“Equity in fashion for Black professionals is important. There shouldn’t be a question about it. We simply need to be — must be! — paid as much as everyone else. It should never be an issue in my book. I just want to be paid, no matter what color or creed, for my work and my worth.
Industry gatekeepers and decision makers need to be more engaged and curious about past, present and future. And read. No one knows our history. How many people know about Ann Lowe, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy’s wedding gown designer – a Black woman who made history in 1952 making something as important, especially at that time, as the dress of the future first lady. In my book, Ann Lowe is just as important as Marie Antoinette and her dressmaker Rose Bertin are to introducing the world to couture. Read, learn, know our history and the contributions we’ve made to this industry.”
