Black Design
fashion Prototypes
Main Goals
To create a line of clothes that are inspired by different black historical movements, events, and people
Depending on the outfit/article of clothing, each piece will have a QR code that leads to more information on what inspired the specific design
QR code will be hidden in patterns made up by Afrofuturistic symbols. QR code is linked with educational websites on black history and culture
FASHION TRENDS INSPO
kEHINDE WILEY & Kerry james marshall’s PAINTINGS
Pattern Inspirations
Usage of bold colors
Representations of varieties of black figures in the white dominating world of fine art
Symbolism Behind African Patterns
Personal Adorment & A Medium of Communication
Common African Patterns: Kuba Cloth, Mudcloth/Bogolanfini, Kente Cloth, etc.
African Textile Colors: white (spirituality & purity), gold (wealth, fertility, & prosperity), green (prosperity & health), red (political troubles & spiritual tensions), blue (love, peace, earth, sky & water)
Afrofuturism
Digital Art - NFTs
Black Culture + Futurism
Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic that combines science-fiction, history and fantasy to explore the African-American experience and aims to connect those from the black diaspora with their forgotten African ancestry
Color Palette: using a more futuristic color palette to portray the indigenous people’s lives
Prototypes
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Harriet Tubman Inspired
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Ruby Nell Bridges inspired
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Josephine Baker Inspired
We will have our own website that will be linked to the qr codes embedded in clothes.
The qr code will send you to informational articles along with the scanned clothing piece, which will be available to purchase.
Creative Marketing/Advertising
Host local community pop up shops/community-based fashion shows at different locations, with an opening show in Leimert Park.
A mini festival of sorts outside of the pop-up shop, with live music.
To spread awareness of our brand as well as black history and bring the community together at the same time.
A set amount of models will wear some pieces from our line and walk around with them around the shop as well as in the nearby area, and everyone will be encouraged to scan their clothes.
A portion of all purchases will be put towards beautifying the host communities (black mural artists) and towards black youth programs.