"Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love" Trailer

"Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love" celebrates the career and legacy of Black fashion designer Patrick Kelly (1954–1990) through seventy-nine fully accessorized ensembles, dating from 1984 to 1990. Kelly drew upon his childhood in the United States South, his African American heritage, his experiences in the club and gay cultural scenes in New York and Paris, and muses from fashion, art, and Black history to create light-hearted yet sophisticated designs that pushed racial and cultural boundaries. The "Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love" exhibition at the de Young museum opens to the public on Saturday, October 23, 2021. Learn more about "Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love" by visiting https://deyoung.famsf.org/exhibitions/patrick-kelly