Meet the Black Designers Who Are Waking Up the Fashion World

British-Jamaican designer Carly Cushnie attended Parsons School of Design in both New York and Paris, where she met her design partner, Michelle Ochs. The duo later founded their company Cushnie et Ochs, and their designs have been seen on stars like Jessica Alba, Rihanna, Reese Witherspoon, and Michelle Obama. Recently, the label has rebranded as Cushnie since Ochs left the company after their 10th anniversary show at New York Fashion Week in 2018, but Carly Cushnie maintains that the brand will continue to focus on being "designed by women, for women."