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Maurice Malone, who has been designing and producing denim-focused collections since the 1980s, could be the first black denim designer. This media image collage depicting the history of fashion and denim designer

Has any African American done denim longer?

In the early 1980s, since high school, my studio was my mom's basement in Oak Park, Michigan. My cutting table was the pool table covered in plastic. Patterns-in-work taped to...

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Has any African American done denim longer?

In the early 1980s, since high school, my studio was my mom's basement in Oak Park, Michigan. My cutting table was the pool table covered in plastic. Patterns-in-work taped to...

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7 Scholarships for Aspiring African American Denim Designers

7 Scholarships for Aspiring African American De...

Learn how to apply for Scholarships to be awarded to Aspiring African American Denim Designers for Black History Month, and watch inspirational video recorded at Parsons School of Design.

7 Scholarships for Aspiring African American De...

Learn how to apply for Scholarships to be awarded to Aspiring African American Denim Designers for Black History Month, and watch inspirational video recorded at Parsons School of Design.

Young African American 90s denim & fashion designer Maurice Malone wearing his clothing designs in Detroit Free Press June 15, 1992 article by Scott Walton

Detroiter Knows Jeans Inside Out

For Black History Month 2022, we post the first of once per day articles from the career of Maurice Malone. This 1992 Detroit Free Press, Maurice was an up-and-coming young...

Detroiter Knows Jeans Inside Out

For Black History Month 2022, we post the first of once per day articles from the career of Maurice Malone. This 1992 Detroit Free Press, Maurice was an up-and-coming young...