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MENELIK PURYEAR WAS BORN IN NEW YORK CITY AND RAISED IN BROOKLYN, WHERE HE STILL RESIDES TODAY. HE COMES FROM A LONG LINE OF BLACK CREATIVES AND TOY MAKERS AND WAS ENCOURAGED FROM AN EARLY AGE TO EXPLORE HIS ARTISTIC CAPABILITIES. PURYEAR’S WORK CAPTURES EXCITING CHARACTERS AND BLURS THE LINES BETWEEN FASHION, LIFESTYLE, AND BEAUTY.
MENELIK PURYEAR WAS BORN IN NEW YORK CITY AND RAISED IN BROOKLYN, WHERE HE STILL RESIDES TODAY. HE COMES FROM A LONG LINE OF BLACK CREATIVES AND TOY MAKERS AND WAS ENCOURAGED FROM AN EARLY AGE TO EXPLORE HIS ARTISTIC CAPABILITIES. PURYEAR’S WORK CAPTURES EXCITING CHARACTERS AND BLURS THE LINES BETWEEN FASHION, LIFESTYLE, AND BEAUTY.
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BERGDORF’S
BLOOMINGDALES
CR FASHION BOOK
ESQUIRE
HARPER’S BAZAAR
KARL LAGERFELD
LAFAYETTE 148
MATRIX
MICHAEL KORS
POLO RALPH LAUREN
RAG’N’BONE
REDKEN
SAKS 5TH AVE
SOHO HOUSE
SOTHEBY’S
STEVE MADDEN
THOM BROWNE
VMAN
VOGUE ARABIA
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