In 2019, Murphy collaborated with the owner of Deviant La Vie, Brittany Duet, on a project called, “The Zenith Experience,” for LA Fashion Week. “Zenith is the most-high, and experience is coming to something that will leave a mark in your mind,” says Murphy, who hopes to create powerful feelings and experiences whenever someone wears an Alani Taylor garment. Not only did the collection leave a mark on LA fashion week, but it also caught the attention of Beyoncé who was interested in the whole collection for her next project. Murphy recalls that the iconic singer’s assistant had contacted her, and told her that Beyoncé was specifically interested in the white lace and rope number she had designed. After her project had completed filming, Murphy had to wait a whole year to find out that the project was in fact Black is King. The designer recalls, “Although I had been a part of designing for Beyoncé in the past, when Black is King came out, that image will forever be in my head of her in the all-white outfit that I made because it was such a powerful view that they did – how they shot that and how she was dead in front of the screen. She’s literally in Alani Taylor and I could never forget it. That changed my life.”
