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Last-minute touches on a frilly white dress, a final coat of powder and it s showtime for the Black Lives Matter-inspired collective making history at Milan Fashion Week.
After a years-long battle to improve diversity on the Italian catwalks, a group of five black designers made their on-schedule debut by opening the women s Fall/Winter fashion shows.
All this season s shows are pre-recorded due to coronavirus, but AFP was given exclusive access to their preparations last week at Milan s Circolo Filologico library, not far from the Scala.
Is opening fashion week a victory? I d say it s the first step, said Michelle Ngonmo, who chose those to include in the debut show.
The Straits Times
Black designers make history
A Black Lives Matter-inspired collective opened the women s fall/winter fashion shows in a move to improve diversity on the Italian runway
(Left) Burundi-born designer Fabiola Manirakiza played with silk in floral prints for her brand, Frida-Kiza. (Right) Senegalese designer Mokudu Fall, in a nod to his African origins, featured satin lions and zebras in gold and red, his favourite colours. PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
(Left) Nigerian designer Joy Meribe s collection featured dresses and skirts in organic silk in yellow, Atlantic blue and dark red. (Right) Claudia Gisele Ntsama from Cameroon offered eco-friendly looks made entirely from hemp.PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE