'I wanted to remind people to celebrate the impact that African Americans have made in this industry. This event is about not just sharing our history, but celebrating us.'
"I wanted to remind people to celebrate the impact that African Americans have made in this industry. This event is about not just sharing our history, but celebrating us."Author:Jessica WilkinsUpdated:Feb 6, 2020Original:Feb 6, 2020On Wednesday evening , Harlem’s Fashion Row hosted a prelude to New York Fashion Week by honoring Black pioneers in fashion.
"I'm very concerned right now about unity in fashion amongst people of color because we don't have the proper elements of unity right now, so we don't have a voice in fashion. Everybody is speaking right now for us, but us," Dap, as he is affectionately known, tells Fashionista. Ironically, fashion designer and lifestyle entrepreneur April Walker was inspired to create Walker Wear, the urbanwear label worn by everyone from Aaliyah to Snoop Dogg, after visiting Dapper Dan's atelier in Harlem in the '80s. She operated her clothing store, Fashion In Full Effect, out of her home before opening her first shop in Brooklyn in 1988, going on to dress some of the most influential names in the early oughts of urban fashion.
Most recently, Hylton signed on with luxury leather goods company MCM as a global creative partner, creating pieces seen on Missy Elliot, Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé, to name a few. Her main focus these days is the Misa Hylton Fashion Academy, where she teaches young fashion creatives how to monetize and manage their fashion businesses.
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