DETROIT (WWJ) – Detroit native Christian Allen is making waves in Tinseltown showing, off his designs during LA Fashion Week, which kicked off Friday.
Allen is the Creative Director for high-fashion line YeKim, and has built a successful career dressing Hollywood stars.
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“I came here because some of my major clients — I’m a stylist and a costume designer — and one of my major clients DeRay Davis for a new show called ‘Joking Off’ with MTV,” Allen said. “So I came out here for that, and since then he’s got more work, more shows.”
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MORE NEWS: Michigan Reports 338 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 Deaths“I lost my way for a second, didn’t know what I wanted to do in life; and then when I figured it out, I moved to New York,” Allen said. “Then after New York, it taught my the industry, I went back into the industry. I studied and backed my way into wardrobing and styling, which is my love.”