Posts Tagged ‘Fashion’
This young Black designer is dressing Afro Colombian vice president Francia Márquez in ‘resistance’ fashion
Esteban Sinisterra, a Colombian fashion designer, sees similarities between himself and the country’s VP, Francia Márquez, who he dresses.
Read MoreMilan Fashion Week hears calls for more designer diversity
Stella Jean returns to Milan’s Fashion Week after a two-year boycott of the event in which she was often the only Black designer.
Read MoreBlack Fashion Designer Claims Luxury Brand Balenciaga ‘Borrowed’ His Design
Fashioned designer Lamont Stapleton is the latest Black creator to discover that someone else has stolen his ideas to turn a profit.
Read MoreTracee Ellis Ross Partners With Non Profit To Support Black Women-Owned Businesses
Actress and activist Tracee Ellis Ross has joined forces with nonprofit Buy From A Black Woman to put products by Black women into H&M stores.
Read MoreModel goes viral after exposing NYFW’s failure to hire Black beauticians
“And this is why I carry a full makeup kit wherever I go for work,” British-Jamaican model Leomie Anderson wrote. This weekend, British-Jamaican model Leomie Anderson went viral after she shared a video exposing how poorly prepared New York Fashion Week organizers are to accommodate the beauty needs of Black models.
Read MoreBilly Porter calls out Vogue after featuring Harry Styles on cover in dress: ‘I changed the whole game’
The Emmy, Grammy and Tony-winning actor/singer says ‘I was the first one doing it and now everybody is doing it.’ I had to fight my entire life to get to the place where I could wear a dress to the Oscars and not be gunned down. All he has to do is be white and straight.”….
Read MoreBlack Fashion Insiders On Breaking The System
The fashion industry has a long history of African-American oppressions and suppression. However, influential African-American artists are speaking up.
Read MoreDolce & Gabbana responds to accusations that ‘Blackamoor’ earrings are racist
After outfitting a white model with earrings that evoke a the racial stereotype of the mammy, one design company faces backlash.
Read More9-year-old Brooklyn rapper pens rap against pants sagging, ‘Pull Ya Pants Up’
Despite being just 9 years old, Amor “Lilman” Arteaga is making waves with his new song, a rant against sagging pants.
Read MoreMichelle Obama’s DNC Dress Designed by African-American Designer Tracy Reese
The Obamas don’t just offer representation inside the White House; they shine a spotlight on Black designers with their choices.
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