Black Owned Female Fashion Brands To Support In 2019
Seeing a range of Black female designers work their way through the fashion industry, dominating every step of the way, is a breath of fresh air.
Embracing the wide scope of beauty, channelling intricate details and drawing inspiration from a mixture of heritage, culture and travel from all over the world to ignite a new dimension of art and creativity...
Black creators are setting the trends and disrupting the status quo within the fashion industry.
Fe Noel
Brooklyn based fashion label was founded by womenswear designer, Felisha Noel. The designs stem from her love of colours and bold prints, deeply influenced by her Grenadian roots.
The brand encourages women to live their lives in style and embrace their femininity.
A.Au
A.Au is a lifestyle brand for the ever-evolving woman founded by Asiyami Gold, inspired by her experiences from paths walked around the world.
Creating sophisticated and elegant pieces sourced and made in Nigeria by the hands of sartorially advanced ateliers. 10% of every sale is used to help fund the next generation of young and bright Abua youths.
FENTY
Founded by Robyn Rihanna Fenty with LVMH in 2019, FENTY reflects her own personal style, character, and experiences.
Targeting the independent, modern women of today, the collection covers a range of ready-to-wear pieces, most of which are topped with empowering design aesthetics such as cinched waists and strong shoulders.
Ashya
For those who love belt bags, Ashya is a New York based label focusing on high quality leather accessories.
The brand features a sophisticated and contemporary design element to it, suitable for the modern-day explorer.
By Dose
A new innovative heel line incorporating a sense of minimalist yet sophisticated features founded by stylist and entrepreneur, Dian who is also the creator of Dosé Of Dian.
Nubian Skin
A nude bra and hoisery for women of colour are the basics of every woman’s wardrobe. After realising that mainstream nude was not inclusive of all skin tones, Ade hassan launched Nubian Skin in 2014 to provide a spectrum of nude options for black women.
Their multi tone shoes and lingerie are complimenting brown skin, highlighting its beauty and glow.
Lemlem
Artisan-driven collection of women’s, men’s, children’s and home goods founded by Liya Kebede.
The main collection’s soft cotton clothes are all handwoven in Ethiopia.
Fanm Djanm
In Haitian Kreyol, Fanm Djanm means ‘strong woman’ and the brand intend on encouraging women to wear bold prints.
They started as a head wrap collection and grew into a lifestyle brand that serves to both empower and inspire women to live boldly and pursue their greatest goal.
Andrea Iyamah
A brand specialising in custom couture, ready-to-wear and retro swimwear
The uniqueness of each designs are strongly influenced by the brand’s African heritage, using vibrant colours, a blend of retro and infused with elements from various ethnic cultures.
épifenē
Jewelry brand specialising in bold statement earrings, drawing inspiration from the various elements of culture and travel.
Rebecca Tembo
Independent British occasion-wear women’s label and bespoke fits created in-house by Rebecca Tembo, each pieces are carefully crafted with great care and attention to detail.
Her new range of jumpsuits are usually inspired by the different Cities and places she’s visited over the years.
bfyne
Designed by Nigerian American, Buki Ade through embracing the trends in West African fashion, to produce a collection of culturally inclusive designs.
bfyne is bold, eccentric, cohesive and consistent. All about creating super-sexy, flattering designs with awesome colours and prints. They are unique for their creatively edgy cut-outs.
Cushnie
Founded in 2008, Cushnie is a luxury women’s American fashion house ready-to-wear and accessories brand designed by Carly Cushnie.
Designed for the modern woman, the collection is tailored to achieve the perfect fit for the female form incorporating a sense of cosmopolitan minimalism and femininity.
Hanifa
Contemporary apparel for your everyday hardworking, bold and beautiful woman founded by Anifa Mvuemba. Priding on fabrics from international sources, majorly from places such as Dubai, Istanbul, New York City, and Washington D.C
Her designs are simple yet sophisticated clothing specially crafted for women whose curvier bodies are often underrepresented in the fashion industry
Random and Chic
Founded by Freelance Stylist, Style Blogger and Fashion Activist, Shayla Janel Hill.
Featuring vintage, retro vibes created specifically for the ‘Girls who dares to stand out on purpose and stand up with purpose.’
Tongoro
Ready-to-wear fashion label dedicated to the development of Senegal.
Founded in 2016 by Sarah Diouf with the intention of being an affordable, ‘Made in Africa" brand for women both of the continent and abroad.
Lionne
Women’s fashion label founded by LaToia Fitzgerald centring her brand around the true authenticity of what a lioness means to her.
The brand defines a Lionne as ‘An extremely independent, ambitious, driven woman who is fierce, backs up her talk, and takes care of her own, friends, and family.’
