diversity

BEAUTIFUL: Portraits of Black Beauty by photographer Mario Epanya

by Natalie Kimani|24 April 201724 April 2017|Beauty, Design

[Image: Courtesy of Shoko Press / Mario Epanya] Paris-based Cameroon-born photographer Mario Epanya is back at it again with celebration of diversity in black beauty. In collaboration with Shoko Press, Epanya has created a stunning collection of full colour...

TDS Voices: Model – Philomena Kwao

by Natalie Kimani|23 May 201621 October 2016|Africa Feature, Beauty

In the highly anticipated Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2016, runs an ad launched by plus-size swimwear retailer - Swimsuits for All - that has already caught mass attention. The #swimsexy campaign features top plus-size model Ashley Graham, 56 year old...

Fashion Week Diversity

by Natalie Kimani|21 March 201621 October 2016|Events, Fashion

The more things change, the more they stay the same. There may be changes in runway presentation and access but according to the Fashion Week Fall 2016 Diversity Report, the diversity gap is still very extant. It was just three...

Lack of racial diversity in the fashion industry

by The Designers Studio|29 November 201316 December 2013|Africa Feature, Fashion, Opinion

“There is a time where silence is not acceptable at all…If the conversation cannot be had publicly in our industry -- then inherently there is something wrong with the industry." Iman Abdulmajid Activist and former model Bethann Hardison, formed the...

Disability and Fashion

by The Designers Studio|30 October 201305 May 2019|Africa Feature, Opinion

Now this is something I have never really thought about and by the looks of things, it’s becoming a real issue. I met a lady once who, after the usual casual introductions and telling her what The Designers Studio was...