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Flowers Shall Grow in Rain featuring Journey Powell

Black Fashion Week proudly spotlights Journey Aliah Powell — a 20-year-old fashion model, writer, and English major at Spelman College — as she presents her debut live fashion exhibition, Flowers Shall Grow in Rain, on August 2nd from 5 PM to 7 PM at Hatch 41 (4131 South State Street, Chicago, IL).

Check out KENDI AMANI’s Featured Jewelry on the Runway at the Field Museum

Kendi is the creative force behind the emerging brand KENDI AMANI, which has quickly gained popularity in the United States. Her African-inspired fashion accessories are meticulously hand-crafted in Kenya by…

Sage and Shea African Store Featured during Chicago’s African Fashion on The Runway

Sage and Shea African Store is a boutique located in the Bridgeport neighborhood located 3502 S. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60609. The store offers African apparel, jewelry, handbags, shoes, and…

Stephane St. Jaymes on the Runway During Chicago’s African Fashion

Born to Nigerian parents in London, England, fashion was forefront and very influential in Stephane St. Jaymes’s upbringing. He grew up watching his mother and aunties sewing, and from a…

Dream Designs Showcases Bold Bright Fashion during Chicago’s African Fashion On The Runway

Dreams Designs was birthed in the late 1990’s by Joyce Boykin. Joyce, a native of Chicago, IL, and designer of over 40 years, is a former graduate of Austin High…

Akese Stylelines New Collection at Chicago’s African Fashion On the Runway

Akese Stylelines splashed on to the Chicago fashion scene in early 2012. Designer Jennifer Akese Burney captures the vibrance and color of the popular Ankara tradition while offering…

KENDI AMANI to Showcase Collection During Chicago’s African Fashion on The Runway

Kendi is the creative force behind the emerging brand KENDI AMANI, which has quickly gained popularity in the United States. Her African-inspired fashion accessories are meticulously hand-crafted in Kenya by…

Sage and Shea African Store to Showcase New Collection During Chicago’s African Fashion on The Runway

Sage and Shea African Store is a boutique located in the Bridgeport neighborhood located 3502 S. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60609. The store offers African apparel, jewelry, handbags, shoes, and…

Akese Stylelines to Debut New Collection for Chicago’s African Fashion On the Runway

Akese Stylelines splashed on to the Chicago fashion scene in early 2012. Designer Jennifer Akese Burney captures the vibrance and color of the popular Ankara tradition while offering…

Chicago’s African Fashion on The Runway to Feature Dream Designs

Dreams Designs was birthed in the late 1990’s by Joyce Boykin. Joyce, a native of Chicago, IL, and designer of over 40 years, is a former graduate of Austin High…