WWD's New E book 'Black in Trend' Celebrates Black Designers, Fashions

Black designers, fashions and different trend trade figures will take heart stage in a brand new e-book that shall be revealed by Union Sq. & Co. based mostly on the archives of Fairchild Media Group, proprietor of Ladies’s Put on Each day. The e-book shall be revealed Sept. 3.

Titled “Black in Trend: 100 Years of Fashion, Affect & Tradition,” the e-book was written by Tonya Blazio-Licorish and Tara Donaldson, and can function greater than 375 black-and-white and coloration images, illustrations and authentic articles on the designers, fashions, scene-makers and stylists who’ve formed the style panorama over the previous century. It additionally marks the primary WWD e-book to be derived from the Fairchild Archives. WWD traces its historical past to 1910.

The iconic Josephine Baker performs onstage at the Battle of Versailles, Versailles, France, November 27, 1973. From Black in Fashion, published by Union Square & Co. in 2024. Photo by Reginald Gray, courtesy WWD/Fairchild Media. — Josephine Baker performs onstage on the “Battle of Versailles” in 1973.

Photograph by Reginald Grey, courtesy WWD/Fairchild Media from Black in Trend, revealed by Union Sq. & Co. in 2024

In-depth profiles and unique interviews are interspersed all through the pages of the e-book, which seems to be again on the profound impression figures similar to Stephen Burrows, Virgil Abloh and Naomi Sims had within the trend trade. It additionally touches on the cultural type revolution sparked by celebrities similar to Josephine Baker.

Designer Stephen Burrows fits a wrap dress on model and muse Pat Cleveland, from his Fall 1971 collection at the designer's Greenwich Village apartment. This is the first time the wrap dress is introduced at fashion retail. From Black in Fashion, published by Union Square & Co. in 2024. Photo by Pierre Schermann, courtesy WWD/Fairchild Media. — Stephen Burrows suits a wrap costume on a mannequin in 1971.

Photograph by Pierre Schermann, courtesy WWD_Fairchild Media from Black in Trend, revealed by Union Sq. & Co. in 2024

“Black in Trend is a chance to shine a lightweight on a groundbreaking array of expertise ever-fluid in trend’s timeline,” mentioned Blazio-Licorish, archives editor for WWD. “It seems to be not simply on the contributions of Black creatives, it additionally captures influences which have developed and been embraced by the cultural zeitgeist.”

Andre Leon Talley poses in front of a luxury car in New York, 1979. — Andre Leon Talley in New York in 1979.

Photograph by Dustin Pittman, courtesy WWD/Fairchild Media from Black in Trend, revealed by Union Sq. & Co. in 2024

“This e-book comes at a pivotal time for each WWD and the broader trend trade,” mentioned Amanda Smith, president of Fairchild Media Group. “’Black in Trend’ celebrates the colourful legacy and ongoing impression of Black expertise in trend. We’re proud to contribute to the enduring narrative of range and innovation that defines our trade.”

Adut Akech and Virgil Abloh on the runway at the Off-White fall 2019 show, Paris. From Black in Fashion, published by Union Square & Co. in 2024. Photo by Giovanni Giannoni, courtesy WWD/Fairchild Media. — Adut Akech and Virgil Abloh on the Off-White fall 2019 present in Paris.

Photograph by Giovanni Giannoni, courtesy WWD/Fairchild Media from Black in Trend, revealed by Uniion Sq. & Co. in 2024

“We’re thrilled at Union Sq. & Co. to associate with manufacturers as storied as Fairchild and WWD,” mentioned Amanda Englander, editorial director of Union Sq. & Co., including, “With ‘Black in Trend,’ our shared aim has been to inform the tales and have a good time the legacies of the inimitable Black contributors who’ve impacted the trade, gathering them into a gorgeous and category-defining retrospective that each e-book and trend lovers can pore over and treasure for a few years to return.”