The iconic “Fashionista” photo shoot styled by ESSENCE’s own Emil Wilbekin in our latest September issue continues to gain buzz.
The shoot highlights leading women of color in the fashion industry today like personality Bevy Smith, on-air host Tai Beauchamp, dj Deejay Kiss, blogger Claire Sulmers, stylist June Ambrose and designer Tracy Reese.
All six women, Wilbekin and an amazing supporting staff including fashion editor Memsor Kamarake, manicurist Lisa Logan and hair stylist Ursula Stephens converged in New York City last month to transform the women from glam gals to glam queens.
Here’s an exclusive look at how this fabulous group of people came together and made some sartorial magic happen for our September issue.