Growing up in Paris, designer Kate Mensah was surrounded by beauty and style from an early age. And while she grew up with this love of fashion, she never felt confident...

Growing up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, designer Gustave Apiti harnessed his fashion talents early by closely observing his mother and older sister who...

Erika Dalya Massaquoi’s journey to fashion design started in the fine arts. She grew up in Miami, attending a performing arts high school with a focus on musical...

Deyonté Weather was destined to be a fashion designer. Coming from a line of sewers and tailors that stretches back to his great, great, great-grandmother (who made...