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Black fashion creatives continue to shape the story of modern fashion; their influence in the industry is both powerful and enduring. Through the fusion of heritage and modernity, they challenge outdated ideas of what fashion and luxury have long represented, bringing fresh perspectives that celebrate identity and creativity.

When the HMT Empire Windrush docked the shore at Tilbury, Essex in 1948, the hundreds of passengers it brought from the Caribbean expected a new start in what they believed to be the “motherland”. What they were met with was far from a sense of belonging, and the British propaganda extended to the colonies was far from the Britain that they had arrived in.