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Emily Miles (July 31, 1910-June 11, 1999) was an African American fashion designer and entrepreneur. [1] She was considered Newark, New Jersey's "first lady of fashion" [1] and "the grand dame of black style in Newark". [2] In 1998, she was inducted into the New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame and the Chicago Fashion Hall of Fame. [3]
Richard Blackwell (August 29, 1922 – October 19, 2008) was an American fashion critic, journalist, television and radio personality, artist, former child actor and former fashion designer, sometimes known just as Mr. Blackwell. He was the creator of the "Ten Worst Dressed Women List", an annual awards presentation he unveiled in January of ...
Additionally, she was one of the founders of the National Association of Fashion Accessory Designers, an industry group intended to promote black talent in the fashion industry. [ 5 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] This group was established with the sponsorship of the National Council of Negro Women . [ 1 ]
Fashion has always broken boundaries and captured the zeitgeist. But it has also evolved from a marker of social status into a tool of self-expression. This list of some of the 20th century’s ...
10 Black fashion designers who carry the torch in modern fashion. Take a closer look at 10 of the most famous Black fashion designers, their work and how they made or are making Black fashion history.
Black fashion influencers include designers, models, musicians and stylists. Some key figures like Run DMC and the music icons of Motown are well known. Others, like Ann Lowe, have not always ...
Lillian Brown Head (1921 - 2010) was an African American fashion designer who was known for her bold designs and high fashion hats. In Atlanta, Georgia , Head designed hats for many prominent citizens including Mrs. Ivan Allen Jr. .
Ann Cole Lowe (December 14, 1898 – February 25, 1981) was an American fashion designer. Best known for designing the ivory silk taffeta wedding dress worn by Jacqueline Bouvier when she married John F. Kennedy in 1953, she was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. [1]