Black History Month
Remembering Fashion Designer Zelda Wynn Valdes
Came
across this article about Zelda Wynn
Valdes, and I was in awe of this woman and how come I didn’t learn about
this sooner. Yes, you may not have heard of her, but you’ve certainly seen her
designs. Zelda Wynn Valdes is credited with creating the original Playboy bunny
costume. The work of the trailblazing fashion designer/entrepreneur
highlighted the coveted hour-glass figure in the 1940s and 1950s. The rest of
the info of this post was from the blog article I read by @lagonegirl.
Valdes
was the first black designer to open up her own shop on Broadway in 1948. She
created gorgeous gowns many stars like Mae West, Joyce Bryant, Josephine Baker,
Gladys Knight, Sarah Vaughan, Dorothy Dandrige, Ella Fitzegerald and countless
others.
Later
in her career, she created costumes for the Dance Theater of Harlem. Valdes also
notably helped found the National
Association of Fashion and Accessory Designs. She died in 2001 at age 96,
but her legacy lives on.
xx Do the things you are passionate about; Learn from ones who inspire you; Strive to become an expert at what you do xx
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