Last year, with the launch of the wildly successful Nike Pro Hijab, Nike positioned themselves as forerunners in global sportswear brands explicitly considering and creating apparel with their female Muslim women customer base in mind. Come February 1st 2020, this streak continues with the launch of Nike’s ‘Victory Swim’ collection, a true game-changer in its […]
What can I say about Mzz Kimberley! She is a star in her own right and has always aimed to spread the message, ‘love yourself for who you are!’. From creating ionic photoshoots, joining the cast of new American sitcom, The Finellis to performing at Brighton pride and The Glory this year, Mzz Kimberley is […]
Born in London, Sri Lankan designer Amesh Wijesekera, studied BA Honours in Fashion and Textiles at the academy of design in Colombo, Sri Lanka. After bringing Sri Lanka to the forefront of the fashion world at Graduate Fashion week in London, Amesh was chosen to represent Sri Lanka at the International Fashion Showcase 2019. Working […]
“OPPALANNNNNCE, YOU OWN EVERYTHINGGGGG” Every season on RuPaul’s Drag Race, there’s that one queen that wows us with an iconic catchphrase and this season, it came courtesy from the queen of opulence herself…Miss Mercedes Iman Diamond. Truly one of a kind, this East African beauty is the FIRST Muslim queen on RuPaul’s Drag Race hailing all the […]
Rae is the first female to join Brother Models who cater to represent the underrepresented. Born and raised in London, Rae encaptures the essence of natural, edgy and tomboy swag. In a short space of time, Rae has managed to make waves in the modelling world, firstly by shooting with GQ style and Attitude magazine […]
Before the New Year I met up with Brendon Mayanja, a Zimbabwean student currently living in Florida for his studies. We spoke about his style inspirations, issues within the LGBT+ community and other experiences. What are your style inspirations? When I first got into fashion, I found that the people I was looking up to […]
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting with Nemar Parchment, full-time model and London College of Fashion Alumni. We talked about his journey; how he ended up working for Fashion e-commerce powerhouse ASOS; how he’s currently making a living from modelling full-time and the experiences that linked it all together! Where did you grow […]
Our skies may be grey literally and figuratively at the moment, but this years fashion trends will give us the pop of colour we so desperately need! Here are some trends from some amazing BME designers that are running through the majority of collections at the moment. These trends will almost definitely reach our high streets, […]
Stuck for present ideas this Christmas? A great option is to fill your loved ones’ stockings with mini indulgent gifts. Winter is all about staying in, eating good food and having pamper evenings. Here are some of my favourite mini beauty essentials that are suitable for everyone, and keep me looking and feeling fresh through […]
As we all know, the mainstream fashion industry is not the most diverse place in the world. But if you look hard and long enough you can find a few people that stand out from the majority. We have listed below 10 amazing looks from London Fashion Week SS17, all modelled by people of colour. Designer: […]
