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Scroll through the history of fashion advertisements from designer Maurice Malone. Span more than 30-years of ads, from the 80s through the 2000s and witness the growth and changes of one of America's most notable African American fashion designers.
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Maurice Malone many activities help support his design goals, written by Robin D. Givhan, Detroit Nov. 12, 1989
See the first national advertisement from Detroit's 23-year-old fashion designer, Maurice Malone, in the December 1987 issue of Interview magazine.
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In 1987, Maurice was part of a techno-rock band called A.P.O.R.P. or A Portrait of Radical People which included childhood friend & DJ/Producer MK Marc Kinchen.
When I first started making clothing in the early 80s, I didn’t think I was doing something new. I wasn’t trying to break barriers. I didn’t stop to consider that there were no Black-owned denim brands on the scene.