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The Road Ahead for Black Designers

Over the last year, unprecedented industry support has helped to level the playing field, but Black founders still face plenty of hurdles.
For many people of colour in the fashion business,  a groundswell of support has birthed gratitude and new challenges. Nick Davis.
For many people of colour in the fashion business, a groundswell of support has birthed gratitude and new challenges. Nick Davis.

Jessica Rich is having a blockbuster year. Her range of PVC heels, already favourites of celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Kylie Jenner, were picked up by DSW in February and debuted at Nordstrom a month later.

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