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Grace Wales Bonner to curate an exhibition at MoMA

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has announced that London-based fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner will curate an exhibition opening in November. Wales Bonner will bring together 50 artworks from MoMA’s collection that explore forms of black style, gesture, performance, and sounds of the African diaspora as part of the museum’s ‘...

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Grace Wales Bonner named winner of the 2023 BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund

Grace Wales Bonner has been awarded the esteemed BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund, presented by the British Fashion Council Foundation. The fund, dedicated to honouring exceptional talent and creativity, aims to empower businesses by providing tailored high-level business mentoring and professional services. Ms. Wales Bonner triumphed over a...

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Grace Wales Bonner designs costumes for The National Youth Dance Company

Fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner has collaborated with The National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) on custom costumes for Wayne McGregor’s ‘Novacene,’ which premiered at The Lowry in Manchester this weekend, before heading to Sadler’s Wells Theatre on June 3 in London, followed by a UK tour. Wales Bonner has designed costumes for the 34 young...

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Wales Bonner designs Jamaican Football Federation kits

British fashion brand Wales Bonner and Adidas have unveiled new Jamaican Football Federation kits as part of the sportswear giant’s partnership with the country. The collaboration features new home and away kits, a pre-match jersey and a reversible anthem jacket for the men’s team, known as Reggae Boyz, and the women’s team, known as Reggae...

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Rosalia, women designers, stark contrasts: Paris menswear highlights

One of the buzziest menswear weeks in recent memory wrapped in Paris on Sunday. Here are some of the highlights: Dior vs Louis Vuitton Two very different approaches from two of the biggest houses, who built giant rival hangars on either end of the Tuileries Gardens that run through central Paris. While Vuitton created an entire apartment full of...

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Pitti Uomo announces Grace Wales Bonner as guest designer

British menswear designer Grace Wales Bonner will be trade show Pitti Uomo’s guest designer for its 102nd edition in Florence this June. Wales Bonner will present the spring/summer 2023 collection for her eponymous label with a fashion show-event in a location that has yet to be revealed. Pitti Immagine's communication and special events...

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Farfetch launches initiative to champion Black and ethnic minority designers

Luxury fashion platform Farfetch is launching a new initiative called ‘Farfetch Futures’ to champion designers from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds with commercial, marketing, content and technology support. ‘Farfetch Futures’ is a continuation of its work to support and promote Black designers since 2020, which has seen gross merchandise...

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ANDAM names 14 finalists for the 2021 edition

French fashion prize ANDAM has announced 14 finalists for its 32nd edition, including London-based Grace Wales Bonner, Bianca Saunders and Rokh for the Grand Prize worth 300,000 euros. The internationally recognised award, which celebrates young fashion talent, is open to a designer, of any nationality, but they must own a French company or...

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PFW: Wales Bonner presents SS21 with a digital film

British fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner made her digital debut during Paris Fashion Week with a continued exploration of the diasporic connections between Britain and the Caribbean. ‘Essence’ continues the narrative of Wales Bonner’s autumn/winter 2020 ‘Lovers Rock’ collection, which examined the British Jamaican community in London in the...

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Grace Wales Bonner takes over fashion class at the University of Applied Arts Vienna

The British fashion designer, Grace Wales Bonner, has taken over the artistic direction of the fashion class at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Wales Bonner is taking over the position of Jil Sander duo, Lucie and Luke Meier, a spokeswoman told FashionUnited. The couple, who have been creative directors of the German brand since 2017,...

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Wales Bonner redefining masculinity at LFWM AW20/21

At just 29, Grace Wales Bonner is one of London's most promising designers, exploring black male identity through her eponymous menswear brand with looks that have caught the eye of celebrities such as Meghan Markle. Wales Bonner, the daughter of a Jamaican father and English mother, unveiled her 2020 autumn/winter collection on Sunday at...

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Wales Bonner named BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund winner

London-based designer Grace Wales Bonner has been named as the 2019 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund winner for 2019, beating off tough competition from a strong shortlisting including A.W.A.K.E. Mode, Alighieri, Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, David Koma, Neous, and Rejina Pyo. Fresh from her collaboration with Dior on reinterpreting the fashion house...