Kriss Van Assche
Belgian fashion designer Kriss Van Assche, center, acknowledges applause following the presentation of his Men’s Fall Winter 2010-2011 fashion collection, Friday Jan. 22, 2010 in Paris. (AP...
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UBR Spotlight: Fashion Designer Jermikko Johnson
Award-winning designer Jermikko Johnson (Courtesy of Subject) This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Contributor Renita Young sits down with Jermikko Johnson, executive director of design and...
View ArticleUBR Spotlight: Designer Kevan Hall on the Business of Couture
This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Contributor Bryant Monteilh sits down with award-winning fashion designer Kevan Hall of Kevan Hall Designs, who shares how he turned his life-long love...
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BE Next at Harlem’s Fashion Row Show 2011
(Image: Josmar Taveras/BlackEnterprise.com) BE Next was invited to Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) show at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater during last month’s New York Fashion Week. Amid all the great style...
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Driven by Design
Opportunities in the design field are greater than they may appear. However, aspiring designers are often discouraged from pursuing careers in the arts because of the perception that there is no money...
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UBR Spotlight: DeanZign’s Angela Dean Delivers Celebrity Style
Angela Dean of DeanZign Designer Collections (Image: Courtesy of Subject) This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR contributor Samantha Pass speaks with Angela Dean, founder and owner of...
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Fashion Designer Laurie Underwood Talks Inspiration Behind Creating Wanda Grace
(Image: static1.squarespace.com) At the age of nine, Laurie Underwood began designing and creating her own clothing. Focusing on grace and feminine appeal, she birthed the fashion forward, swanky yet...
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5 Black Swimsuit Designers Making Waves This Summer
(Image: allusionsbyalekay.com) Summer is here and it’s time to hit the beach, but finding a swimsuit that complements your personal body type isn’t always easy. Purchasing a suit that flatters your...
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Cool Jobs: How One Young Designer is Charting Her Own Path in the Fashion...
Image: Eyanatia.com At just 25 years old, Fashion Designer Jesstia Usher is proving that her wisdom and insight into the business of fashion is beyond her years. After graduating with honors from Otis...
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‘Project Runway’ Contestant Laurie Underwood Talks How to Make it on Reality TV
When Laurie Underwood first birthed her Wanda Grace clothing line, she wanted to dress the woman who was bold, yet classic. She was looking to offer a chic and daring line of beautifully constructed...
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[BE Education Package] My Experience Abroad: London, England, UK
Amber spent a summer in London, England while an undergraduate at Howard University Amber J. Cuff, 25 Alma Mater: Undergrad: Howard University (2011), Graduate: Drexel University (2014) Year You Went...
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Designer Milan Rouge Finds Fashion Success by Providing Customers Affordable...
(Image: Nick Rich) According to industry analysts, fashion is a $1.2 trillion global industry, with more than $250 billion spent annually in the united states. Structurally diverse, fashion is...
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Celebrity Fashion Designer, Natt Taylor, Talks Candidly about Transitioning...
Natt Taylor, a lover of fashion and style, is a self-taught designer from Irvington, New Jersey. Although she learned how to sew in high school, Taylor didn’t pursue her passion as a designer until...
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Berny Martin Talks the Business of Fashion
Berny Martin grew up under the care and encouragement of his grandmother, Elizabeth Catou Loiseau, sewing his first pair of jeans at age eight. Today, Martin draws from those childhood experiences and...
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How Mickey Freeman Inspires Change Through Fashion
Fashion has always been known to push the envelope, and Mickey Freeman’s line, FreeMen by Mickey, is no exception. The designer’s line of unisex utility kilts is trendy street-chic, yet classic at the...
View Article[Passion to Purpose]: Jérôme LaMaar, Designer of 5:31Jérôme
Name: Jérôme LaMaar Profession: Fashion Designer Age: 29 I have put my passion to purpose by: Keeping my head down and working hard until it was my time to shine is how my purpose became my passion....
View ArticleBE Modern Man: Meet ‘The Global Designer’ Sedgwick Cole
Name: Sedgwick L. Cole Age: 34 Profession: Sr. Design Director One Word That Describes You: Ambitious What are some examples of how you turned struggle into success? After college, I interned at Sean...
View ArticleBE Modern Man: Meet “Mr. Does It Even Matter” Michael Nicholas
Name: Michael Nicholas Age: 24 Profession: Designer and Co-Curator of DIEM (Does It Even Matter) One Word That Describes You: Catalyst What does being one of the BEMM 100 Men of Distinction mean to...
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