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Blog postAs a fashion educator and eternal student I’m acutely aware of how Black designers and Black creative influence has been written out of the history of fashion. Although the creatives coming up through today are looking a bit more diverse, names like Ann Lowe, Willi Smith, Patrick Kelly never figured in my formal education. It must be galling as a young aspiring designer to plow through all the recommended tomes and style bibles and never see anyone representative of you. We have been in the <
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Blog postFendi; autumn-winter 2021 Milan, Italy Fashion is looking forward with optimism, and what better way than through the artist’s lens. Some surprising collaborations between the fashion and art worlds are emerging, for both mens and womenswear. You can read about them and what they might mean here on FashionUnited…
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Blog postBeing in an Empire State of mind is a little different these days. Many fled the city as the pandemic raged for their Catskills retreats, Long Island beach houses, or back to the small towns they thought they’d left far behind. Others of us stayed and watched as the city that never sleeps did a pretty good impression of it. In today’s piece for FashionUnited, I examine what has been lost and how NYC can rise again. You can read it here…
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Blog postWe’ve been grateful for Amazon during pandemic months, even becoming dependent on the instant hit of receiving our orders within 24 hours. We’ve made Jeff Bezos the planet’s first trillionaire. But one Silicon Valley regular advises us to wean ourselves off our dependency before it turns dangerous. Read my story on what the insiders are saying at FashionUnited.com here…
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Blog postThere’s a longing when we view images from this brief yet influential period in British fashion: the freedom, the courage, the pioneering spirt. It was a time before designer labels dominated youth culture, and creativity flourished. I was excited to interview a former New Romantic who is also interviewed in the book.
Oh here’s sneak peak. He’s the one in red! Check out the interview and more images of his velvet-attired youthful self here on FashionUnited…
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Blog postIt is rare that an educational institution will permit a journalist to sniff around, speaking to faculty but most importantly to black and brown students about their experience at the school. But one program director at Parsons School of Design who understands the challenges education must urgently meet did just that. A vulnerable and transparent approach is the only way to address the systemic racism in the fashion education system. For this glimpse inside a typical fashion classroom during<
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Blog postTimes are hard for many people right now but I write about what I know. I spill the beans on the hustle that is fashion education here in this piece for FashionUnited…
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Blog postDigital technology pulled us through a global pandemic when otherwise we’d have been cut off from the rest of humankind with only banana bread recipes for solace. Now digital’s possibilities are endless. But will the fashion industry get with the program or will it return to its old tired ways? I examine this issue with input from wise individuals on both sides of the argument here on FashionUnited…
Mesmerizing, isn’t she?
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Blog postFashion is a tricky landscape to navigate but hindsight is a wonderful GPS. In this, the second part, another group of internationally accomplished fashion professionals dish the dirt on what they wish they’d known back then when they were starting out. You can read the full article here at FashionUnited.com
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Blog postIf I only knew then what I know now is a common reaction at some point in life. It can be merely regretful or become a motivator to make sure others don’t make the same mistakes as you have. These 15 professionals with international reputations and lofty experience reveal what they would tell their younger selves in this 2-parter for FashionUnited. You can read Part 1 here…
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