Photographer James L. Hicks has all the time admired Black fashions. So he was completely happy to contribute his work to celeb stylist and journalist Marcellas Reynolds’ 2019 e-book, “Supreme Fashions: Iconic Black Ladies Who Revolutionized Vogue.”
The e-book, which celebrates a number of the most well-known fashions of the previous 75 years, together with Beverly Johnson and Jourdan Dunn, impressed Hicks to create a e-book of his personal – one which paid tribute to the trailblazers.
His forthcoming e-book, “Moments: Icons, Legends & Muses,” is a love letter to a number of the most iconic Black fashions in historical past, that includes over 200 gorgeous black and white images of fashions, together with Beverly Peele, Veronica Webb and Alva Chinn, who broke limitations, overcame obstacles and opened doorways for future generations.
In an unique interview with The Root, Hicks mentioned the inspiration for the e-book got here out of a need to pay tribute to those that had the largest affect on him as a Black man and a photographer.
“A few of these fashions don’t know the affect that they had on our era. We noticed ourselves,” he mentioned. “Lots of them weren’t family names, however they had been so vital within the style trade. I simply actually wished to rejoice them.”
We nonetheless have to attend a couple of months earlier than the e-book is launched within the fall of 2025. Within the meantime, try a number of the stunning photographs for your self.