The Unsung Icons of Black Women’s Fashion

EUNICE W. JOHNSON

Outside of taking the helms of _Ebony Magazine_ and starting the groundbreaking Ebony Fashion Fair, Eunice W. Johnson was a vision of respectable elegance when she wore her bright suits and ornate gowns. Johnson started producing Ebony Fashion Fair back in 1961, a popular traveling fashion show that helped establish black designers and help models get their foot in the door. And let’s not forget that cosmetics line! Cause if Revlon and Loreal’s products don’t get it by now when it comes to the shades of black folk, Halle Berry and Beyonce won’t make us feel better just cause it works for them. Having an innate sense of style that enabled her to dress her best, Johnson’s clothing was that of a businesswoman and innovator, as she wore furs and jewels that would make your cubic zirconia explode in envy. She is the embodiment of a fashion icon not only because she dressed so classic, but because she helped black women dress the same way and feel the same way due to her numerous successful business ventures.