Written by: Jennet Jusu (@TheJusuQuench) | Fashion Bomb Intern Harlem Fashion Week 2018 / The Malcolm X Legacy Collection It was all a dream…once deferred. With a mission to provide a platform for the rich culture that derives from Harlem, much like the renaissance fellow innovative Harlemites revolutionized in the 1920s, Harlem Fashion Week is […]
Black History Month on Fashion Bomb Daily: Willi Smith of Williwear
Today’s Black History tribute goes to Willi Smith (1948-1987), considered by some to be the most successful African-American designer in history.Smith, educated at Parsons and Philadelphia College of Art, specialized in relaxed cotton creations. He began his own line, Williwear, in 1976 which, at its peak, sold $25 million worth of clothing per year.Pantsuit by […]
Black History Month on Fashion Bomb Daily: Ann Lowe, Designer of Jacqueline Kennedy’s Wedding Dress
“Ann Lowe was known as society’s best kept secret…You would have thought her clothing was Parisian couture, but she charged much less to create the same thing. They all went to her for their debutante balls and weddings.”–Michael Henry Adams Next up for Black History Month is Ann Lowe (1898-1981), designer to prominent families such […]