Serena Williams Makes History as First Athlete to Receive CFDA Fashion Icon Award
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Serena Williams is being recognized as a trailblazer in athletic fashion! Williams has always pushed the fashion envelope on the court. From skirts to bespoke tennis outfits and Flo-Jo inspired get ups, she has been just as influential in athleisure as she has been in the game of tennis. That love of fashion led the […]
Black British Fashion Designers and Their Stories Are Being Celebrated at New Exhibition in London
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London has opened a beautiful new exhibition to highlight the contributions Black British culture has made to U.K. fashion and design history. Titled The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion, the exhibition is located at central London’s Somerset House. The Missing Thread, which opened on September 21, pays tribute to the influence of […]
Dr. D’Wayne Edwards Releases First Shoe From U.S. Black-Owned Footwear Factory
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Dr. D’Wayne Edwards is paving the way for the future of Black creatives. As the founder of Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, the country’s first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to reopen, Edwards wants to change the narrative for Black footwear designers. In 2022, Edwards founded one of the first Black-owned athletic […]