“FASHIONISTAR"

He’s a proven force to be reckoned with as a new millennium designer. Glenn Duvall Pettway, a.k.a. DUVALL is a man of many talents; He is (formerly contributing fashion writer for the Chicago Defender Newspaper, the South African Mail & Guardian, the TUCC Trumpet Magazine) and the Society Page for the N’Digo News Paper. He’s a designer, manufacturer, stylist, make-up artist, show coordinator, commentator, stage designer, fashion party promoter, modeling instructor and events planner.

After breaking barriers in the Windy City, he moved on and took A Bite from the Big Apple, Played hard and stitched up Hollywood the City of Angels and found himself making history while sitting on Top of the City of Gold -Johannesburg - South Africa. Duvall is now stepping back onto the Worlds Stage out of Chicago.

2009 has Duvall soaring to great heights as he is increasingly becoming the most sought after fashion show producer boasting the contract to the top annual fundraisers in the USA. 2009 also brings the launch of DUVALL – The Label and Duvall’s Chicago Catwalk Explosion 2009 – A fashion platform presenting Fundraisers, Promotions, Galas, Parties and the introduction of new designers, boutiques and chain stores.

A Fashion Dynamo from Chi-Town, designer Glenn Duvall Pettway known internationally as Duvall, says that no goal is impossible. A fashion designer of a difference, he spent seven years stitching up Fashion Hollywood in L.A. Duvall rose to fame as a celebrity designer in South Africa in the early 90’s when he swooped up the prestigious African wedding contract of the decade from some of the worlds top international designers for that of Zinzi Mandela to Zweli Hlongwani. Over the years his clients list reads: Former South African President Nelson Mandela, Former Presidential First Lady and President of the A. N. C. Women’s League Mrs. Winnie Madekizela Mandela, His Majesty King Mswati III and Queen Langagaza with the Royal family of Swaziland. A host of South African Diplomats and South African super star Entertainers, U. S. State Congresswomen Diane Watson and Maxine Waters, celebrities: Patty LaBelle, Willie Gault, Sinbad, Whitney Houston, Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross, fashion Super Model Iman, Tramain Hawkins, the late great James Cleveland, South African Council General Mr. Yusof Omar and family, Hermene H. Hartman of Indigo / Savoy Magazine and Chris Gardner. Duvall was a feature Designer along side Bill Blass, Vivian Westwood and Gianni Versace to name a few for the 1994 (Greatest Show on Earth) & (The Miss World) competition at the lost city in South Africa. His movie costume credits are Jamarr Fanaka’s Street Wars and Nbogemi Ngema’s Broadway play, Sarafina. His events company has launched national and international brands such as Heineken, Gillette, Christian Dior, and Givenchy perfumes in South Africa. Adding to his list of accomplishment, he is also a contributing fashion writer for a major African American newspaper, The Chicago Defender. Proving to be unstoppable, Designer Duvall registered as the most sought after designer when history was being made in South Africa as the worlds then most watched presidential inauguration took place, that of Mr. Nelson Mandela. Duvall is now testing the waters for his new label (At Night - By Duvall) the perfect gift idea for men, a collection of Men’s night, morning and lounge wear. Duvall now carries the cities leading fashion show and fundraising contracts through his company FASHION'S EMPIRE Events -The Fashion/Entertainment Show Company in the U.S.A. & R.S.A.

Duvall's claim to fame came in 1984 when he outmaneuvered body guards and security officers of the Chicago Aire Crown Theatre and interrupted a Patty label concert in front of a sold out audience of thousands. Bearing gifts in hand, he requested the impossible that she would disappear from stage and return in his design a black ruffled evening gown to sing her finale' song "Somewhere over the Rainbow" and with the support of a roaring crowd behind him...she obliged... taking Duvall on a one way trip somewhere over the Rainbow.


Duvall has created many highly acclaimed successful promotional fashion platforms: The Catwalk Is on Fire @ the House of Blues which is now in its 5th year and has featured more than 130 established, new and up-in-coming fashion, hair, make-up and jewelry designers along side the cities top catwalk models. Also Duvall’s Fashion Pages under the Picasso and now the show-stopping presentations of -Duvall's CHICAGO CATWALK EXPLOSION.

Chicago Promotions – FEATURE DESIGNER