Hearst’s Virtual Style Summit Was A Celebration of Black Excellence

Just last week, Hearst Magazine collaborated with Hearst Black Culture and HearstLab to debut the first Celebrate Black: A Virtual Style Summit. Hearst partnered with Nike to host three-day series that was moderated by Hearsts very own staff members as they spoke and the important work being done within the company that helps amplify the voice of Black creators, brands, and entrepreneurs. Accompanied by the moderators were Black leaders in fashion, beauty, marketing, and entertainment. The topics covered throughout the three-day series were about diversity in fashion, sports, corporate America, the beauty industry, and more. Here are the recaps of each session below: Day One: Being A Black Leader In Fashion Harpers BAZAAR digital director, Nikki Ogunnaike, moderated as she welcomed guest designer Victor Glemaud, who discussed his journey in the fashion industry and the development of his clothing label. Glemauds best advice came when he emphasized that Black creators should be clear about their goals and what they want to do in life. He shared a personal story of calling every week for six months for a possible internship because he believed in himself. WATCH NOW Day One: New Guard Roundtable Ogunnaike spoke to new Black image-markers: Yashua Simmons (Fashion Stylist), Latisha Chong (Published Hairstylist), Jasmine Plantin (Nike Apparel Designer), and Raisa Flowers (Makeup Artist). In the roundtable, the rising stars discussed their career trajectories, cultural influence, and future collaborations with Hollywoods biggest stars. Chongs best advice? Knowing how to treat people is vital. Kindness in this industry goes a long way. What was most inspiring was a full-circle moment for Raisa Flowers who started in makeup by taking a class from the makeup artist for Rihanna, Priscilla Ono, and now just walked in the Savage X Fenty fashion show herself. WATCH NOW Day One: Reshaping The Look of Sports Ogunnaike also sat down with Emiko McCoy (Nikes Women Apparel Designer) and Jarvis Sam (Nikes Vice President of Global Inclusion Diversity) and spoke about hot button topics; diversity and equity. The Nike execs also shared discoveries from two Nike initiatives: The Serena Williams Design Crew apprenticeship program and The Nike WIN program. WATCH NOW Day Two: Cultivating Your Calling Oprah Daily senior digital director, Arianna Davis, moderated as Sarah Mensah, Nikes Head of North American Marketing, shared her journey in the marketing field and provided advice for women of color who are navigating in corporate America. Mensah shared the gem of learning to enjoy the journey and making sure we all own our whole self at work. WATCH NOW Day Two: Dont Just Change The Packaging Chloe Hall, Beauty Director at ELLE, sparked an in-depth conversation with Shibishah Johnson (Brand Strategist at Credo Beauty), dermatologist Dr. Camille Howard-Verovic, and Christina Tegbe (Founder of 54 Thrones) about inclusivity in the clean beauty space. They discussed how communities of color created natural ingredients and wellness and how those communities are being unrepresented in the clean beauty conversation. Tegbe and Dr. Howard-Verovic also spoke about how they are changing the narrative in wellness representation. WATCH NOW Day Three: The Power of Choice Angel Lenise, ELLEs Senior Producer, spoke to Empire actress and entrepreneur Serayah and Gossip Girl actress and brand ambassador Jordan Alexander about their fame in the entertainment industry. Lenise led the conversation as the two actresses conversated about their influence, entrepreneurship, and the importance of fashion in their careers. WATCH NOW Day Three: Style X Capital Moderator Jalaine Johnson (Senior Director of Membership at Hearst) was accompanied by Unique James (Founder Executive Producer at CompoZition), Carla Nelson ( Creator, President CEO, Black Fashion World Inc.), and Reham Fagiri (Co-Founder CEO at AptDeco) for a live-stream segment about black woman business owners. During the lunch conversation, the woman discussed their personal experiences and provided guidance to entrepreneurs in the style space. WATCH NOW Starr Savoy Starr Savoy is a fellow at ELLE.com, where she writes about celebrity, culture, beauty, and fashion. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io The post Hearsts Virtual Style Summit Was A Celebration of Black Excellence appeared first on Patabook Entertainment.

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