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Luar’s Raul Lopez on Affordable It Bags and a Diverse Look

The designer explains how New York‘s ballroom scene, growing up in a Dominican community and fans such as Dua Lipa helped him build a luxury brand accessible to everyone.
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Luar’s Raul Lopez explains how the New York ballroom scene, growing up in a Dominican community and fans such as Dua Lipa helped him build a luxury brand accessible to everyone. (Getty Images)
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On a mild evening in early spring, an unassuming street in Brooklyn momentarily became the destination for New York’s fashion crowd. Club kids, streetwear aficionados and people dressed like Neo from “The Matrix” vied for a spot in the swelling crowd. The reason? A fashion label called Luar, which has become so hyped in recent years that even those not usually accustomed to queueing will gladly get in line.

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