As I mentioned, I attended a Harlem’s Fashion Row Conversation with Media Maven Harriette Cole on Thursday. In addition to having a tremendously accomplished career as a magazine editor, Harriette has also penned six books, groomed musicians like Mary J. Blige and Alicia Keys, and is now working with Prince documenting his blockbuster tour. Harriette Continue Reading
Harlem’s Fashion Row (www.harlemsfashionrow.com) is an organization dedicated to changing the face of fashion by shining a spotlight on designers of color oft overlooked in the industry. HFR holds annual fashion presentations (we covered last season’s event here), and has now inaugurated a ‘conversations’ series where founder Brandice Henderson interviews industry veterans in front of Continue Reading
Legendary model agent and Editor-at-Large of Vogue Italia’s Vogue Black site Bethann Hardison wrote an article today titled, “Will Fashion Ever Integrate?” She says, “There are still fashion design houses that choose to remain “all white” in their presentation. Maybe one model of color or two. It is difficult to stand by and watch. I Continue Reading
Harlem’s Fashion Row was established to shine a spotlight on talented yet oft overlooked minority talent. For its third annual event, the Row showcased four emerging designers of color. Take a look at the ones to watch! Viscera NY Regal chocolate queens sat on pedestals surrounded by palm fronds, posing in short and floor skimming Continue Reading
Michaela Angela Davis, Esther Armah, and Isolde Brielmaier are holding a talk on Friday September 17th at 6pm to discuss diversity in publishing: According to the press release, “[This Fashion Week we see] black beauty on the covers of Elle and Vogue. The image of blackness flourishes, but how is the presence of diversity in Continue Reading
Design duo Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough of Proenza Schouler recently unleashed a controversial short film/advertisement called “Act da Fool”: In the four minute video we hear the profanity-laced narration of a young black Southern girl who appears alternatively drinking a 40 or hanging with her friends who she says, “can act like wild animals.” Continue Reading
Stop the presses. I’ve died and gone to fashion heaven!! I was doing my daily internet surfing when I came across a Tumblr blog called Black Fashion (www.blackfashion.tumblr.com): It’s an international photo repository for anything at all related to black fashion. Anyone with a tumblr account can submit pictures. It’s like a daily blog consisting Continue Reading
Fashion Bomb Friend Boxing Kitten recently released images of their Resort 2010 Collection. The line continues with its vintage African inspired feel, this time with more vibrant colors like hot pink, yellow and turquoise: The multihued and patterned jumpsuits and dresses will fit perfectly into the mixed prints trend for the summer: Boxing Kitten designer Continue Reading
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