS WERE SUCH
PIVOTAL PARTS OF REALLY ALL OF
Y’ALL’S STORIES.
WHAT DID THEY SAY?
>> THEY WERE BEYOND EXCITED.
I MEAN, IT’S SPECIFICALLY FOR MY
PARENTS, WE GREW UP IN THE
MIDWEST.
THE "TODAY" SHOW IS EVERYTHING,
YOU KNOW
SO THEY LOVED IT SO MUCH.
>> GOOD.
HOW ABOUT YOU, VALERIA
>> BOTH OF MY PARENTS ARE HAPPY.
MY MOM WAS LIKE I DON’T SPEAK
MUCH ENGLISH BUT I UNDERSTOOD
EVERYTHING
IT WAS NICE.
AND ALSO FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS
I FEEL VERY SUPPORTED.
IT WAS, YEAH, I FEEL VERY LOVED.
>> WHAT WE WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF
YOU, CRISTINA, MARGARITA, EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF YOU, YOUR STORY,
YOUR CULTURE, ALL OF WHO YOU
ARE, PLUS YOU THOUGHT ABOUT US,
WHICH IS JUST SO GENEROUS AND
LOVELY, AND SO WE WANT TO
CELEBRATE Y’ALL.
ARE Y’ALL READY FOR A SURPRISE
>> HERE IS THE SURPRISE, KIDS.
IN STYLE IS GOING TO FEATURE ALL
OF YOU IN THEIR FIRST EVER IMAGE
MAKERS ISSUE CELEBRATING DIVERSE
TALENT, THE BIG REVEAL IN MARCH.
SO YOU GUYS WILL BE FEATURED
IN IN STYLE.
>> WIT, WHAT
>> THESE ARE JUST SHOWING YOU
WHAT THE DIGITAL LOOKS LIKE.
BUT ALL OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE
IN THIS BECAUSE WE WANT TO SHOW
UP-AND-COMING DESIGNERS.
Y’ALL ARE IMAGE MAKERS
YOU ARE THE UP-AND-COMING
DESIGNERS.
>> I AM SHOCKED.
>> SO YOU CAN SEND THESE TO YOUR
FAMILIES AND EVERYBODY CAN SEE
YOUR WORK.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING WITH US.
WE ARE HONORED
WE CAN’T TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WE WILL BE LOOKING THROUGH
VOGUE, REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE
ON
>> HODA HAS JUST STARTED STAYING
OUT PAST 6:30.
WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST FASHION
SHOWS, WE ARE COMING.
>> YES.
>> DON’T PUT US IN SECOND ROW.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU GUYS
PLUS, KATHLEEN, AND TEAM FROM
THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY’S IFPROGRAM, FOR THEI
SUPPORT, THEY HAVE BEEN HERE