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New York Fashion Week: Top Talent at Harlem’s Fashion Row

Fashion industry who's who preview clothing lines to watch

Harlem’s Fashion Row, partnered with Mariott International, presented a pop-up shop at the Renaissance New…

By Christian Law

Posted: September 10, 2012 Tags: black designers, blacks in fashion, fashion industry, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week

Harlem’s Fashion Row Returns to Showcase Top Black Designers

Industry vets talk passions and challenges at special panel event

As New York’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week continues, Harlem’s Fashion Row showcases top black designers.

By Sirita Wright

Posted: September 7, 2012 Tags: blacks in fashion, fashion industry, Harlem's Fashion Row, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Sammy B, Sissilee Lopez

Cool Jobs: 3 Fashion Heavyweights Sparking Tobago’s Fashion Awakening

These style professionals are helping widen scope of international exposure

We caught up with three power players behind Tobago Fashion Weekend, putting the island on…

By Starrene Rhett

Posted: June 19, 2012 Tags: black models, blacks in fashion, Career Advancement, career transition, Caribbean, Caribbean fashion, Caribbean professionals, cool careers, fashion, Fashion Week, international fashion, Tobago, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago, women professionals

Campaign Trail Style: First Lady Michelle Obama’s Top Fashion Moments

Take a page from her book of chic to achieve your own power looks

Take a look at Michelle Obama’s best style moments while campaigning for President Barack Obama.…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: June 18, 2012 Tags: Barack Obama, beauty, blacks in fashion, Democrats, dresscode, fashion, Michelle Obama, office attire, office beauty, office fashion, President Obama, presidential campaign 2012, presidential election, Style, White House, women professionals, work attire, workplace fashion, workplace style

Cool Jobs: Ross Burton Teaches the Value of Polished Beauty Around the World

Celebrity makeup artist offers his valuable experience to the everyday woman

Makeup artist Ross Burton has taken his experience working with heavyweights from Oprah Winfrey to…

By Sirita Wright

Posted: June 12, 2012 Tags: beauty, beauty industry, blacks in fashion, Career Advancement, Career Development, career transition, cosmetics, fashion, fashion industry, makeup, Oprah Winfrey, Ross Burton, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Timm Gunn, young professionals

The Caribbean fashion industry is on fire. With a reputation for producing some of the biggest names to grace the catwalk, all eyes are on Kingston, Jamaica as Caribbean Fashion Week kicks off today, June 7. With more than 50 designers from 20 countries showcasing their latest designs, CFW 2012 is gearing up for its biggest year yet. Meet the power players who will be turning heads over the course of the week and find out why they are the hottest to come from the Islands. ---Octavia Goredema

Left, a model wears a design by CFW designer Arlene L. Martin. (Photo by Andre Rattigan)

Caribbean Fashion Week Kickoff: The Power Players Behind Sizzling Style

Industry leaders taking industry by storm, from Jamaican to international shores

A snapshot of five top fashion industry leaders in the Caribbean, from founder Kingsley Cooper…

By Octavia Goredema

Posted: June 7, 2012 Tags: blacks in fashion, Bob Marley, Caribbean, Caribbean Fashion Week, Cedella Marley, fashion, fashion industry, global fashion, international fashion, Jamaica, Kingston Jamaica, modeling, Music Industry, Norman Manley Law School, Style, Tuff Gong International, West Indian, West Indian culture, West Indies

Real Housewives of Atlanta's Cynthia Bailey (Image: Bravo TV)

Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Cynthia Bailey Talks TV Drama, Business of Fashion

Model, mother and entrepreneur means business when expanding her brand

Cynthia Bailey, reality TV star, mother and model, discusses a brand that’s more than TV…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: April 16, 2012 Tags: Bailey Agency School of Fashion, Beverly Johnson, black models, blacks in fashion, Cindy Crawford, Cynthia Bailey, entertainment industry, fashion industry, Heidi Klum, Iman, Naomi Campbell, NeNe Leakes, Peter Thomas, Real Housewvies of Atlanta, reality TV, Russell Simmons, television industry, TV, Tyra Banks

From designers to photographers, these five fashion industry professionals have taken their culture and influences from Africa abroad, creating a competitive niche and finding success in the international fashion industry. ---Sirita Wright

Talents from the Diaspora: 5 African Fashion Professionals Blazing a Trail

From photographers to designers, these heavyweights take success abroad

From designers to photographers, these industry heavyweights have brought success from shores of Africa abroad.

By Sirita Wright

Posted: April 11, 2012 Tags: Africa, Arise Fashion Show, Arise magazine, Barbara Mensah, blacks in fashion, Bunmi Olaye, Chris Saunders, Dawn Richards, Deola Sagoe, Diggy Simmons, fashion, fashion industry, global fashion, global industry, global professionals, image consulting, London, Nigeria, South Africa, street style, Ugo Mozie, women professionals

7 Black Global Designers to Watch

Top international labels making their mark on the fashion industry

These fashion industry trendsetters are blazing an international trail with their unique flair for style.

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: April 6, 2012 Tags: African designers, African fashion, black designers, blacks in fashion, global fashion, international careers, international fashion, women designers, women professionals

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicks off annually, showcasing designs from the best of the best in the industry. Top models, celebrities, and tastemakers come from around the world to see the latest trends in one of the top fashion capitals.

Most view the multi-million-dollar end product of a week's worth of events--- whether from the front row, via the Web, or television---with major focus on the models and designers featured in the forefront. But the ultimate goal of such presentations is purchases and profits, and those behind the scenes ensure that goal is met.

Take a look at five black fashion industry professionals making power moves beyond the runway, whether it's behind a lens or in front of it. ---Christian Law

Behind Fashion Week: 5 Black Professionals To Watch in 2012

As Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week continues, we take a look at five young black fashion industry…

By BlackEnterprise.com

Posted: February 13, 2012 Tags: Africa, African professionals, Alexander McQueen, blacks in fashion, fashion buyers, fashion design, fashion designers, fashion industry, fashion professionals, Fashion Week, Ivory Coast, Jill Stuart, Love & Hip-Hop, men in fashion, menswear, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, photography, Sammy B

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