The model, artist and photographer made history when she walked the Moschino runway in her chair this season. She's also the first creative we're spotlighting from the BTF100, debuting today.
“honestly when i get scouted/discovered by a modeling agency it's OVER for y'all! by y'all i mean the WORLD! it's real inclusivity/diversity hours folks, get into it!”
Though the fashion industry might not have seen it coming, the following year Aaron Rose would become the first Black, transgender, and physically disabled model to be represented by a major modelling agency. Since then, she’s become a frequent collaborator with designers like Marc Jacobs and Collina Strada. This past New York Fashion Week, she manifested another legendary first when she debuted for Moschino, walking the runway using her wheelchair.I work primarily as a model.
Navigating the creative landscape as a black artist has been interesting being that I’ve never really thought to make art for anyone but myself. In that sense I feel like I have some freedom creatively for sure. It can be tough to garner an audience that does actively consume and showcase your work though.
From racial-driven biases to Black creators written out of trends, what work do traditional content platforms need to do to better support Black creativity? If platforms want to support Black creativity, give Black people the control, the microphone, the time, the space and the funds to make a vision happen to its fullest.The purpose [driving me] to create my work is happiness, because my art makes me happy.In the future, I’ll define success in my field by seeing Black artists, especially those who are trans and/or disabled be showcased and prioritised for the work that they make in the art field.
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