Life-style Model DIALLO Hosts Curated Eating Expertise In NYC

MadameNoire was on the scene for an intimate and elevated Chef’s Table occasion in New York City curated by DIALLO, the life-style model based by New York Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor and his longtime good friend and stylist, Dex Robinson. Designed with craftsmanship, versatility, and intention at its core, the night—held on Dec. 16—invited visitors to totally step into the world the duo has created with DIALLO, one rooted in individuality, confidence, and artistic expression.

The immersive dinner expertise mirrored the model’s ethos past vogue. While DIALLO’s items are designed for the on a regular basis man and sports activities aficionados alike, the occasion welcomed each women and men to assemble, join, and break bread. Guests loved a thoughtfully curated 11-course meal that balanced consolation and refinement, completely complementing the model’s elevated but accessible method to fashion. Handcrafted cocktails courtesy of Sirdavis added one other layer to the sensory expertise, encouraging dialog and connection all through the evening.

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“This brand has always been about intentionality, community, and hopefully we were able to reflect that tonight,” Taylor advised visitors throughout a speech earlier than dinner. “This is a special time of the year, and I hope everybody in this room moves with a purpose moving forward, and I pray that y’all create in a way that you never created before. Also, I hope that ya’ll build and stay together. Community is big to me—I stand on that.”

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To mark the event, the Virginia natives invited Richmond-bred James Beard semifinalist, Chef Shenarri Freeman, to curate an unique menu crammed with soul-warming dishes impressed by her current travels by way of West Africa and time working at New York’s Cadence as an government chef. Guests loved crab dumplings soaked in a ginger tamari and scallion sauce, braised brief ribs topped with mirepoix and thyme, and served alongside silky garlic butter parsnip mash, in addition to pink snapper with pigeon peas escovitch. 

For dessert, attendees had been handled to a decadent slice of gingerbread cake soaked in pecan glaze—completely bringing DIALLO’s signature experiential lens to life. Culinary tastemaker Alex Hill hosted the evening, preserving the enjoyable and festivities excessive all through the unimaginable meal. 

During an unique interview with MadameNoire, Robinson shared that DIALLO—named after Taylor’s center title—means “bold” in West Africa, a sentiment the duo hopes to evoke by way of their clothes. Founded in 2022, the model gives elevated clothes for artists, athletes, and creatives alike, deeply impressed by their Virginia roots and upbringing. With an elevated twist, the gathering contains breathable jerseys, workwear polos, neatly crafted khakis, and premium denim designed to focus on the silhouette of the on a regular basis man—and the label is already making waves. DIALLO has been worn by stars together with rapper Wale and NFL Super Bowl winner Jalen Hurts.

“For us, bold isn’t necessarily something that you have to convey through glaring designs or color, but we try to be bold in our presence, even if something is muted or understated, it’s confidence, kind of like your aura, that makes something bold. And I think that’s kind of how we live as a whole, just trying to be bold, and everything that we do.”

DIALLO was born after Dex Robinson and Tyrod Taylor grew uninterested in “leaning on” conventional luxurious vogue homes for “credibility,” Robinson defined. Having styled Taylor for practically 15 years, Robinson felt it was time for a shift.

“It was crazy how much we really, kind of, put support into their brands. But then, when it was time to go to Paris, we found it extremely tough to get seats at their fashion shows overseas. We were like, ‘You know what? Why not have something of our own?’”

The model has been unstoppable since, and Robinson mentioned he and Taylor have extra unimaginable neighborhood occasions in retailer for the brand new 12 months. 

“DIALLO will introduce a series of curated experiences beyond fashion that bring this lifestyle to life,” so be looking out. 

Before the evening got here to an in depth, Alex Hill shared that she was brimming with pleasure at witnessing the highly effective home Taylor and Robinson have constructed with DIALLO—a testomony to the affect and legacy of HBCUs. Taylor is an alumnus of Virginia Tech, whereas Robinson is an alumnus of Virginia Union University.

“Tonight, I love that we’re also celebrating HBCUS and the amazing things they create. They create alot of entrepreneurs,” mentioned Hill, a Hampton alumnus. “It creates community, it builds community, and we’re rooted in family.”   

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