Designers Ev Bravado and Tela D'Amore walk the runway during NYFW for designer Who Decides War SS25 at Hall Des Lumieres on September 07, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Victor Pagan/Getty ...
From bold-colored scarves to the zoot suit in Harlem to the mass popularity of bold acrylic nails, Black culture in fashion has always been present in American history. Many Black fashion designers ...
There’s no denying the impact of Black culture on mainstream fashion. This we know. This, we have think-pieced, essayed, and beaten until the horse was bloodied. We’ve drilled down cultural ...
The Harlem Renaissance was both a literary and musical movement, as well as a style revolution. In the 1920s, Harlem became the center of a new cultural identity, where style of dress became ...
CAP D'ANTIBES, FRANCE - MAY 23: Alton Mason attends the amfAR Cannes Gala 30th edition Presented by Chopard and Red Sea International Film Festival at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 23, 2024 in Cap ...
Growing up, fashion wasn’t just something you wore—it was something you studied. Every Sunday night, I’d sit in front of the TV, flipping through my Word Up! and Right On! magazines, planning my ...
The late Coco Chanel once said, "Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." In Black culture, what we wear has always been a timestamp of ...
On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Wisconsin Black Student Union hosted its annual fashion show, “Tailoring the Black diaspora: Black Brilliance through the Ages.” The show’s theme opens the door to Black ...
HOUSTON — These are the words that have long been weaponized against Black fashion, particularly in the 1980s, when hip-hop culture was erupting from the five boroughs of NYC, and redefining what it ...
NEW YORK – Fashion icons like Dapper Dan, Janelle Monáe and the late André Leon Talley are known for their distinctive approaches to sartorial style — bold splashes of color, luxurious fabrics, ...
When you think about how Black men are impacting American culture, the modeling industry may not immediately come to mind. But from magazine covers to nationwide campaigns to high-fashion runways, ...