From being the one we watch to watching people enjoy her work IRL. ☕ Watch the full interview at the link here: https://tinyurl.com/uk68z54h | EBONY

Class is in session! Fashion and costume historian, Shelby Ivey Christie breaks down the fashionable history of Eunice W. Johnson. | EBONY

Our next #blackfashionhistory feature goes to @patcleveland , an American fashion model who initially attained success in the 1960s and 1970s and was one of the first black models within the fashion industry to achieve prominence as a runway model and print model. Cleveland actually had aspirations to be a designer, but after a feature in Vogue and and modeling for Ebony Fashion Fair, her career path changed. At age 18 she was signed to Ford Models. She has been photographed by Irving Penn, Stev