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Sunday, February 26, 2012

During #BlackHistory Month | #NYFW | #SMWNY - Black Dress 2012 looked at Akini couture

[[posterous-content:pid___0]]reen shot of website from Fashion design Gail Lynch of Fashion Label, Akini couture

Raison D’Etre

Black History Month, New York Fashion Week , Valentine’s day and Social Media Week New York - all collided the week of February 12-17^th 2012 , so for Black Dress 2012 - I chose to look at Black Fashion Designers and their web presence, rather that read the post mortem on the “lack’ of a Black presence… They usually simply count models anyway! Somewhere alomg the line Idecided to share some of it ...

Designers can click to This LINK to submit or enter info ...

If You want to follw Black Dress and get info and links register andd login at www.Bkfff.com!

I am creating a list of designers. Black Dress looks at Designers of African heritage as well as those wth an "African" Aesthetic and even those who do "Black Dress" as in Formal Wear

Please check BD2012.BKFFF.COM for dedicated pages!