Fashion

Black In Fashion: Day 13 Bishme Cromartie

EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Bishme Cromartie Designer: Bishme Cromartie Via Bishme Cromartie Website      Bishme Cromartie is a Baltimore-born and bred designer hailing from Charm City. Taught by his aunt…

Black In Fashion: Day 12 Rebecca and Akua Shabakka

EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: House of Aama Designer: Rebecca and Akua Shabakka Via House of Aama Website      House of Aama's origin story starts when the daughter, Akua Shabakka of…

Black In Fashion: Day 11 Maxwell Osbourne

EDITED BY MELODY BOYKIN Pictured: Maxwell Osbourne via @maxwellosbourne on IG per Belvedere Vodka      Maxwell Osbourne is the creative designer behind the brand anOnlyChild. As a clothing craftsman, his brand…

Black In Fashion: Day 10 Rachel Scott

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…

Black In Fashion: Day 9 LaQuan Smith

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…

Black In Fashion: Day 8 Edvin Thompson

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…

Black In Fashion: Day 7 Jeffrey Banks

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…

Black In Fashion: Day 6 Reggie Wells

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…

Black In Fashion: Day 5 Dapper Dan

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)…

Black In Fashion: Day 4 Stephen Burrows

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…