The name of the Museum at FIT’s newly opened exhibit, Black Fashion Designers, struck me immediately. The bluntness of it, the inability to mistake its intended contents, made me feel giddy, proud, curious, and Black. It felt like a bold choice for what I knew must be a bold exhibit. For the decision to highlight the one thing unifying these disparate designers—artisans working in fine silk, tweedy wool, African wax print, hand knotted macramé, embossed leather—was both risky and exciting.
