For the latest feature in celebration of Black History Month, we caught up with emerging designer Tihara Smith, to find out more about her Windrush inspired collection, and the influence of social history and political slogans in her work.
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For the latest feature in celebration of Black History Month, we caught up with emerging designer Tihara Smith, to find out more about her Windrush inspired collection, and the influence of social history and political slogans in her work.
Fashion has long held a bad reputation for its whitewashed runways. But thankfully ethnically diverse model casting has been at the forefront of the agenda for some time now and the value of diversity is increasingly being recognised. There is a lot more visibility for Black models, but for other Black people within the industry– not so much. Yet the industry thrives from having ethnically diverse figures, because they contribute alternative perspectives to fashion - making it more creative, inclusive and more varied.