Mattel-owned Barbie has struck up a new partnership with the Black in Fashion Council (BIFC) in celebration of Black History Month to highlight three emerging Black female designers. Larissa Muehleder, Nia Thomas and Fumi Egbon have been selected to participate in the initiative, which will involve interviews with each of the talents touching on...
Feb 20, 2025
The Black in Fashion Council showrooms returned for another iteration of New York Fashion Week this season. Black in Fashion Council’s mission is to help improve diversity and representation for Black fashion industry professionals. The organization created the discovery showrooms to introduce stylists and editors to up-and-coming Black-owned...
Sep 12, 2022
Los Angeles-based retailer Fred Segal and Black in Fashion Council have announced 23-year-old Queens designer Madelen Nyau as the winner of its Season Zero design competition, an initiative to support emerging Black designers and artists. As winner of the second annual Season Zero competition, Nyau will have her collection produced, courtesy of...
Apr 13, 2022
Color of Change, IMG’s #ChangeFashion, and Black in Fashion Council have come together to launch what is described as the “first directory focusing on increasing opportunities for Black professionals in the fashion industry.” The #ChangeFashion initiative is a joint effort among Color of Change, IMG, BIFC, and model Joan Smalls. “Change is up to...
Feb 24, 2022
The Black in Fashion Council Showroom has returned for another season at New York Fashion Week to help give a platform to emerging Black designers. The showroom opened Saturday, February 12, and will be open through Wednesday, February 16, with a rotating set of designers each day to try and highlight as many new brands as possible. Some notable...
Feb 15, 2022
Fred Segal and Black in Fashion Council have launched the second annual Season Zero design contest, an initiative to support emerging Black designers and artists sponsored by Mastercard. The design competition, which initially launched in 2020, offers early-stage up-and-coming Black designers with funding, mentorship, and a retail platform to...
Feb 3, 2022
Some good news coming out of the fashion industry, and just in time for the start of Black History Month: the Black in Fashion Council has announced their Discovery Showroom is returning to New York Fashion Week for a fourth season. The showroom has been a platform for emerging Black designers to get them on the radar of editors, buyers, and...
Feb 2, 2022
Tapestry, the New-York based fashion holding company that owns Coach New York, Kate Spade New York, and Stuart Weitzman, has joined the Black in Fashion Council Active Allyship Pledge. The pledge aims to secure the advancement of Black individuals in the fashion and beauty industry. For the next three years, Tapestry will work with BIFC...
Feb 18, 2021
Fred Segal is teaming with the Black in Fashion Council to launch an annual design contest called Season Zero. The new initiative will help provide a platform for unestablished members of the fashion and creative industries. The Black in Fashion Council was formed in June of this year to promote inclusion within the industry. Founded by Teen...
Oct 1, 2020
A new organization has launched to promote inclusion within the fashion industry. Founded by Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner and Sandrine Charles of Sandrine Charles Consulting, the new Black in Fashion Council aims to "represent and secure the advancement of black individuals in the fashion and beauty industry [sic],"...
Jun 25, 2020
