The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Phenoms of Fashion
The category is: Fashion. They are influencers, editors, creators and decision-makers—and they always do it in style. This year’s 10 TGU 50 Fashion honorees are designing a more equitable, colorful fashion industry for us all to see ourselves reflected in.
Tellingly, this year’s honorees include several long-overdue “firsts,” some of whom have been doing revelatory work behind the scenes for decades. Now at the forefront, they will undoubtedly change the face of fashion for generations to come.
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CaSandra Diggs
If you needed an example of what it looks like to secure a seat at the proverbial table, look no further than the new president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America CaSandra Diggs. Making history as the first Black woman to ever hold the position, Diggs is a 20-year veteran of the CFDA, having joined the organization in 2001 and previously acting as its chief administrative and financial officer. Diggs is also a founder and leader of the CFDA’S Black Advisory Board, which launched IMPACT—a new multifaceted initiative dedicated to identifying, connecting, supporting, and nurturing Black and brown creatives and professionals in fashion with the hopes of providing a pipeline for diverse talent in every facet of the industry’s ecosystem and a blueprint for other industries to follow.