Fact 2: She's Inspired By African Heritage
Wales Bonner is known for her African-inspired pieces, pulling from western and colonial visions, as well as a history of Africans in India, to create her own line of suits and sportswear. Her LVMH winning collection was designed looking to the Emperor of Ethiopia. She drew from Caribbean, East and West African, as well as European influences. She fights against the general white-washing so often overlooked in the fashion industry by weaving her heritage, different histories, and a fresh perspective of black male sexuality and identity into each collection. She even shows her clothes on exclusively black and South Asian models to further the story her different collections are portraying.
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