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You do not need to love clothes, shoes, handbags, or fashion magazines to enjoy this class. Fashion is about much more than what we wear; it is a powerful cultural language that shapes identity, communicates values, and reflects the aspirations of communities around the world.
This workshop explores the lives and work of three groundbreaking figures in Black fashion media: André Leon Talley, Robin Givhan, and Elaine Welteroth. Through their careers, participants will examine how members of the Africana Diaspora challenged barriers within mainstream media while expanding conversations about race, culture, beauty, and representation.
Together, we will explore how these influential writers and editors used fashion journalism as a platform to tell stories about Black life, creativity, and visibility. Participants will engage with selections from their articles, editorials, and public commentary to better understand the relationship between media, identity, and cultural power.
The workshop includes a presentation on the historical and professional contributions of Talley, Givhan, and Welteroth, followed by an interactive discussion activity. Drawing on scholarship related to media representation, Black aesthetics, and intersectionality, participants will consider who gets represented in fashion media, whose stories are amplified, and how fashion can serve as a site of both exclusion and liberation.
You do not need to love clothes, shoes, handbags, or fashion magazines to enjoy this class. Fashion is about much more than what we wear; it is a powerful cultural language that shapes identity, communicates values, and reflects the aspirations of communities around the world.
This workshop explores the lives and work of three groundbreaking figures in Black fashion media: André Leon Talley, Robin Givhan, and Elaine Welteroth. Through their careers, participants will examine how members of the Africana Diaspora challenged barriers within mainstream media while expanding conversations about race, culture, beauty, and representation.
Together, we will explore how these influential writers and editors used fashion journalism as a platform to tell stories about Black life, creativity, and visibility. Participants will engage with selections from their articles, editorials, and public commentary to better understand the relationship between media, identity, and cultural power.
The workshop includes a presentation on the historical and professional contributions of Talley, Givhan, and Welteroth, followed by an interactive discussion activity. Drawing on scholarship related to media representation, Black aesthetics, and intersectionality, participants will consider who gets represented in fashion media, whose stories are amplified, and how fashion can serve as a site of both exclusion and liberation.