black dress designers Exhibition Dedicated to Contemporary Black Fashion on View Through April 26 MAKE TIME What It Means to Be

At King & Bay, we design our signature smoking jacket with luxurious silk jacquard fabric

In 1949, Valdes became the president of the New York Chapter of NAFAD, the National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers, which created opportunities for Black fashion designers, stylists, and manufacturers

The dress is completed with hundreds of goose feathers, some of them painted in silver on the tip, and some metal scales to give some light

The Savannah pattern is designed to be cut on the bias and, as you probably know, fabric stretches on the bias

Intricate sequins adorn the entire dress, creating a mesmerizing shimmer