Patrick Kelly's Joyful Black Dresses Opinion The Harvard Crimson Patrick Kelly Dress French The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Glorious Corner Times Square Chronicles Patrick Kelly, born on this day in 1954, was a Black American fashion designer who rose to international fame with his playful designs and clever embellishments. Born in Mississippi, Kelly pursued a We celebrate National Button Day by remembering the brilliant and versatile fashion vision of designer Patrick Kelly. Inspired by the mismatched buttons his grandmother used to mend his shirts back in Mississippi,