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2020 has provided the opportunity to open our eyes in many ways, one way, has been through the civic and social issues that have always existed but have been brought to the forefront of our daily conversations. This curation of articles aims to shed a light on the BIPOC creators in our community who are changing the fashion game in their own way. Rashad Warren is a New Orleans based fashion designer, who began designing by tailoring the clothes his mom would buy him. In this article, Warren discusses his inspirations and his thought processes behind his designs in addition to other fun facts about him.
Photo by: Kelly Crawford
https://www.vianolavie.org/2017/11/17/artists-in-their-own-words-rashad-warren/
2020 has provided the opportunity to open our eyes in many ways, one way, has been through the civic and social issues that have always existed but have been brought to the forefront of our daily conversations. This curation of articles aims to shed a light on the BIPOC creators in our community who are changing the fashion game in their own way. Yolanda Young is a New Orleans based fashion designer who finds her inspiration in the women she designs for. In this article, she discusses how she enjoys creating clothes for plus size women and wants to emphasize and embrace everyone’s curves. Young shares her antidote for when life gets her down and how she began career in fashion.
Photo by Lawrence Shelton, Dynasty/Majesty Production and Amanda Barnes, a student at Virginia Union University
https://www.vianolavie.org/2018/08/10/artists-in-their-own-words-yolanda-young/
2020 has provided the opportunity to open our eyes in many ways, one way, has been through the civic and social issues that have always existed but have been brought to the forefront of our daily conversations. This curation of articles aims to shed a light on the BIPOC creators in our community who are changing the fashion game in their own way. od AOMO, is the NOLA-based fashion company created by Dr. Sophia Aomo Omoro. Dr. Omoro is using her fashion company in order to support Kenyan communities, where she is originally from. Omoro emphasizes the importance of helping these communities as many of them are impoverished and being exploited for labor.
Photo by: od AOMO on Facebook
2020 has provided the opportunity to open our eyes in many ways, one way, has been through the civic and social issues that have always existed but have been brought to the forefront of our daily conversations. This curation of articles aims to shed a light on the BIPOC creators in our community who are changing the fashion game in their own way. Tabitha and Micaiah Bethune began The Wild Life Reserve in order to help out fashion designers in New Orleans. In this article, they discuss how they began The Wild Life Reserve and why they feel it is so important to help out designers who are just starting out in the area.
Photo via Linkedin
https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_53e084f1-8ed6-5750-980b-083d83025917.html
2020 has provided the opportunity to open our eyes in many ways, one way, has been through the civic and social issues that have always existed but have been brought to the forefront of our daily conversations. This curation of articles aims to shed a light on the BIPOC creators in our community who are changing the fashion game in their own way. Kay Charbonnet discusses her difficult journey struggling with her weight since she was young. This struggle inspired her to open her own boutique which caters to women of all sizes, so no one has to face the same issues she did.
Photo by: neworleans.com
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