th<\/sup> birthday.<\/p>\nSince then, Hudson has picked up supporters like Khloe Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez. Sergio Hudson designs can be seen on celebrities such as Britney Spears, Janelle Monae, Miley Cyrus and Regina King.<\/p>\n
\u201cSergio is a very talented individual,\u201d said Hudson\u2019s partner Inga Beckham, who recognized Hudson\u2019s talent and decided to invest in his design house. \u201cHe was born with a gift.”<\/p>\n
Hudson, 34, was born and raised in Ridgeway, South Carolina. \u201cI was a normal Ridgeway country boy, my granddaddy had a farm, we ate from the farm,” Hudson said. \u201cI didn\u2019t even know how much vegetables cost because I never had to buy any.\u201d<\/p>\n
His interest in fashion started at the age of four through his family. \u201cIt was just key women in my life that weren\u2019t normal, per se, to what people where we\u2019re from are normally,\u201d Hudson said. \u201cFashion was always a part of our lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hudson\u2019s mother, Sheldon Hudson, founder and senior pastor of Across All Boundaries Christian Church in Columbia, had a tailoring boutique when Sergio was young.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe would sit underneath the machine and pick up the scrap pieces off the floor and match different pieces,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cA child of this age should not know what fabrics should go with what.\u00a0The eye he had, he was destined for greatness.”<\/p>\n
Hudson was exposed to designer clothes at a young age because his mother wore designer clothes every Sunday for church and on special occasions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was young, I thought, \u2018Oh that\u2019s just clothes,\u2019 but as I grew up, I was like, \u2018Oh, most people don\u2019t wear the stuff that she did,\u2019\u201d the designer said.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Because Hudson\u2019s older sister was a runway model, the family also got the opportunity to travel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rural area did not provide a cultural experience. Traveling beyond exposed him to a culture that he would later walk in,\u201d his mother said.<\/p>\n
Hudson\u2019s mother knew he was gifted, but because she wasn\u2019t professionally trained in clothing design, she decided it would be better for Hudson to go to design school.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy promise to him was I would send him to school to learn,\u201d Sheldon Hudson said.<\/p>\n
Hudson didn\u2019t get involved in making his own clothes until he attended Barter College, which was once the oldest design school in the Southeast. Hudson started working professionally after he graduated in 2005, making a name for himself through custom designing and dressing specific people.<\/p>\n
In 2013, Hudson won the Bravo American reality competition TV show \u201cStyled to Rock,\u201d produced by Rihanna. \u201cIt helped me be the designer who I am,\u201d Hudson said. \u201cAfter the show, I really stepped it up as a designer.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Spring 2015 collection was the first Sergio Hudson collection to be released and showed the bold way Hudson blended classic and edge in luxury fashion. He has released five more collections, including the Fall 2018 collection that Hudson says \u201chit the vein.”<\/p>\n
“That was the first collection that I really just did what I wanted to do,\u201d Hudson said. \u201cI really feel like that was a turning point for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Sergio Hudson Fall 2019 collection is now available as well; it was released on Feb 8 and has been released with a pre-sale since Feb 15. \u201cIt was directly inspired by the \u201970s and Donna Summer and last year we worked heavily with J Lo, it was just kind of a perfect storm of everything,\u201d Hudson said.<\/p>\n
He mentioned that though he normally isn\u2019t inspired by music, Donna Summer\u2019s \u201cI Feel Love\u201d gave him the inspiration for Fall \u201819 one day while driving home from work. \u201cI was like, \u2018oh my God, this song is really inspiring me and making me think of outfits.\u2019 It was a moment,\u201d Hudson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think his designs are ahead of his time,\u201d Beckham said. \u201cThe use of colors and sharp lines while also being elegant, it\u2019s fashion forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hudson\u2019s designs have always been inspired by women; Hudson said he uses inspiration from his family, thinking about what his niece who is 20 would like as well as his mom who is 58.<\/p>\n
\u201cI purchase a piece from every collection,\u201d Dr. Hudson said. She said that Sergio Hudson is a line with a variety of designs that she can wear in church and that Beyonc\u00e9 can wear on stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe younger who wants to show off her body and the older woman who wants to be jazzy but doesn\u2019t want to show off her body,\u201d Hudson said, \u201cI think about all of those women and everything in between.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s taking care of the woman who wants class, who wants quality, and who wants everlasting style,\u201d Dobbs said.<\/p>\n
As he and his team begin pulling inspiration for spring 2020, Hudson says he is looking forward to launching shoes and handbags in the collection. For now, he says he is looking forward to selling his Fall 2019 and getting Sergio Hudson in more stores.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal to me is, you want to get to that Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren level where it\u2019s all inclusive,\u201d Hudson said. \u201cYou can dress high-end, you can dress people who can\u2019t afford high-end, you can dress everybody\u2026 that\u2019s where I want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hudson hopes to eventually expand his brand. \u201cYou\u2019ll see interior design pieces from me, you\u2019ll see makeup from me, you\u2019ll see eyewear, you\u2019ll see dishes, flatware.\u00a0I love anything that\u2019s beautiful, that\u2019s just me.\u201d<\/p>\n
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This white suit including hand-sewn Swarovski crystals on the jacket and skirt was worn by Beyonce.<\/p>\n
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