EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Rachel Scott Headshot Rachel Scott’s brand Diotima is a love letter to her Caribbean roots. Traditional Jamaican garments, doilies, and mesh marinas, Diotima is handstitched…
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EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN HEADSHOT VIA Laquan Smith Website LaQuan Smith is the namesake brand of LaQuan Smith, a Brooklyn native who started his brand at 21. Laquan was born…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN HEADSHOT VIA Instagram/@theophilio Photographer: instagram @rogxbee , Rog and Bee Walker Theophilio is the Brooklyn, NY contemporary brand owned by Jamican-American Edvin Thompson. Thompson was…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Jeffrey Banks Do you know which Black Designer is partly responsible for the famous Polo logo on the Polo Ralph Lauren shirts? While the answer…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Reggie Wells Do you know which beauty artist maintained Oprah’s youthfulness for over 30 plus years? With a little patience and lots of passion and…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Dapper Dan Photographer: Toni Cenicola What Black Designer comes to your mind when you think of Hip Hop Fashion? Take a second. FUBU (Daymond John)…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Stephen Burrows wears his signature T-shirt-NICK MACHALABA Do you know which black pioneer designer holds the key to their city? Well, let's chat about Stephen…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Arthur McGee I hope you’re ready to go to school! Black Fashion Week implores you to take a second of your time to learn about…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Anne Lowe, circa late 1950s- early 1960s Fancy pearls, a ladylike smile, her wide-brim hat tilted to the side. That’s Ann Lowe! Ann Lowe was…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Credits: Pictured: Elizabeth Keckley circa late 1860s- 1870s Do you know who one of the very first well-known black designers was? Well, think now further allow…