Designers

Meet Isatu Harrison, the fashion designer who escaped a Civil War in Sierra Leone to launch a contemporary fashion label in the UK

Born in the Eastern town of Kono, Sierra Leone Isatu Harrison was raised by her entrepreneurial single mother with her 3 siblings. Whilst living in Kono, civil war broke out which put her community in danger. Her entire family had to escape from the civil war in Kono and moved to the capital of Sierra …

Designers

Ife’s closet lookbook: “An Awkward Lady” inspired by Issa Rae’s ‘The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl’

United Kingdom design duo Ife’s Closet releases their second collection – An Awkward Lady inspired by Issa Rae’s New York Times bestselling memoir, ‘The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl’. The collection features 14 high fashion vintage ready to wear pieces through classic prints and fabric from slim line dresses and pencil skirts to an array …

Academy of Art University Presents Spring 2017 Collections During 20th Showing at New York Fashion Week

The School of Fashion at Academy of Art University selected thirteen 13 students to debut their Spring 2017 collections at the University’s 20th New York Fashion Week show on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 8:00 PM in The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City. “Since our first runway presentation at New York …