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Conner Ives

Conner Ives is an American fashion designer.

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Conner Ives (born 1996)1 is an American fashion designer.

Ives is from the town of Bedford, New York.1 While a student at Central Saint Martins (CSM), he dressed model Adwoa Aboah for the 2017 Met Gala, from which he gained the notice of Rihanna who hired him to help create her first Fenty collection as an in-house designer.234 He also put out his own first collection while still in school. In 2018, he was hired by the London fashion boutique Browns to design T-shirt dresses.54 Ives graduated from CSM with a BA in fashion womenswear in 2020.6 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Ives did not have a final show for his graduate collection,7 though it was featured in Vogue.4

A piece from Ives graduate collection was chosen by Andrew Bolton to be included in the 2021 exhibition "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" at the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.7 At the gala opening for the exhibition, his design was worn by model Natalia Bryant.8

In 2025 he designed the "Protect the Dolls" T-shirt, which went viral and saw high sales. The shirt is sold to raise money for the Trans Lifeline.910

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  1. Mower, Sarah (July 29, 2019). "Conner Ives—Central Saint Martins Student and Fenty "Intern"—Is Now Selling His Upcycled Clothes". Vogue. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. Yotka, Steff (May 3, 2017). "Meet the 21-Year-Old Designer Who Dressed Model Adwoa Aboah for the Met Gala". Vogue. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  3. "Qui est Conner Ives, le jeune styliste anglais embauché par Rihanna ? - Elle". elle.fr (in French). 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  4. Davidson, Emma Elizabeth (August 31, 2021). "Conner Ives' fashion journey has been anything but normal". Dazed. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  5. Theodosi, Natalie (February 13, 2018). "Browns Taps Central Saint Martins Design Student Conner Ives for Range of T-shirt Dresses". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  6. "About". connerives.com. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  7. Toner, Paul (2022-10-28). "Conner Ives Is Living The American Dream On His Own Terms". 10 Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  8. Kim, Yerin (September 14, 2021). "Natalia Bryant Couldn't Sit Down at the Met Gala, but That Gorgeous Dress Makes It All Worth It". PopSugar. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  9. Gupta, Alisha Haridasani (2025-04-18). "A Simple Slogan Creates a Shirt and a Sensation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  10. "Pourquoi les t-shirts provocants et engagés de Conner Ives séduisent les célébrités ? - Elle". elle.fr (in French). 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-04-21.