Letter from Claire Sulmers: The State of Diversity in Fashion; My Response to Kerby Jean Raymond vs. Business of Fashion
and more, we are representing stronger than ever before. There used to be a time when only two black designers showed at Fashion Week . There was a time when the CFDA board had little to no diversity. Well, that actually still might be the case. I for one, was not at the BOF 500 Gala. I’m not ‘.’ And that’s ok. Today I listened to a sermon by TD Jakes.
“Your destiny, your future, is not predicated on the decision of someone else. You wasted too much of your life trying to change other people’s minds about you. It doesn’t matter what they think about you. GOD is not going to bless you by their opinion. GOD will bless you by how you see yourself.” : your career in fashion is what you make it. You have the power, at the end of your fingertips, to create the change you wish to see.
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