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Amina Salahou
February 18, 2025

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6 Black Designers to Support Beyond NYFW FW25🤎

Christopher John Rogers

Christopher John Rogers is a color theorist in the body of a fashion designer. While his last three shows had an overwhelming sense of white, Rodger’s heart always returns to the opulent world of color. This could be attributed to his upbringing in Baton Rouge and his grandmother’s monochromatic looks. However, this season relinquished some brighter colors and opted for deeper hues to incorporate a sophisticated take on the polished tailor. Nonetheless, pushing the bounds of volume and structure serenaded with distinct color pairings for the upcoming fall.

Diotima

Diotima centered this season’s collection around maternity and matriarchy. Rachel Scott, the designer behind Diotima, explored the concept of intimacy, love, sensuality, and care within Black motherhood–as well as women who raised and nurtured us in general–no matter the relationship. Many of the deconstructed pieces included wool knit outerwear, leather opera gloves, a tweed dress, a satin evening cape, a chiffon dress, crochet details, evening gowns and suits, and more. Diotima is known for her precise, methodic collections, and this season, she showed her evolution by making them more diverse and versatile.

Frederick Anderson

Frederick Anderson has been helming the New York Fashion scene for over two decades but has somehow become the brightest rising star. Initially working with a business partner for couture gowns, Anderson used 2017 as his year of escape. And escape he did. Mastering the language of lace with Black heritage, he aims to bring everyone into his world – whether it’s his hometown in Memphis or his perception of Africa. This runway is no different, pulling from southern Spanish Moor influence in Puerto Rico with his affinity for romantic and sultry lace to the cacophony of burgundy tile fabrics.

Romeo Hunte

Romeo Hunte is unapologetically New York City, and he shows it in his Fall/Winter 2025 collection. This season, he put his own Brooklyn spin on timeless American essential garments, such as double-breasted suits, oversized pleated trousers, denim suits (also known as a Canadian tuxedo), skinny jeans, slacks, knitted sweaters, and outerwear. He paired unexpected materials and silhouettes with one another, like transforming sweatsuits into structured suits, fur on letterman jackets, and khakis with tulle.

Sergio Hudson

Sergio Hudson has said it time and time again – his work can’t fit into the box of what audiences expect of Black designers. His Americana style stands as a testament to his inspiration, often quoting Donna Karn, Ralph Lauren, and Calvin Klein for clean but exciting looks. His expertise has been heralded to dressing heroic women, enveloping their statuesque status with their clothing. Nothing feels more poised than a suit, his calling card to fame. This season, the colors find no end with vivid blues and poignant reds, nearly melting right off the models.

Tia Adeola

Tia Adeola celebrated her 10th anniversary of woven and ruffled Nigerian stories with a runway show in the vibrant heart of Bushwick, highlighting her commitment to authenticity. Her original design ethos draws inspiration from the Ruffin Renaissance, encapsulating status and femininity. Although her journey garnered collaborations with Nike, showing at Paris Fashion Week, and a near-permanent spot for NYFW, Adeola felt a desire to bring her roots to the forefront of her fashion and remind the audience of beauty found in her Nigerian homage. The details of cowry shells, braiding hair, and feather trim as intricate material rang true throughout the collection.

Keep celebrating Black History Month and appreciating the countless contributions Black Americans have made towards every art form!

Is Skims Actually Giving Out BBLs?🍑

Kim Kardashian is a mother, entrepreneur, and now a fairy butt mother…

Sourced from The Hollywood Reporter

Following the viral nipple bra, Skims‘ latest drop is all about the derriere.

The Kim Kardashian-founded brand’s latest The Ultimate Butt lineup comprises nine new silhouettes across Skims’ Ultimate Bras, Body, Ultimate Body and Smooth Layers collections, all designed to create the “bootylicious” silhouette that its founder is known for. Bodysuits “give you a boob job and butt lift in one,” while rump-enhancing leggings, shorts and bodysuits feature “built-in butt pads that lift and round your butt for a perkier shape and add two inches of volume.”

The new Smooth Layers range features “slinky, body-con styles that take you from day to night,” while additions to the Skims Ultimate Bras include a balconette push-up that boasts a straight neckline and concealed underwear to work seamlessly with scoop neck tops.

Garments are made from the brand’s signature Skims Body material that feature a medium level of compression with smoothing and shaping around the waist and thighs. Shapewear comes in sizes XXS to 4X and in Skims’ six signature skin tone colorways (Sand, Clay, Sienna, Jasper, Cocoa and Onyx).

Skims on Tuesday debuted a cheeky “Fairy Butt Mother” campaign starring Kardashian as a magical boob-and-booty-giving godmother. “I’m here to make one thing easier in your life, with Skims’ new shapewear, you can get butt, boobs and amazing curves instantly with a bippity, boppity, boob,” the entrepreneur says.