Fashion changes from year to year and life shifts from day to day. In this world, you are gone but not forgotten. Your contributions to the industry as a fashion ancestor shall never pass away.
In memory of the black designers and creatives that came before us – some hidden figures and some with world renowned success. Rest in Power.
Ann Lowe. Arthur McGhee. Art Smith. Barbara Williams. Bernice L’Tanya Griffin. Dorothy Alexander. Elizabeth Keckley. Edward James Austin. Fabrice. Francis Criss. Fontaine Bradley. Hazel Shumate. Jay Jaxon. Joe Casely Hayford. James McQuay. Michael Knight. Mildred Blount. Odessa Warren Grey. Ola Hudson. Patrick Kelly. Raven Chanticleer. Rosemary Reed Miller. Scott Barrie. Wesley Tann. Willi Smith. Zelda Wynn Valdes.
