“BLACK DRESS - First Group Exhibition Dedicated to Contemporary Black Fashion Designers” Exhibition
Pratt Manhattan Gallery
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The groundbreaking work of 10 New York-based black fashion designers will be celebrated in Black Dress: Ten Contemporary Fashion Designers, an unprecedented group exhibition timed to coincide with Black History Month and New York Fashion Week.
Black Dress was envisioned by Pratt Institute Fashion Professor Adrienne Jones to create broader awareness of the triumphs and accomplishments that contemporary black designers have achieved in the industry. It will feature designs by international fashion superstars Tracy Reese, Byron Lars, Omar Salam, Pratt Institute alumnus Jeffrey Banks and others, as well as a fashion-forward video created specifically for the exhibition by renowned artist and 2013 MacArthur Fellow Carrie Mae Weems.
The Gallery will be transformed into a series of Madison Avenue-style store windows that give each designer a distinct spotlight for his or her work. Each store window will feature bold visions from designers who have influenced contemporary fashion around the world and who draw on the long yet underrepresented history of black fashion design in America.
In conjunction with the exhibition, a panel discussion on the contributions of black designers will be held on March 5 from 6-8 PM in room 213 at Pratt’s Manhattan campus at 114 West 14th Street, second floor. Panelists include Michaela Angela Davis, former executive editor at Essence; Constance White, former editor in chief at Essence; Harriette Cole, former editor of Ebony, Essence, and Uptown; Elaine Welteroth, beauty and health director at Teen Vogue; and Adrienne Jones, Pratt Institute Fashion professor and Black Dress curator. Walter Greene, fashion editorial director of Profiles98 and consultant to Black Dress, will moderate.
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Schedule
from February 07, 2014 to April 26, 2014
Panel Discussion: Wednesday, March 5, 6-8 PM
Opening Reception on 2014-02-06 from 18:00 to 20:00
Artist(s)
Jeffrey Banks, Carrie Mae Weems, Samantha Black et al.