Black designers presented collections at Milan's fashion week in a show aimed at raising awareness of the lack of diversity in the industry.
The five designers are part of the Black Lives Matter in Italian Fashion group, a name inspired by the international movement leading worldwide protests against racial injustice.
The 'We are Made in Italy' digital event was filmed in Milan's grand Palazzo Clerici and hosted the spring/summer 2021 collections of Fabiola Manirakiza, Mokodu Fall, Claudia Gisele Ntsama, Karim Daoudi and Joy Meribe.
IMAGE: Italian-Haitian fashion designer Stella Jean shows the shoes she designed as she poses for a picture along the Spanish Steps ahead of the 'We Are Made In Italy' Black Lives Matter fashion show at the Milan Fashion Week, September 19, 2020. Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters
IMAGE: Models present creations from the Spring/Summer2021 collection by Joy Meribe during the 'We Are Made in Italy' digital show at the Milan Fashion Week, organised by the Black Lives Matter in Italian fashion collective, in this still image taken from a video released on September 27, 2020. Photograph: We Are Made in Italy/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Models present creations from the Spring/Summer2021 collection by Claudia Gisele Ntsama during the 'We Are Made in Italy' digital show at the Milan Fashion Week, organised by the Black Lives Matter in Italian fashion collective, in this still image taken from video released on September 27, 2020. Photograph: We Are Made in Italy/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: A model presents a creation from the Frida Kiza Spring/Summer2021 collection by Fabiola Manirakiza during the 'We Are Made in Italy' digital show at the Milan Fashion Week, organised by the Black Lives Matter in Italian fashion collective, in this still image taken from video released on September 27, 2020. Photograph: We Are Made in Italy/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: A model presents a creation from the Frida Kiza Spring/Summer2021 collection by Fabiola Manirakiza. Photograph: We Are Made in Italy/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: A model presents a creation during the 'We Are Made in Italy' digital show at Milan Fashion Week. Photograph: We Are Made in Italy/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Italian-Haitian fashion designer Stella Jean poses for a picture ahead of the 'We Are Made In Italy' Black Lives Matter fashion show, September 19, 2020. Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters
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