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Laquan Smith, born in Queens, New York, started his brand at the age of 21. Smith spent his early years instructed by his grandmother who...

Liberated Threads Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul By Tanisha C. Ford In this thought-provoking book, Tanisha C. Ford...

Born in 1980 in Illinois, Virgil Abloh was the son of Ghanaian immigrants and he learned to sew from his mother. Upon graduation from the...

Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style by Shantrelle P. Lewis Black dandyism itself is not new; originating in Enlightenment...

Robinson grew up southeast of Los Angeles in the affluent area of Orange County and pursued a career as a fashion designer after he saw a...

One of the most striking figures in international style offers a unique and unforgettable memoir of the two women who shaped his dreams,...

Daniel Day, born August 8, 1944, known as Dapper Dan, is a fashion designer from Harlem, New York. He made his name in the late ’80s and...

The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion by Antwaun Sargent In The New Black Vanguard, curator and critic Antwaun...

Tracy Reese grew up in Michigan and as a child, Reese’s mother taught her how to sew and make clothes. She graduated High School in...

Skin deep: The inside story of Black fashion models by Barbara Summers This resource we are sharing today is a book by Barbara Summers...

Fashion designer Stephen Burrows was born on September 15, 1943, in Newark, New Jersey. At a very young age, Burrows started sewing and...

Stylin': African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit by Shane White and Graham White In this book, Shane...

Willi Smith is arguably one of the most successful black designers in fashion history. In his 20-year career, he established a sartorial...