I had the chance to hang out fashion icons June Ambrose, Dr. Courtney Hammonds and Johnetta Boone on Friday in Atlanta for Macy’s Annual Black History Program.
Over 200 hundred people came for a conversation on Soul Era style and a look back at fashions that rocked the runways of the ‘60s and ‘70s in honor of Black History Month. You know me! I had to ask about trends they wish they would like to see end. Ladies big booties and those artificial waistlines are so unloved by Ambrose. Boone wanted to see the sagging trend to end like last year!
Ambrose was given a lesson on the history of sagging and so she was floored when she learned that sagging meant that males are available. She was a hoot. The event of fashion was hosted by CBS anchor, Tracye Hutchins. She began the evening’s conversation by asking the iconic panelists how they’ve incorporated fashions from the 60’s and 70’s into their current look.
For Ambrose, who was the mother of turbans and working with “larger than life” personalities for Sean Combs and Jay Z, her style has always been about recapturing the essence of black glam while creating “iconic” looks that would go beyond ethnicity.
“In order to be iconic, you have to be consistent,” said Ambrose. “If you’re consistent with things it becomes believable. That’s how you build an icon. The DNA of icons comes from consistency and confidence. It is always a designer’s dream to be able to capture a consumer with that idea.”
Macy’s Celebrates Black History Month with June Ambrose I had the chance to hang out fashion icons June Ambrose, Dr. Courtney Hammonds and Johnetta Boone on Friday in Atlanta for Macy's Annual Black History Program.