On Wednesday, April 19th, Bal Harbour Shops hosted a private luncheon at Zero Bond in New York to celebrate Sophia Wilson, the recipient of the second annual Next Gen Fashion Photography Award. Created by Bal Harbour Shops in 2021, the Next Gen Fashion Photography Award was created to recognize the extraordinary talent of young fashion photographers and to expand on our long-established support of emerging creative talent. Sophia Wilson gained recognition at a young age by photographing her East Village neighborhood as she sees it. Noticing the omission of diverse races and body types across fashion imagery, Wilson dedicated her practice to showing people “who look like me”. This coupled with her skill of producing exacting colors by hand in her darkroom, earned her the respect of major publications, fashion brands and celebrities. Today, at age 22, she has already been published in Vogue, Vice, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, as well as campaigns for Nike, Vans, and Instagram. Wilson’s celebrity portraits include Jade and Willow Smith, soccer star Megan Rapinoe, and rapper Flo Milli.
Wilson was selected by a jury of four experts that included Alessia Glaviano, Head of Global Photo Vogue; Isolde Brielmaier, Deputy Director of the New Museum; Michael Famighetti, Editor of Aperture magazine; and renowned fashion and portrait photographer Stewart Shining. Following on from last year’s winner Tyrell Hampton, Wilson received a cash prize of $10,000, a feature in Bal Harbour Shops magazine and digitally on our other far-reaching platforms.
You’re going to want to sport the latest from Miu Miu. The Italian house has collabed with New Balance and tennis champ Coco Gauff for a capsule collection of shoes, apparel, and accessories. Hurry and find it at Miu Miu at Bal Harbour Shops during its limited-time run.
Cell phones the size of a brick. Those AOL discs. Playlists limited to what could be stored on a cassette tape. There’s a lot we don’t mind leaving in the ‘90s. However, when it comes to high fashion, we can’t get enough of the era. In her new book, “Pamela Hanson: The 90s,” the celebrated fashion photographer shares her favorite moments from the decade shooting top models everywhere from New York to Paris. Click the link in bio for a detailed look, scroll through for a preview, and head to Books & Books at Bal Harbour Shops to get your copy today.
Eye candy that truly pops, courtesy of David Yurman.
In case you were looking for a sign to go out tonight, it’s coming in the form of the latest sandals from Ferragamo. Find them here, at Bal Harbour Shops, and enjoy them wherever the night takes you.
