Currently working as a design assistant at online womenswear brand Finery London, Chloe Barton secured her job whilst being a part of the FAD INTOFashion programme. Day-to-day, she
Young people from London have collaborated on this multi faceted project to celebrate Black Icons of the British Jazz Age, inspiring people from all backgrounds with a creative exploration of Black British heritage.
This unique project enabled young people to conduct hands-on archive research with original source material, as well as speaking to some of the UK’s most respected experts, including Stephen Bourne and Gary Crosby OBE, to inform their investigations. The young people then designed and printed textiles, inspired by East African Kangas, to celebrate their chosen Black Icons. These cloths were then styled and modelled by the young people themselves, providing the images that illustrate the inspiring life stories brought to life in the magazine.
For Black History Month 2018, we’ve been spotlighting a diverse cross section of our designers whose identity informs their practice. Dotun Abeshinbioke Dotun Abeshinbioke (Fashion Futures 2013) Owner, SPOT For