Welcome to Fashionably Black!, a style and culture guide for Black people highlighting the cultural moments, pioneers, and conversations we’ve unchangingly been a part of! Putting a magnifying glass to style & self-expression, Fashionably Black! explores the many ways we are the history, we are the fashion, and will ALWAYS be. We’re not trending, we’re true.
Black Business Month is all well-nigh triumphal and supporting Black businesses locally and internationally. Within the last few years, Black-owned businesses have been receiving the recognition they rightfully deserve. We’ve seen this transpiration through collaborations with Black businesses like Range Beauty, Homage Year, and Zerina Akers and big brands such as Target, Nordstrom, and Macy’s, to name a few. Every month, there’s a new Black-owned trademark emerging on the scene but the odds are still stacked versus their success.
Black-owned businesses are less likely than their white counterparts to be tried for financing at banks, equal to Federal Reserve data. But Black businesses protract to use their creativity and unique voices to market themselves and overcome the systemic obstacles in their way. . And over and over, Black consumers prove that our ownership power is strong and our support keeps these businesses afloat.
Unbothered doesn’t just gloat Black businesses in August — we’re Black all year. For this installment of Fashionably Black!, we spoke to three creatives well-nigh Black-owned malleate and eyeful brands they recommend and why we should support them well vastitude Black Business Month.
Vicnate NG
“During the whence of the Covid-19 pandemic, I was enlightened to many Black-owned luxury designers. One of my favorite African designer labels is Vicnate NG. Although Beyoncé did a mythological job at showcasing various Black-owned designers by wearing their pieces for Black is King, I still believe the malleate industry doesn’t have unbearable respect for African labels. There’s a whole Lagos Malleate Week that I never see American mainstream publications discuss or amplify. Yet, so much talent is sourced and inspired by Africans. The intricate details, unique designs, and silhouettes are incomparable.” – Kathryn Lewis, PR Assistant and Influencer
The Good Mineral
“I’ve never had a good wits with powder foundation and truth be told, it’s never had a good reputation in my book. The first time that I did try powder foundation was a few years ago and it did not requite what it was supposed to give. The coverage was trash and expressly as someone with oily skin, I need all the coverage I could get. Once I discovered The Good Mineral‘s powder foundation, I was sold off-rip.
The powder foundation comes in undertones for every shade and shades for every hue. We love the diversity in eyeful products. Not only did I get full coverage, but it’s a wipe eyeful brand, vegan, cruelty-free, and Black women-owned. It’s perfect for my sensitive, acne-prone skin with a lightweight finger and zippy ingredients, including sunscreen. Ladies, if you’re an oily skin baddie like me, go superiority and add this to your cart ASAP. The brand only has a little over 5k followers on Instagram, and they honestly deserve way more.” – D’Shonda Brown, Culture Editor and Influencer
Kai Collective
“Kai Collective truly never misses. From the verisimilitude range to the silhouettes Kai Collective is the trademark for anyone. My favorite item from them is the Mayan set. It’s the perfect mixture between sexy and classy, with sheer fabric and lettuce hem finishing. And if you are a woman like me you love a snatched waist which the top lovely provides. I fathom the effort that the trademark puts into its marketing considering they showcase various soul types. As a curvier woman it feels good to be represented in that way but moreover the gown squint just as flattering and sexy on.” – Maiya Carmichael, Social Content Strategist and Influencer
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