Black Designers Take Center-Stage at 2021 CFDA Awards

As the CFDA fashion awards is a celebration of American fashion, and the contributions of American brands to the global fashion landscape—this year’s iteration, was an especially important night, as Black designers, and their contributions to the cannon, took centerstage. With Grace Wales Bonner, Christopher John Rogers, Telfar and Theophilio all taking home the big prizes, as well as Zendaya receiving the Fashion Icon Award, Aurora James the Founder’s Award, and Dapper Dan the prestigious Geoffrey Bean Lifetime Achievement Award, the message was clear—that Black fashion designers have, are and continue to be integral to the fabric (no-pun intended) of… Read Full Article