black designers
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BNYFW: Nigerian Label Maki Oh Made This Fashion Week #BlackGirlMagical
We really didn’t think last week could get any better—or blacker—as we prepared ourselves for the hype-worthy phenomenon that is Black Panther while also stalking New York Fashion Week 2018 to see what—and who—our best and brightest were sending down the runways in their Fall/Winter collections. So imagine our surprise that one of the most…
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Legacy, Legacy, Legacy: What Best Befits a Civil Rights Icon?
As we wrap up the biannual phenomenon known as New York Fashion Week, we find ourselves overwhelmed by the amount of new fashion and trends we saw on the runways, forecasting what is to come in Fall/Winter 2018. But since we here at The Glow Up sit at the intersection of Fashion Week and Black…
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Heavy Metal: How Jeweler Douriean Armored and Adorned Black Panther
“It’s surreal. I still don’t think I’ve fully processed or fully understand what impact this movie is going to have on people’s lives. So I’m excited.” —Douriean Jewelry designer and metalsmith Douriean Fletcher—who designs and retails simply as Douriean—is having the kind of breakthrough moment most artists can’t even begin to dream of. Handpicked by…
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#BNYFW: Inside Fashion Designer Samantha Black’s Bey-Line to Success
What happens when a young designer wakes up to find Beyoncé wearing her clothes? Samantha Black, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based designer of ready-to-wear line Sammy B., can tell you: “My phone was blowing up.” Why? While Black was asleep, dreaming up sexy leisurewear worthy of Queen Bey to wear on her private jet, Instagram caught fire.…
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From Wannabes to Wakanda: Ruth E. Carter Costumes Our Cultural Consciousness
Ruth E. Carter’s résumé reads like a list of iconic favorites from contemporary black cinema. In the 30 years since her first film, Spike Lee’s 1988 hit, School Daze, the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated costume designer has amassed more than 60 film and television credits, including I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988); Do the Right Thing (1989);…
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#BNYFW: LaQuan Smith Brought the Heat to Fall Fashion Week
There was a definite sizzle on the final day of New York Fashion Week, and it wasn’t due to Valentine’s Day. LaQuan Smith debuted his Fall/Winter collection, and the theme was decidedly sexy. Evoking the last days of the disco divas, Smith sent his models down the runway in crushed velvet, sparkling spandex and fur…
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BNYFW: Telfar Global’s Showroom Experiment Starts Today!
Telfar Global rocked New York’s runway last week, and starting today, the collection is on view at New York City’s Century 21 department store near the World Trade Center and available to order. If you can’t make it to the store, you can check out the collection here, post what you like to Instagram and…
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BNYFW: Off-White c/o Jimmy Choo Is a Collaboration to Covet
Virgil Abloh, the postmodern P.T. Barnum of fashion who has turned his distinct point of view into a budding fashion empire, debuted his latest collaboration with Jimmy Choo Tuesday night. Abloh, a protégé of Kanye West’s and a Grammy nominee for his work on Watch the Throne, was propelled to the forefront of fashion via…
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BNYFW: Romeo Hunte Turns It Up
Twenty-nine beautiful black models slayed every step of Romeo Hunte’s Fall/Winter 2018 runway. How could they not? The label cuts some of the best outerwear in the business. When you throw shearling jackets, fox-fur chubbies, trenches tiled with fur patchwork, PVC-detailed bombers and reversible raincoats over Black Panther-inspired Speedo wetsuits, finished off with fresh pairs…
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BNYFW: Ennyluap Brings Ladylike Style to Fall Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week is typically a flurry of edgy, ultraglamorous presentations from designers we love, daring us to push the envelope—and our imaginations—further. But rarely do the creations we admire on the runway translate to real life. At most, they are inspirational—at least, aspirational. That’s why there was something subtly refreshing about the low-key…