Since 2016, PROTOChic has been committed to bringing the best of fashion and culture from the diaspora and beyond. We are beyond elated to share our next iteration with our Founding Supporter membership.
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We are excited to announce the launch of our dedicated newsletter direct to your inbox every week.
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Paris-based BOTTER has firmly connected its core values of sustainability consciousness into an eclectic mélange of stand-out pieces that appeal to a niche community.
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It has a been a long time and in this time, myriad challenges have left even the strongest of us undeniably raw, emotionally exhausted, and intellectually untethered.
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In a (very) recent period lauding black talents throughout the entertainment industry, a shining light has turned to the image-makers responsible for dressing these celebrities. PROTOChic sat in on a dynamic conversation with a rather influential group on the road to greater inclusion and representation on the red carpet.
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If there is one word to describe Tongoro Studio founder and creative director Sarah Diouf, it is relentless. Launching two years ago, Diouf saw a need in the market for accessibly priced and stylish casual wear that was as versatile as the lifestyle she leads.
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We are beyond pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition The Inverse Color Perspective: The Age of the Black Model by artist Freddie L. Rankin II that captures 42 black models from throughout the diaspora behind the scenes of fashion weeks in New York, Milan, and Paris.
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It is safe to say there was some pressure for CEO and Creative Director Carly Cushnie, who took control of her 10-year old brand, now known as CUSHNIE, after separating ways with her co-founder Michelle Ochs eight months ago.
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Thank you for blessing us. That was the refrain overheard by one patron to artist Simone Leigh at the opening of her highly anticipated exhibition at the Luhring Augustine Gallery in Chelsea.
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We are proud to announce the launch of our latest initiative 'West Africa to the West,' a series focused on West African artisanal heritage and creative confidence connecting to a global consumer.
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"All I want to do is create clothes that match up to the incredible beauty of all women," remarked designer Lisa Folawiyo on the set of her look book shoot for her latest collection.
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PROTOChic chatted with Thebe Magugu last year, asking how the contemporary womenswear South African designer starts his day. That same sense of playfulness rang true in his Spring / Summer 2018 collection presented during South Africa Fashion Week.
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It was a fortuitous group exhibition curated by multi-hyphenate artist Arthur Jafa that led Frida Orupabo to Ming Smith in a show at London's Serpentine Gallery. Almost eight months later, Orupabo is beaming at her first US solo exhibition.
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An upstart brand with roots to the camp of Kanye West and Off-White's Virgil Abloh, Heron Preston makes its own rules and the end consumer wins above all.
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The latest exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art is of a fashionable variety. PROTOChic took in the exhibition for a special preview and compiled a list of the best diaspora designers included.
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In the midst of a busy week with the MAN / WOMAN Trade Show in New York, Niyi Okuboyejo, president of Post-Imperial, took some time to answer our perennial questions.
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Grace Wales Bonner is a woman of many reference points and she will readily admit it. Her latest runway show Blue Duets SS18 held at Swiss Church in London was firmly placed in the tenets that shaped her rise as a serial award-winning fashion designer
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We connected with AAKS founder and creative director Akosua Afriyie-Kumi to learn more about her latest collection, why she announced a partnership with UNHCR Refugee Artisan Project, and what's next for the vacation-chic brand.
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