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Grace Wales Bonner designs costumes for The National Youth Dance Company

Fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner has collaborated with The National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) on custom costumes for Wayne McGregor’s ‘Novacene,’ which premiered at The Lowry in Manchester this weekend, before heading to Sadler’s Wells Theatre on June 3 in London, followed by a UK tour. Wales Bonner has designed costumes for the 34 young...

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Wales Bonner designs Jamaican Football Federation kits

British fashion brand Wales Bonner and Adidas have unveiled new Jamaican Football Federation kits as part of the sportswear giant’s partnership with the country. The collaboration features new home and away kits, a pre-match jersey and a reversible anthem jacket for the men’s team, known as Reggae Boyz, and the women’s team, known as Reggae...

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Paris brings newness and question marks to Fall 2023 menswear

Paris men’s fashion week took place during another of France’s notorious strikes. This time the protests rallied against the government’s proposal to raise the retirement age from 62, one of the youngest in the world, to 64. The youth-led fashion industry is one of many where older workers struggle to be hired, but some sectors, like France’s...

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British label Wales Bonner launches menswear week in Paris

One of the buzziest ever menswear fashion weeks launched in Paris on Tuesday, with young British designer Grace Wales Bonner showing why she is tipped for big things with her homage to the "black flaneur". The 31-year-old, who has Jamaican heritage, has made her name with smart references to black artistic icons and colonial history -- as well...

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BFC announces nominees for The Fashion Awards 2022

Jonathan Anderson, Miuccia Prada, Bianca Saunders and Wales Bonner are among the nominees for The Fashion Awards 2022, which will be presented by the British Fashion Council on December 5 at The Royal Albert Hall in London. The annual event, which celebrates positive change within the fashion industry and those leading it, will present awards...

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Pitti Uomo is running at full speed again

The semi-annual men's fashion fair Pitti Uomo is having a successful relaunch this week, with more exhibitors, more visitors and an expanded programme for its 102nd edition. Ann Demeulemeester showed favourite looks from thirty years of archives, and Grace Wales Bonner showed in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi. For the past two seasons, Pitti Uomo...

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Browns Focus announces Series Two line-up

Luxury boutique retailer Browns has unveiled the line-up for Series Two of its emerging talent platform, ‘Browns Focus,’ featuring seven design talents including Ahluwalia, Bethany Williams, Feben, Namacheko, Nicholas Daley, Selasi and Wales Bonner. The initiative relaunched last year to celebrate not only new talent but also to highlight Browns...

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Pitti Uomo announces Grace Wales Bonner as guest designer

British menswear designer Grace Wales Bonner will be trade show Pitti Uomo’s guest designer for its 102nd edition in Florence this June. Wales Bonner will present the spring/summer 2023 collection for her eponymous label with a fashion show-event in a location that has yet to be revealed. Pitti Immagine's communication and special events...

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Farfetch launches initiative to champion Black and ethnic minority designers

Luxury fashion platform Farfetch is launching a new initiative called ‘Farfetch Futures’ to champion designers from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds with commercial, marketing, content and technology support. ‘Farfetch Futures’ is a continuation of its work to support and promote Black designers since 2020, which has seen gross merchandise...

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Video: Wales Bonner at PFW

In this video, British designer Wales Bonner has debuted her SS22 menswear collection in a digital presentation entitled Volta Jazz at Paris Men's Fashion Week SS22. Watch the video below. Video: Wales Bonner via YouTube

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Wales Bonner drops second collection with Adidas Originals

First previewing during Men’s Paris Fashion Week in September 2020, British designer label Wales Bonner has dropped its second collaboration with Adidas Originals. The SS21 collection ‘Essence’ takes inspiration from early eighties dancehall music in Jamaica and explores the connection between Britain and the Caribbean. The apparel line fuses...

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Video: Wales Bonner presents her FW21 film ‘The Light of Black Sunlight’

In this video, British fashion designer Wales Bonner has presented her FW21 collection in a film format called ‘The Light of Black Sunlight’ with the help of filmmaker Jeano Edwards. The film shines a light on the world of Caribbean thinking and black British intellectualism. Watch the video below. Do you want to see more FW21 clothing...