Edited by Melody Boykin Photo via https://kortomomolu.com/pages/biography As seen on the runway during NYFW for the SS2025 season, Korto Momolus is an Arkansas-based and operated brand pronounced (Cut- Toe- Mo-…
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Edited by Melody Boykin Photo via https://www.diyanu.com/pages/our-story-2 Happy Sunday! Today’s designer spotlight features D’Iyanu by Addie Ajayi. D’Iyanu makes fabulous ready-to-wear clothing whose value supersedes any price tag. What’s most priceless…
Edited by Melody Boykin Via https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-folawiyo- Lisa Folawiya designed these fabulously cultured items with heritage in mind. Lisa’s brand is built on the platform of being a proud Nigerian woman, with her…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Via https://issuu.com/businesselites/docs/ Happy Weekend. Today's Global African Designer Spotlight features the brand Christine Brown by Ghanaian designer Aisha Aynesu named after her late grandmother, a Ghanaian merchant. Aynensu’s…
Happy Black History Month! We're starting this month strong with our first visual global African designer spotlight on Thebe Magugu. In the designer's likeness, Thebe Magugu is a South African-born…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Therez Fleetwood headshot Via: blackfashionhistory.com Do you know which world couture designer created Mickey and Minnie Mouse’s only Afrocentric costume? Therez Fleetwood is a name…
Welcome to the 2024 Black Fashion Week 28 Days of Black in Fashion Campaign. From historical designers such as Elizabeth Kecley, Anne Lowe, and more. Learn about designers past, and…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Amara Black Headshot Via: Black Fashion Week USA Amara Black is a Chicago-based designer who is constantly on the lookout for expansion and growth. With…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Catrina Kagel Via: Black Fashion Week USA Did you know that there’s a black-owned consignment shop located in Lombard, IL? Catrina Kagel of “Thomkat Fashion…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Dream Designs featured in the Black Fashion Week 2022 Fashion Runway Show Photography: Darel White Photography Via: Black Fashion Week USA Dreams Designs was founded…