LONDON (AP) — A new exhibition is opening in London to chart for the first time the contributions that Black British culture made to U.K. fashion and design history and to celebrate Black designers who haven't received public recognition.
“The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion" at central London's Somerset House, which opens Thursday, pays tribute to the influence of Black designers in fashion from the 1970s.
Curators said that the idea of a display celebrating Black fashion and culture has germinated for some time.
But Oldfield — who had a Jamaican father — is rarely referenced as a Black designer, and has never championed Black culture.
And that was largely a problem for Black designers at the time,” Ibi said.
Persons:
haven't, George Floyd, —, ”, Harris Elliott, Elliott, ” Elliott, Bruce Oldfield, Princess Diana, Oldfield, Diana, Oldfield —, Joe Casely, Hayford, Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood, Andrew Ibi, ” Ibi
Organizations:
Black, London's Somerset House, Britons
Locations:
London, London's Somerset, Britain