Black Fashion History

Fashion shows have a deep rooted history in Black American culture. While we didn't invent fashion shows, we have surely used them to celebrate our beauty, support our causes, make political statements and so much more. In this episode, Taniqua shares a brief overview of the history of these shows in Black communities and how it's impacted the culture.

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1. African Americans and Consumerism

2. Socialite Mollie Moon Used Fashion Shows to Fund the Civil Rights Movement

3. Irvin C. Miller's Brown Skin Models Big Hit in Cleveland

4. The Great Migration and Fashion Shows in Black Communities

5. The History Behind Harlem's Fashion Shows

6. Dorothea Church, 83; First Black Model to Work for French Designers

7. Fashion and Consciousness

8. The Fashion Show that Helped Launch a Movement

9. A Lesson in Black Fashion History

10. Black Power Dressing

Many people know Ann Lowe as the designer of gowns for America's most prominent society women, including Jacqueline Kennedy. Winterthur Museum is marking the legacy of Ann Lowe with the largest exhibition of her work to date, featuring 40 iconic gowns, many that have never been on public display.

The exhibition will also feature the work of contemporary Black couturiers like B Michael, Tracy Reese, Amsale Aberra, and Bishme Cromartie. Taniqua speaks with Elizabeth Way, associate curator at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology and guest curator of the exhibition, and Director of Collections Alexandra Deutsch.

The exhibition will run from September 9, 2023 to Januray 7, 2024.

Meet the Guests:

Winterthur Museum

Elizabeth Way

Alexandra Deutsch

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Not many people can claim being one of the great artists of the Harlen Renaissance, personal jeweler of Billie Holiday and the first Black woman to take over the jewelery and art industry in America. Taniqua digs into the life and career of Winifred Mason Chenet, the first Black commercial jewleler in the US and the mentor of many anazing artisans, including Art Smith.

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With 2023 being the 50th anniversary year for hip hop, it was only right to begin the year with an appreciation for hip hop fashion. Taniqua highlights three streetwear brands that shaped hip hop culture in the late 80s and 90s.

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Epsiode Sources/Further Reading:

www.blackfashionhistory.com/episodes/53-3-streetwear-brands-that-shaped-hip-hop

In this episode, Taniqua delves a little further into Atlanta Fashion History sharing the career of designer and couturier Ann Jewel Moore and her famous Ubiquisix garment.

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https://www.blackfashionhistory.com/episodes/52-how-fashion-designer-ann-moore-built-a-20-year-long-career-in-the-1950s

In this episode, Taniqua delves into Atlanta Fashion History and shares the lives and careers of Lilian B. Head and Mae Reeves, two Georgia-born Black women who created couture headwear beginning in the 1940s.

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https://www.blackfashionhistory.com/episodes/51-two-georgia-born-milliners-youve-probably-never-heard-of

Dandyism or the dandy style is defined as a man who pays great attention to fashion and overall appearance. The modern practice of this style first appeared in the 1970s in London and Paris. However, Black communities around the world, like the Sapeurs and sapeuse of the Congo and the rude boys of Jamaica, adopted this style and made it what it is today. Listen as Taniqua describes how Black people in the diaspora became the face of dandyism.

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https://www.blackfashionhistory.com/episodes/50-how-the-sapes-of-the-congo-and-other-diaspora-subcultures-reinvented-dandyism

Models like Donyale Luna, Pat Cleveland, Beverly Johnson and more paved the way for models today. In episode 49 of #BlackFashionHistory, Taniqua discusses Black models accomplished many "firsts" and changed the fashion industry.

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Liberian model Yahne Sangare covered the June 1967 issue of Jet magazine where she was named "Africa's Famous Model." In episode 48 of #BlackFashionHistory, Taniqua discusses how Liberian journalist, model, designer and UN correspondent broke into fashion and the influence of African models on the industry.

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