September New York Fashion Week is already a memory. The industry continues its struggle to make it to the other side of the coronavirus pandemic. Brands wrestle with the social unrest in our country driven by racial injustices. So what’s next? A rollout of free virtual training geared to support diverse aspiring fashion professionals will kick off in three days. NYFW: NXT Endeavor Impact free
Image by: Alvin Balemesa Black lives matter. Period. Fashion has a way of picking up trends, rushing them forward and then dropping them like a bad habit when the next best thing comes along. The current social justice movement and focus on equality for our black and brown brothers and sisters cannot follow suit. How did we get here? Well, for hundreds of years black people in our
The detailed history of fashion shows remains obscure, waiting for a true historian to take up the cause and follow it all the way back. It is believed that the fashion show as we know it may have started as fashion parades in the 1800’s, held in Parisian couture salons. It was not until the 1900’s that American fashion adopted the concept. It is