Blackowned

RAISEfashion Supports Black-Owned Brands Summer Bazaar on Martha’s Vineyard
August 5, 2025
Polo Ralph Lauren isn’t the only fashion brand that is tying into the Oak Bluffs community on Martha’s Vineyard this summer. Áwet New York, RAISEfashion, and the DJ Henry Dream...
Ami Colé, the Black-owned Makeup Brand Sold at Sephora, to Close
July 17, 2025
Ami Colé is set to close in September. The brand, founded by Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye in 2021, will cease operations in September. The decision comes on the heels of an...
Inside the Challenges Befalling Black-owned Brands in 2025 — and How They’re Facing Them
July 1, 2025
Black beauty brand founders are facing waning support. Founders and executives told WWD that the galvanization they saw in the wake of George Floyd’s murder has decelerated, largely in...