The Black Fashion Directory celebrates Black talent across generations, bridging the visibility gap in the fashion industry.

The Problem

Black fashion creatives and brands face significant barriers to industry networks and visibility, with traditional systems historically limiting opportunities for emerging talent.

Our Solution

Our directory creates a centralized platform connecting creatives and brands with collaborators, consumers, and industry professionals seeking to work with and support Black talent.

How the Directory Works

We offer two versions of the directory:

💻 Live Directory

Spotlights emerging Black creatives and brands
Open for public submissions
Accessible online to expand visibility and encourage collaboration

📄PDF Archive

A curated archive honoring legacy Black creatives and brands, organized by decade
Available as a thank-you gift to donors upon request, or automatically included when you donate to be featured in our live directory.

Browse the Directory

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Creatives

A growing list of fashion professionals shaping the future of fashion through their creative work.

Want to be featured?

Submit Your Creative Profile

Arieal Lynnore

📍Vacherie, La
🧵Fashion Designer

Arieal Lynnore is a passionate creative specializing in custom garments that blend storytelling with bold, whimsical design. Known for her vibrant color choices, intricate details, and imaginative silhouettes, she transforms special moments into wearable art. Her work celebrates individuality and brings unforgettable fashion experiences to life.

Bridgette Agbodza

📍Columbus, Ohio
🧵 Fashion Designer

Bridgette is a senior at The Ohio State University studying Fashion and Retail Studies with a focus on Product Development. Bridgette combines a STEM background through a biology minor with the intention of creating better sustainability practices through textile science, technology, and more. As a Black LGBTQ+ designer, Bridgette creates without boundaries. Bridgette contributes energy and vision to upcoming community projects and initiatives. Through her work, she aims to help people celebrate culture and spark meaningful connections in the world.

Christyn Breckenridge

📍Houston, Texas
💼 Entrepreneur

Christyn is the owner of eyewear brand, 3rdEyeView. For its consistent devotion to community, comfort, and quality, the brand has been dubbed "the best known unknown eyewear brand'' by InStyle, Beyonce.com, Marie Claire, and WWD.

Geo Owen

📍London, UK
🧵 Creative Director & Designer

Geo is a London-based creative director and designer. He studied at Kent's University of Creative Arts and founded GEO in 2016, collaborating with a variety of companies, including HighSnobiety. GEO is a streetwear brand that draws inspiration from the cosmos and planets in space.

Israel McCorkle

📍Atlanta, GA
🧵 Creative Director & Designer

Israel McCorkle is an American fashion designer and the founder and creative director of McCorklen.

A self-taught designer, independent retail entrepreneur, business owner, and author of more than two published books, Israel began by designing women’s handbags and is the original designer of the Pill Bag. Israel is also the founder and CEO of McCorkle Group, a holding company and conglomerate startup with plans to expand across the fashion, film, and art industries.

Samantha Little

📍Boston, Massachusetts
🧵Fashion Designer

Samantha is a fashion designer and graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and Design. While she plans to pursue a career in bridal, her work spans elegant evening wear, birthday looks, vibrant vacation pieces, and elevated basics. Known for her love of fabric manipulation, Samantha transforms simple silhouettes into fantastic 3D smocked designs that bring texture and dimension to each piece. Her clothing tells a story—eventful, expressive, and always true to the people who wear it.

Brands

A growing list of Black-owned fashion brands contributing to the future of the industry across various categories.

Want your brand listed?

Submit Your Brand

A. Marie Clothing

A. Marie, founded by Felica Kearse, empowers women through modest fashion that celebrates confidence and style without compromise.

Anē Clothier

ANĒ Clothier began as a quiet rebellion, a gender-neutral fashion brand founded by Anita Dickens, a textile artist and public administrator with a deep reverence for craft, history, and purpose. Inspired by classic tailoring and the expressive freedom of soul music, ANE Clothier sought to redefine what it meant to live life - not just wear clothes.

Buzzoms

A Black-owned, woman-led company specializing in clothing designed for women with large breasts, Buzzoms creates pieces that allow women of all shapes and sizes to wear braless clothing comfortably.

Danzy Design Studio

Founded by Marshall Danzy Taulbert in 2018, this line blends his Midwestern roots with Los Angeles influences to create vintage-inspired "comfortable chic" pieces built to last.

High Street Original

Fashion industry veteran Lynette Lashawn launched this luxury brand during the pandemic, drawing from her Newark roots and late grandmother's love for capes. With over two decades of experience, she now creates elevated designs that blend legacy craftsmanship with streetwear, worn by Queen Latifah, Gabrielle Union, and Sarah Jakes Roberts.

O-Studio Design

El Lewis, creative director and stylist, founded this forward-thinking knitwear brand where athletic functionality meets futuristic aesthetics.

par Bronté Laurent

Founded by Creative Director Bronté Laurent, par Bronté Laurent is a Brooklyn-based womenswear label creating timeless, comfortable pieces that empower women to feel confident and authentic. Her experiences living between New York and London inspire unique designs, while the brand prioritizes sustainability through recycled materials and eco-friendly packaging.

Petit Kouraj

Nasrin Jean-Baptiste's Brooklyn-based luxury handbag line features pieces handmade in Haiti, creating wearable art that celebrates the intersection of knitwear, sculpture, and identity.

Queen Anna House of Fashion

Founded by Nicole Jennings and dedicated to her grandmother Ms. Anna, this Minneapolis boutique curates contemporary women's fashion from influential houses and emerging independent designers.

Solely Fit

Solely Fit, designed by Stefania Okolie, creates activewear that empowers women to embrace their strength and express their individuality.

Sky Stitched Designs

Committed to fashion inclusivity and accessibility, Sky Stitched Designs creates innovative pieces that transform anime inspirations into wearable reality.

Styled by 3K

Styledby3k is an e-commerce marketplace founded by Chanel Robinson-Hill that specializes in streetwear for both men and women. The platform features clothing from both established and emerging brands, ranging from underground labels to luxury streetwear designers. Styledby3k uses innovative virtual styling techniques to help customers visualize and discover pieces across their curated selection.

Zelie for She

Founded by Elann Zelie in Los Angeles, Zelie for She designs bold plus-size fashion that empowers women to express their individuality and tell their own stories.

Brand Highlight

This month, we're proud to spotlight O. STUDIO DESIGN, a fashion technology brand specializing in innovative 3D technical knitwear.

Founded in Atlanta by El Lewis, the fashion technology company creates garments at the intersection of culture, technology, and wearable design. Each piece combines precision, function, and athletic influence to create refined clothing designed for contemporary life.

Through digital design and innovative knit technology, O. STUDIO DESIGN is building a forward-thinking vision for sustainable apparel.

✨ Explore O. STUDIO DESIGN → Shop the Collection
📸 Follow @o.studio.design for new releases and updates.

How to Join the Directory or Receive the PDF Archive

To be added to the Live Directory, please make a donation, complete the Submit Your Creative Profile or Submit Your Brand form and email us your receipt.

If you’d like a copy of the PDF Archive, please email us at info@hemsandbrims.com and include a copy of your donation receipt.