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The groundbreaking work of 10 contemporary black fashion designers (established and up-and-coming) based in New York City will be showcased in an unprecedented exhibition, Black Dress, celebrating the creativity and entrepreneurship of the field. : Ten Contemporary Fashion Designers”. Organized by Pratt Institute fashion professor Adrienne Jones and coinciding with Black History Month and New York Fashion Week, the exhibition features international fashion superstars Tracy Reese, Byron Lars, and Omar Lars. It includes designs by Salam and Pratt Institute alumnus Jeffrey Banks. A fashion-forward video created especially for the exhibition by renowned artist and 2013 MacArthur Fellow Carrie Mae Weems.…
After ten years of leading the hugely successful Dakar Fashion Week, Senegalese designer Adama Ndiay, founder of the Adama Paris line, sensed an opportunity when he saw it. “Paris is the capital of fashion. It’s very important for designers to show here,” she said.But recognizing that it was rare for African designers to appear at mainstream Paris fashion week, Ndiaye took matters into his own hands. For the first time ever, Paris welcomed Black Fashion Week.”It’s a combination of everything. We have over 15 designers from Egypt, Martinique, Senegal and the United States. That’s what I love about fashion,” Ndiay…
by AFP issued October 8, 2012 The Senegalese-born French fashion designer has realized a long-held ambition by hosting the first Black Fashion Week in Paris, which aims to bring African talent to a global audience. Models wearing Adama Paris creations wait before the Black Fashion Week show in Paris on October 5th (AFP) Adama Ndiaye launched the event to showcase the best the continent has to offer, but dismissed criticism that it excluded non-black people.”Some people ask, ‘Why don’t we have a white fashion week?’ But Paris Fashion Week is already white!” She is behind the show label Adama Paris…
by AFP issued October 8, 2012 The Senegalese-born French fashion designer has realized a long-held ambition by hosting the first Black Fashion Week in Paris, which aims to bring African talent to a global audience. Models wearing Adama Paris creations wait before the Black Fashion Week show in Paris on October 5th (AFP) Adama Ndiaye launched the event to showcase the best the continent has to offer, but dismissed criticism that it excluded non-black people.”Some people ask, ‘Why don’t we have a white fashion week?’ But Paris Fashion Week is already white!” She is behind the show label Adama Paris…