Laura Smalls

WATCH: Who were the biggest black designers of NYC Fashion Week?

Fall 2013 Fashion Week just ended, and as usual it was an exciting preview of the best in American design. Black designers made a big impact among a field consisting of hundreds of shows.

theGrio’s 100: Laura Smalls, designer who dresses the first lady

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theGRIO's 100 - Michelle Obama has brought national attention to black designer Laura Smalls, who is known among the fashionable set for lovely clothing that is feminine and tailored...

Black designer Laura Smalls: The latest with first lady's approval

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It was the historic year that President Obama was elected the first African-American president of the United States that Smalls took up her sketchpad after a long break and began designing one-off pieces.

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SLIDESHOW - With more than 200 fashion shows in and around the tents at Lincoln Center, there were only a handful of designers of color who showed their wares...

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Laura Smalls

WATCH: Who were the biggest black designers of NYC Fashion Week?

theGrio’s 100: Laura Smalls, designer who dresses the first lady

Black designer Laura Smalls: The latest with first lady's approval

Slideshow: theGrio goes to Fashion Week

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