All the Ways New York Fashion Week Will Look Different This Year - Vogue

The Black in Fashion Council Showroom Promotes Real Change

The fashion industry began to reckon with its racist practices in the summer of 2020, but supporting Black designers without setting up real pipelines for success has been all too common in fashion, as Black in Fashion Council co-founder Lindsay Peoples Wagner noted in her recent editor’s letter for The Cut. “The rush to appear supportive, to quickly publish roundups of Black designers for Black History Month without genuine investment by fashion brands to include them in future editorial plans, has done a disservice to the very designers they’re meant to help,” she wrote. “Without dedicated mentors showing them how to grow and maintain longevity in such a fickle industry, many of those designers are being set up to fail.”

With co-founder Sandrine Charles, Peoples Wagner has established a long-term platform in the form of the BIFC’s NYFW showroom. Now in its third season, the showroom will include: Advisry S7, Ajovang, Cise, Des Pierrot, Eugene Taylor Brand, Jessica Rich, Nalebe, Oma the Label, Par Bronté Laurent, Pierre Blanc, Samantha Black, Sincerely Ria, and Tia Adeola. This season’s lineup includes an unprecedented amount of accessories brands and brands based outside of New York. “In curating this group of designers, we wanted to spotlight brands that industry stakeholders haven’t heard of before but would bring a sense of excitement and hope for the futurel,” Peoples Wagner and Charles wrote in a joint statement. “These kinds of opportunities are exactly what Black designers need, especially in the midst of this pandemic, as we continue supporting their creative endeavors and help them take things to the next level.” The showroom will take place for the duration of NYFW inside Spring Studios.—S.Y.

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