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Reading entire articles about disco era style or studio54 + not seeing Stephen Burrows name is............a damn mess.We can’t talk disco or Studio54 without talking about the lettuce-edge hem that

So excited to see all of the #NottingHillCarnival costumes today! Here’s a thread about how a London race riot + the tenacity of Black immigrants in the UK led to

White + POC HypeBeasts be acting like Pharrell + Wayne didn’t drive maaaaad BAPE awareness — Like Soulja Boy didn’t record “I Got Me Some BAPES” + hipped the south

The fact that the original BAPE Camo is inspired by Black culture is ironic. Nigo was inspired by rappers who wore Camo jackets from the army surplus store or sporting

There were many telling instances with Virgil but the one for me was when this young Black designer, Wole Olosunde, shared how excited he was to meet Virgil + show

Still reading about dress as it relates to the history of Black protest — The dress isn’t as important as the deeeeep history of oppression, racism + violence. I mean,

Thread. Im reading about post-Civil War Black life. Listen, white women were SEETHING about Black freewomen dressing themselves well LOL White mistresses were so upset they wrote in their diaries

Ive been thinking about what we’ve come to know about dress + protestDuring the civil rights marches we dressed in a polished manner to show/justify our humanity. Fast forward, the

THREAD: Hey y’all! Many of u know that I begin my M.A. Costume Studies this Fall. I am going to be a Curator with a focus on blackness in the

Just here to say that The Soul Train line was also a runwayThe legend @tamechi designed thousands of the Soul Train dancers’ costumes while he was still a Junior High

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck really captured the sleek, structured power dressing of corporate 90’s in Boomerang — Jacqueline’s looks were of the moment, forward + timeless all at the same time. Feminine.

It....it might be time.....ᵀᵒ ˢᵒᵃᵏ ᵐʸ ⁿᵃᶦˡˢ ᵒᶠᶠ I can only do raggedy under the wig braids but I’m gonna attempt to do passion twists soon — Send prayers. I’m