Designers of Color Show Out With These Inspired Fashion Week Looks
Designers, curators, models, celebrities and fashion lovers descended on New York City between September 5 and 12 for the latest iteration of New York Fashion Week (NYFW). As the industry takes steps toward more equitable representation, this year's shows featured several established and emerging designers of color and several high-profile showcases featuring diverse models. Channel that energy into your wardrobe via inspiration from these showcases, which highlighted designers and models of color:
I wanted my debut at #NYFW to be an experience.I hired all black models with natural hair& dark skin because that's what the fashion industry is most afraid of. You cant erase us if we control the narrative. I did this for the little black girls watching at home.Because I love us pic.twitter.com/tpkZ728Mh5
— Eman Idil Bare (@EmanIdilBare) September 10, 2018
.@rihanna takes over Brooklyn with a powerful performance in her idyllic Garden of Eden, featuring the new @SavageXFenty Fall/Winter 2018 collection. #SavageXFW18 #NYFW pic.twitter.com/2qqLFnIMSa
— KCD (@KCDworldwide) September 13, 2018
mama cāx for studio 189 spring '19 rtw #nyfw pic.twitter.com/7X4RzXwvch
— ℊ. (@daydlreaming) September 13, 2018
Had so much fun hosting #NYFW with @TeenVogue celebrating self expression, diversity, body positivity and creativity.
— Lauren Gallo (@MissGallo) September 12, 2018
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Body positivity has become trendy, but it’s important to remember that it’s a work in progress for the fashion industry. pic.twitter.com/mSC8rKYj8h
Prabal Gurung introduced diversity to fashion when he took his guests on journey inspired by his recent travels from Nepal to cities across the globe for his SS’19 show at #NYFW. Love the use of colour in his collection. #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/23dYaEOQHU
— Joanne Yulan Jong (@YULANCREATIVE) September 13, 2018