Fashion for All was founded by Hannah Stoudemire and Ali Richmond in 2016 with the intent to foster equality and systemic change within the fashion industry. Stoudemire, who at that time was the only Black woman working as a stylist at Lanvin’s men’s store on Madison Avenue, experienced ignorance and racism from her colleagues and superiors, and on a deeper level from the industry at large.
Stoudemire and Richmond continue to fight for systemic change in fashion. Among the shifts they’d like to see are more BIPOC in leadership positions, as well as a viable, legitimized career trajectory for young Black men and women. Here, the FFA founders discuss the importance of this moment, the longevity of this movement, and why they’re hopeful that change is on the horizon—as long as fashion’s top tiers do the work.
But in terms of how this will look in the future and the creation of real, sustainable change in the fashion industry—the jury is still out on that. Only time will tell whether or not this is sustainable change. Yes, it’s already different now than it was in the past because I see the effort. I’d like to see the longevity and like to see time pass because when it’s not trending and it’s not popular, that’s where the true authenticity shows up.
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Yawn. How about doing business as usual with people we are comfortable with? Forcing 'diversity' down someone's throats is NOT the answer!