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THEFASHIONAND RACE DATABASE

The Fashion and Race Database. Black History Month

THEFASHIONAND RACE DATABASE

The fashion and race database. Mois de l'histoire de noirs

Discover how The Fashion and Race Database is shifting the narrative in fashion—one story at a time Voyez comment The Fashion and Race Database transforme la trame narrative de la mode, une histoire à la fois

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As Kimberly Jenkins was combing through research for her Fashion and Race course at Parsons School of Design, she noticed that resources about Black fashion history were few and far between. Determined to build her own collection of diverse content and sources, the idea of The Fashion and Race Database was born. En menant des recherches sur la mode et la race dans le cadre d’un cours à la Parsons School of Design, Kimberly Jenkins a constaté que les ouvrages sur la mode noire étaient rares. C’est de sa détermination à constituer son propre recueil de ressources et de contenus variés qu’est née The Fashion and Race Database.

Kimberly Jenkins

The database provides a roadmap for change to the fashion industry, offers lessons and resources that diversifies how we understand fashion, and lends an editorial platform for those who believe that it’s time to shift the narrative in fashion. Elle offre aussi une feuille de route quant aux changements à apporter, des leçons et ressources pour élargir notre conception de la mode ainsi qu’une tribune à quiconque juge qu’il est temps de transformer la trame narrative de la mode.

Collage of Black fashion history