The evolution of Iro and Buba
Iro and Buba is a traditional outfit worn by Yoruba women in southwest Nigeria.
BLACK BEAUTY CULTURE
The Akan wedding outfit
We are in the middle of the wedding season, so let’s celebrate it with a traditional wedding outfit.
Black Beauty and Fashion | Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne, the first couturier to employ black models
In the 60s, employing black models was almost a political act in France. Yet, two designers dared using models with ebony skin on the catwalk …
Black Beauty and Fashion | Ebony Fashion Fair, the first fashion show featuring black models
In the United States, only white models were allowed to model clothes on the catwalks until the 60s Ebony Fashion Fair turned the tables by scrolling young black women. Yet, the world’s largest traveling fashion show, highlighting black models and… Continue Reading
Black Beauty and Fashion | The emergence of an afro-american market & the outbreak of black models
Black models like Helen Williams and Naomi Sims helps their peer to do their job. But before the apparition of a black consumer market enable the émergence of black models.
Black Beauty and Fashion | Donyale Luna, the first black model on the cover of Vogue magazine
Helen Williams and Naomi Sims helped black women to pursue their career as a model. In 60’s in America, young black woman called Donyale Luna enable black models to gain success, she did not open the doors of fashion but… Continue Reading
Naomi Sims, the First Black Supermodel Black Beauty and Fashion
Naomi was the first. She was the great ambassador for all black people. She broke down all the social barriers. Known for being the first black Supermodel, Naomi Sims has been able to overcome the obstacles to achieve success.
