Raul Lopez

Brooklyn-based designer Raul Lopez is the founder and creative director of LUAR, a critically celebrated brand popularly worn and supported by celebrities like Rihanna, Solange Knowles, Bella Hadid, Dua Lipa, Kendrick Lamar, Future, Shawn Mendes, and others. Of Dominican descent, Lopez began designing at the age of 12, inspired by the fluidity of New York's downtown scene. LUAR exists at this personal intersection of New York and Dominican culture, embracing a design philosophy that promotes the constant curiosity of tomorrow. In 2018, Lopez was a finalist for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. In 2022, he won the CFDA's Accessory Designer of the Year award and was recognized as an emerging leader shaping the future of fashion on TIME magazine's "100 Next" list of the year's top influencers. In 2023, Lopez was named a LVMH Prize semifinalist.

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