Amanda Gorman Face Of Vogue Magazine Cover May 2021, The Rise and Rise of Amanda Gorman
“It’s like they made her poetry,” said the poet Danez Smith of the ravenous media response to Gorman. Smith has seen Gorman perform and admired the “political heart and mind and attention to history and community” evident in all her work. The first true piece of poetry criticism Gorman ever published, for the Los Angeles Review of Books, was an exacting close reading of Smith’s “Homie,” in which Gorman identified the “fetishization of suffering and violence” rampant in ...
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African-American Youth Runway Model Inspires as a Natural Hair Advocate
At 10 years old, Celai perfected that walk on the runway. She'd been invited to hit the catwalk in New York for designer David Tupaz after being "discovered" as a model as a child. It's not only that mature-beyond-her-years strut that makes her a stand-out it's her signature hair. The African-American model is an advocate for natural black hairstyles. Celai has worked with major brands like Target, Walmart, Amazon, Gap, Disney and Allstate and was the leading lady in Willy Williams’ ...
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The Black In Time Fashion Show: A Time Of Celebration
The categories included the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, ’00s, African Streetwear, and future Black designers in the DFW area. A fan favorite was African Streetwear which was led by the ASA president, Abena Marfo. Marfo not only was the lead for planning and finalizing outfits but also walked in the show. “I definitely do a lot of the background work and I thought it’d be fun to step out of my comfort zone and be in the front and center ...
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Fashion Designer Kenneth Ize from Nigeria Is Getting Through It All
Paris is the big leagues, and by showing there, Ize proved he could compete design-wise, but the elevation in profile also exposed problems in production. It’s one thing to celebrate West African textile craft and tradition. It’s another to rely on local artisans to scale up to meet the needs and orders of international luxury retailers.
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Every Look From Thebe Magugu Fall/winter 2021
Magugu's collections often have a sociopolitical meaning. The South Africa-based designer's Spring/Summer 2020 collection was an ode to the revolutionaries who fought to end apartheid while his Spring/Summer 2021 collection honed in on Johannesburg's spies in the latter half of the 20th century.
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