Forging equitable inroads for Black fashion talent
Honoring the legacy of designer Patrick Kelly
We are a diversely ranging coalition of Black fashion professionals, committed to no longer allowing many of our best and brightest talents to go deliberately ignored, obstructed, or erased by the industry’s prioritization of optics over the authentic pursuit of equity.
Kibwe Chase-Marshall
Jason Campbell
Patti Wilson
Victor Glemaud
Martine Rose
Join us in our fight for change.
Add your name to those of Black fashion professionals and allies who support the Kelly Initiative.
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We’ve designed a 4-point plan to increase the fashion industry’s transparency and accountability in regard to Black professional inclusion.
Honoring Patrick
Patrick Kelly stitched a fashion legacy exemplified by irreverent wit, transatlantic style, and boundless creativity. Though his fashion star took flight upon his arrival in Paris in 1980, the celebration of his Black, southern roots—continuously woven throughout his work—always pointed to the steadfast pride he maintained in knowing from where and whom he had come.
