#black fashion designers

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Celebrating Black History Month

Left: American designer Zelda Wynn Valdes (1905 - 2001) with one of her costumes at the Dance Theater of Harlem. Courtesy Dance Theatre of Harlem Archive. Right: Image of Joyce Bryant, 1953.

Joyce Bryant was an American singer, dancer, and nightclub entertainer.

Zelda Valdes made dresses for several black entertainers. Dorothy Dandridge, Jessye Norman, Gladys Night, Josephine Baker, Eartha Kitt, among them.

Joyce Bryant wearing a Zelda creation.

Ella Fitzgerald in the 1940’s wearing on of Zelda’s designs.

Zelda designed the signature Playboy Bunny suit in 1960.

Sources:

Wikipedia

Huff Post

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Model Asma Kamara

Photo by Brandly Studios

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BALMAIN RESORT 2025. NYARACH ABOUCH AYUEL BY OLIVIER ROUSTEING.

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Goddess Type Beat🖤👑

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Another installment of “if I’m wearing it, I made it”

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Designed the whole fit. 🥹🥹🥹

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CJR Collection 013- patterned balloon pants and belted pagoda sleeve button-up shirt.

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“Equanimity” capsule collection by Dominique White [IG @thelouiselaine] captured by Tammie Quintana [IG @peacockeyes]

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Hood By Air s/s 2015, casting by Kevin Amato, styling by Akeem Smith, and makeup by Timothy Mackey

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Mowalola photographed by Aidan Zamiri

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Just 26secs of Solange being Solange

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Hanifa Launches Bridal Line

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ClownFACE🤡🎭

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