Posts Tagged black designers
African Fashion Week, NY – July 15-17
July 13, 2010 by Administrator
About Africa Fashion Week (New York) Adireé Fashion Agency (Executive Producer of AFWNY), partners and sponsors will host Africa Fashion Week New York (AFWNY) in New York, NY. AFWNY is a luxury multi-day event that will include Runway shows, exhibition, and industry networking events with the sole purpose of raising awareness of the African Fashion/Entertainment [...]
2010 - articles, Brooklyn Style, Departments, Fashion, Features|No Comments
Tags: African Fashion, black designers, Fashion, NY fashiopn
See The Haiti Softhouse at the International African Arts Festival
June 24, 2010 by Administrator
The Haiti SoftHouse will be at the International African Arts Festival from July 2 – 5 at Commodore Barry Park. This will give Brooklynites an opportunity to see the Haiti SoftHouse designed by local architects as a transitional housing solution to the challenge Haitians are facing with increasing hurricane threats. The Haiti SoftHouse group, led by [...]
2010 - articles, Culture, Travel & Heritage, Features|2 Comments
Tags: black designers, Brooklyn, Brooklyn's creative industry, Haiti, Haiti Softhouse, Haitian Earthquake, Rodney Leon
Brooklyn’s Fashion Melting Pot: Who are the African, Caribbean, Asian and Latino Fashion Designers in Brooklyn?
January 9, 2010 by Administrator
by Bonnie Sandy Sterling, May 2006 In an industry where a shooting star could take years to rise, Brooklyn’s independent designers stand out for the uniqueness of their designs. Many foreign design students who come to attend New York’s design schools opt to settle closer to relatives, which often means living in Brooklyn. For designers who [...]
Tags: black designers, Bonnie Sandy Sterling, Brooklyn Boutiques, brooklyn fashion, brooklyn fashion gallery, Brooklyn Style, Brooklyn's creative industry, fashion industry, Kimera's West of East, moshood, Yvonne Chu
Breaking with Traditions: Brooklyn Wedding Designers
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
by Tamara Walker Certainly the most memorable 24 hours in a woman’s life is her wedding day. Each bride-to-be makes the event her own by adding a piece of herself to the festivities through something special added to the ceremony or even her dress. Breaking with tradition is gradually becoming a wedding tradition in itself. Weddings today are much more than just an expression of a [...]
Tags: black designers, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Boutiques, brooklyn fashion, Brooklyn's creative industry, Fashion, fashion industry
African Designers in Brooklyn
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
by Bonnie Sandy Sterling and Atim Annette Oton Brooklyn is a borough of immigrants. Their influence on Brooklyn’s aesthetic can be seen in the growing fashion industry. From presentations, fashion shows to the business models, some Brooklyn designers are doing what it takes to stay in the industry. But, one must leave these traditional expectations [...]
Tags: black designers, Bonnie Sandy Sterling, Boutique, bring-together, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Boutiques, brooklyn fashion, brooklyn fashion gallery, Brooklyn's creative industry, brooklyn-bridge, Fashion, fashion industry, fulton-street, moshood
A Brooklyn Shopping Escapade
December 26, 2009 by Administrator
A Summer Shopping Experience by Atim Annette Oton and Bonnie Sandy Sterling Summer is here and already the traffic is hectic and in full blast. Who’s coming? Who’s going and what to take with you for vacation? What can you get? And more importantly, where can you find it? The age-old shopping questions prevail. This [...]
2007 - articles, Fashion|2 Comments
Tags: black designers, Bonnie Sandy Sterling, Brookkyn Shopping, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Boutiques, brooklyn fashion gallery, Brooklyn's creative industry, calabar imports, Fashion, fashion industry, moshood, Pieces, Tribal Truths
Where are the Production Facilities?
October 30, 2009 by Administrator
Fall has announced herself with a bang and the phone is ringing with designers for an inkling: are they moving in the right direction or not? Show producers are calling for designers’ information and press kits; customers are asking who’s showing, when, where and what’s new? These days, I send them to the designer’s web [...]
Tags: black designers, brooklyn fashion, Brooklyn's creative industry, Courtney Washington, Fashion, fashion industry, media training, press kits, production facilities