Photos courtesy of Black Fashion Week photography by Darel Photography On October 3, 2026, Chicago gathered at the Obama Presidential Center to celebrate 40 years of Barbara Bates Designs. The anniversary exhibition…
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There’s just something that stands out about Chicago brands. It could be the quality material made and distributed locally for those who love to look great while they peruse the windy city…
Dreams Designs was birthed in the late 1990’s by Joyce Boykin. Joyce, a native of Chicago Illinois and designer of over 40 years is a former graduate of Austin High School and…
Black Fashion Week 2022 is excited to showcase Thomkat Fashion & Art Boutique at the upcoming Black Fashion Week events on Sunday, February 27th, 2022 at the Royal Garden Banquet Halls. Catrina Kagel…
Born on the south side of Chicago but raised in small Greenville, Mississippi, the desire to pursue fashion as a career for Jonathan Thedford was inspired by a classmate who asked him…
Amara Black is a Chicago based designer eager to branch out to new horizons. Over the course of 10 years, Amara Black has showcased collections throughout Illinois, Indiana, Texas, was a Driehaus…
Born to Nigerian parents in London, England, fashion was at the forefront and very influential in Stephane St. Jaymes’s upbringing. He grew up watching his mother and aunties sewing, and from a young…