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Home • Fashion Week

Black Style Now: Iconic Fashion Designers

From Tracy Reese to Rachel Roy, the Black designers who will be scorching the NYFW runways.
Iconic Fashion Designers
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By Zandile Blay · Updated October 28, 2020
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In a competitive industry filled with “here today, gone tomorrow” talent, the phrase “only the strong survive” remains true in the world of fashion design.

Here, we recognize established designers of color who serve up style season after season, making their mark and building empires.

Read on and be inspired!