insert_link Fashion 11 Honoré Kicks Off BIPOC Initiative to help Designers Extend Sizing 11 Honoré is launching a new initiative on June 17 with BIPOC designers in collaboration with Danielle Williams-Eke, the Design Director at 11 Honoré. The first two designers kicking off this initiative are LaQuan Smith and Greta Constantine. Design Director Danielle Williams-Eke wanted to use 11 Honoré as a platform to help fellow established BIPOC designers launch into extending sizing. LaQuan Smith and Kirk Pickersgill from Greta Constantine worked with […] todayJune 23, 2021
insert_link Fashion In 2020 Loungewear came into its Own Thanks in no small part to a pandemic that radically altered our life, and workstyles, Loungewear is on the verge of completely taking over. Thanks to a growing consumer preference for comfy duds, the cozy category was on the rise even before our worlds got turned upside down in March. With nary an office commute in sight for many of us, the only clothes we want to don are of […] todayDecember 31, 2020
insert_link Fashion 2019’s Size Inclusivity Breakthroughs 2019 is coming to a close, ushering in a new decade full of possibilities for the fashion industry. And while there's still a lot of work to be done in terms of making size inclusivity the norm, the past year has seen some major progress when it comes to brands embracing all body types. That’s crucial, because, as a 2016 study from researchers Deborah A. Christel, PhD and Susan Dunn found, […] todayDecember 30, 2019
insert_link Fashion Barbra Streisand Dons Azeeza Khan on Tour When Barbra Streisand sang “The Way We Were” with Lionel Richie at Hyde Park in London in July, the legendary singer wore an asymmetric black gown with a high-low cape and sweeping train. The dress, which the performer styled as one-shoulder on stage, was not by her BFF and go-to designer Donna Karan — it was by the Chicago-based Azeeza Khan. The ruffled silk gown is one of 25 looks […] todayJuly 29, 2019
insert_link Fashion Designers Turn Back Time Modeling the Fashion Runways this Season Face it, fashion runways have a loooong way to go before they’ll count as truly diverse, but this season there’s been a shift in at least one area of representation. At show after show, we’ve seen stylish women of all ages — not just one or two tokenized women over 25, but models ranging in age from their 40’s to 70’s strut their stuff on the runway this season. […] todayFebruary 28, 2019
insert_link Fashion Diversity at NYC Fashion Week 2019: Laverne Cox and 11 Honoré Deliver a Feel-Good, Inclusive Show Sometimes in fashion, you get to witness something so special that it actually moves you. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, you walk away feeling like you got to be part of A Moment — a genuine one, not one engineered for maximum social media exposure. That’s what happened at February’s New York Fashion Week with an inclusive runway debut from 11 Honoré luxury e-commerce site offering designer […] todayFebruary 26, 2019