Before I knew Dolly Parton the icon, I knew Dolly the secretary. 9 to 5 was one of my favorite movies growing up on HBO. A magical woman. ✨ #DollyParton
At @SCADFASH, @Legacybros & I co-led "Black Beauty in Post-War Paris"—interrogating how Dorothea Towles Church redefined legacy luxury when @Dior placed her at the center of haute couture in 1949.
#FashionHistory #Dior
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Paris was free enough to allow Black ambition. In the 1950s, Dorothea Towles Church was a muse for Dior, Balmain, Schiaparelli. I'm in conversation on Church's legacy & what it still teaches us about beauty, access, ambition on July 30 | 6pm @SCADFASH lnkd.in/eVuFmqfx
Paris was free enough to allow Black ambition. In the 1950s, Dorothea Towles Church was a muse for Dior, Balmain, Schiaparelli. I'm in conversation on Church's legacy & what it still teaches us about beauty, access, ambition on July 30 | 6pm @SCADFASH lnkd.in/eVuFmqfx
Fashion icon Audrey Smaltz took power by ignoring the gatekeepers entirely.
My latest for EBONY breaks down her path from working with Yves St. Laurent to EBONY Fashion Fair to backstage dominance at New York Fashion Week.
Read the full interview: ebony.com/fashion-icon-audre…
Technically, I believe that @rihanna was the first Black woman to lead a luxury fashion house with @LVMH’s FENTY MAISON which closed down in 2021, but congrats to @walesbonner nevertheless. Looking forward to her interpretation of @Hermes_Paris menswear.
You Are Invited!
Join me on Wednesday, Aug 6 in ATLANTA
at
SCAD FASHION MUSEUM
I am hosting the Panel “Atlanta’s Finest Photographers”
coinciding with the current exhibition “Campbell Addy: Stillness of Elegance”.
RSVP For Tickets Here: scadfash.org/events/behind-l…
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Santa Baby 🎅🏿— Eartha Kitt, 1957.
The song was once banned from southern radio stations. After being released in 1953, it quickly became the top selling Christmas song of the year.
“Santa Baby” originally sang by Eartha Kitt in the 1950s
The once-banned sultry single has become a wintertime classic. After being released in October 1953, it quickly became the top selling Christmas song of the year.
Check out my first Substack story! I connect @Tyler_Mitchell_ ‘s “Idyllic Spaces” to my own coming of age in suburban Atlanta. open.substack.com/pub/isoulh…








