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September 15, 2025
“White adjacency is a hell of a drug,” Designer Sergio Hudson calls out Black celebrities' absence from Black designer shows…
Anne Lowe Was Fashion's Best Kept Secret
December 12, 2024
Learn about Ann Lowe, the African American fashion designer behind Jacqueline Kennedy's wedding dress, and her lasting impact on couture.
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September 26, 2024
Ann Lowe, known as “fashion’s best-kept secret,” dressed many of America’s most influential families.
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September 12, 2024
From Naomi Campbell to Tiffany Haddish to LaQuan Smith and Sergio Hudson, we’ve rounded up some of the Blackest moments…
Waraire Boswell, Black designers, Black tailors, Black suit makers, Black style, theGrio.com
August 5, 2024
Waraire Boswell has died at 48 years old. Known for his bespoke suite designs, launched his eponymous brand in 2002
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July 29, 2024
Black designers Olympics: From Team South Sudan to Team Nigeria, Black brands and designers are getting in on the Paris…
Mariah Carey, wearing a Michael Jordan jersey from the Chicago Bulls
February 16, 2024
These new successes show how hard it is for small, indie designers to break into sportswear-as-womenswear — especially Blacks.
Aric Jones, Travis Kelce, Travis Kelce's friends, Travis Kelce's crew, Taylor Swift, Ross Travis, Kanas City Chiefs, Super Bowl, Homebred, theGrio.com
February 9, 2024
The streetwear designer opens up about the unique brotherhood driving Kelce and his crew forward.
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September 23, 2023
This week in style, Black In Fashion Council showcases emerging Black designers, Chioma Nnadi is named head of editorial content…
September 21, 2023
A new exhibition is opening in London to chart for the first time the contributions that Black British culture made…
Ann Lowe, Elizabeth Way, Winterthur, Black designers, Black dressmakers, Black culture, Black fashion, Black wedding dress designer, Black history, theGrio.com
September 5, 2023
The Black designer was “society’s best-kept secret” until renewed interest in Black history shed some light.
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February 24, 2023
The Academy Awards organizers call on 14-year-old designer Amira-Dior Traynham-Artis for an exclusive 2023 Oscars suite gift.
NYFW 2023 recap, Black designers at NYFW, Teyana Taylor NYFW, Lil Nas X NYFW, Pharrell, Louis Vuitton, Bethan. Hardison, theGrio.com
February 18, 2023
This week in fashion: unpacking Pharrell's new role at Louis Vuitton menswear, Bethann Hardison to be honored at the NAACP…
February 9, 2023
The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion chamber withdrew Wednesday from this month’s Milan Fashion Week.
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February 4, 2023
In this week's Style Guide, Black designers line up for NYFW 2023 and Alicia Keys and Serena Williams announce similar…
January 17, 2023
Fashion Bomb Daily CEO Claire Sulmers talks with theGrio's Natasha S. Alford about what it takes to support Black fashion…
2022 CFDA Awards theGrio.com
November 8, 2022
Lenny Kravitz, Virgil Abloh, Law Roach, and more were honored at the "Oscars of Fashion," also known as the 2022…
New York Fashion Week 2022 theGrio.com
September 8, 2022
With a star-studded kickoff and more than 28 Black designers showing this New York Fashion Week, Black talent is the…
Laurie Cumbo proposal theGrio.com
May 3, 2022
Despite conspicuous absences and some confusing interpretations of the theme, there were plenty of memorable moments at the 2022 Met…
Zendaya Met Gala theGrio.com
April 25, 2022
As the Met Gala returns on the first Monday in May, celebs are confirming, planning and teasing their attendance for…