# Gigi Perez's Intimate Fashion Week Performance

> Gigi Perez performs for Gap Inc. Encore members at New York Fashion Week.
- Title: Gigi Perez's Intimate Fashion Week Performance · Rolling Stone
- Summary: Gigi Perez performs for Gap Inc. Encore members at New York Fashion Week. Gigi Perez performed for Gap Inc. Encore loyalty members at New York Fashion Week…
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- Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/music/music-news/inside-encore-after-hours-intimate-evening-gigi-perez-1235632977
- Author: Rolling Stone
- Published: 2026-09-28T18:37:48+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: gigi perez, gap inc, encore loyalty, new york fashion week, cherry lane theatre, noah kahan, soundcloud artist, grief, sailor song, sabrina carter
## Encore After Hours Event
Gigi Perez performed for Gap Inc. Encore loyalty members at New York Fashion Week.
## Perez's Stage Experience
Perez says being on stage feels like being at home but also scares her.

> Being on stage feels like being at home. It always did, but it [also] scared the daylights out of me.
## Personal Struggles
Perez discussed her struggles with religion and sexuality as a gay teenager.

> I was struggling a lot... It's a very common experience, that backdrop of struggling with religion and where religion separates from my understanding of God, and also my sexuality.
## Family Losses
Perez lost her grandmother and uncle in quick succession and her sister Celene in 2020.

> There were years and times... of struggling with that survivor’s guilt.
## Grief and Music
Perez created music to process grief after losing family members.

> When I look back on the album, you know, it took years to process [At the Beach, in Every Life].
## Live Performance
Perez performed six songs including 'Sailor Song' and a cover of Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso'.
## Key takeaway

Gigi Perez performed for Gap Inc. Encore loyalty members at New York Fashion Week, sharing personal struggles and grief while singing.