Comments on: What Happened to Diversity? Only 2 Black Designers Showing At NY Fashion Week

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By: t olugbala

t olugbala — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:24:15 +0000

we have the responsibility to support black artists period. black celebrities have a larger responsibility as well–being photographed in something by a black designer can really work to enhance the designer’s visibility. solange knowles wearing boxing kitten is a perfect example.

instead of asking for a seat at the proverbial table, i think we should build our own runways. the remedy for exclusion is not to beg for inclusion, but to get off your knees.

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By: Whatever

Whatever — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:53:33 +0000

“By 2015, African-American buying power set to surpass $1 trillion dollars annually, so could people-power influence the runways?”

The civil rights movement got a huge push once companies started to realize the buying power of the African-American community…

http://www.amazon.com/Desegregating-Dollar-American-Consumerism-Twentieth/dp/0814793274

By: apple

apple — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:23:09 +0000

cost may be one thing, but not always new designers pay for their own show.. some people who are picked out a crowd like Rodarte (they weren’t even designers they just hung outside of fashion week one day and people like their designs talk about luck!) and Thakoon (he may have won a contest? anyway anna wintour picked him personally) were funded…if they could be discovered by someone they could easily be a big name in fashion

but the last full black person i remember in fashion that was true designers (not like diddy or kimora lee) is Willi Smith, but he died in the 80s

By: Lieutenant Norals IV

Lieutenant Norals IV — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:13:37 +0000

Interesting…. as a young Commercial photographer I believe it’s getting the work out there on a almost badgering the industry basis that will make them take notice of you. If you Some Designers who can use the Consistently fresh flavor my work has to offer, I can go for shooting great new designs. Blu of BluTintphotography.com

By: gmarie

gmarie — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:51:28 +0000

yeah it really comes down to costs, these shows are a huge production. Even some of my favorite non-black designers didn’t show this week. but then just because they did not present a runway show doesnt mean they did not have a presentation event (which a lot of smaller fashion houses tend to do during nyfw)

Another thing to note is the average retail prices of the designers you’ve mentioned…it does not really line up well with the income of a good number of people in our communities, a bulk of their sales are coming from the Anglo community to be honest. They are not mainstream designers. There are so many layers to this I could go on all day but I won’t lol. I’m glad clutch is profiling the 2 that did show however

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:07:21 +0000

yes. support black designers. simple.