The talk of the town.
This NYFW, The Standard, High Line teamed up with Antoine Gregory, the founder and creative director of Black Fashion Fair: a conceptual media, educational, and high cultural platform aimed toward the discovery and furtherance of Black creatives and fashion. The goal? To gather some industry pros and lead a conversation about the business of black fashion.
The Standard Talks panelist included: Robyn Mowatt, who is a Brooklyn-based editor, writer, and consultant specializing in culture and fashion, with bylines in ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and Rolling Stone. Mecca James-Williams who is an experienced stylist and fashion editor, and Daveed Baptiste who is an interdisciplinary artist whose work incorporates fashion, textiles, and photography.
The Standard Talks panelist included: Robyn Mowatt, who is a Brooklyn-based editor, writer, and consultant specializing in culture and fashion, with bylines in ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and Rolling Stone. Mecca James-Williams who is an experienced stylist and fashion editor, and Daveed Baptiste who is an interdisciplinary artist whose work incorporates fashion, textiles, and photography.
The Business of Black Style explored the evolution of Black fashion creativity from cultural influence to economic agency. While Black style has been foundational to the aesthetics, movements, and market dynamics of the fashion industry - from streetwear to luxury - the structures that profit most from these aesthetics have historically excluded the very communities that originated these innovations.
This panel convened designers, stylists, founders, and cultural leaders to critically examine pathways to ownership, sustainability, and legacy, and to discuss how Black creatives are building brands, platforms, and institutions that transform style into enterprise within the New York fashion ecosystem. And the looks were next-level.
