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-…
Designer Spotlight
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…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Marci Rodgers (left), Gersha Phillips (right) Contemporarily female warriors, civil rights icons, and historical figures are just a few types of women depicted in the…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Courtesy of designer Miriam Cooper Bella Craze Have you heard of Bella Craze designs? Well it's the chic creation of Chicago's own Miriam Cooper, the Italian-inspired…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Naomi Sims in 1983 Photographer: Michael Oaks Do you know which iconic black model took her talents from Pittsburgh to the runways of Paris? Her…
EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Zelda Wynn Valdes Via: Dance Theater of Harlem Do you know which black designer was accredited for creating the first Playboy costume? If not, allow…
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…