Actively Black, the Black-owned athleisure wear brand, made its Latest York Fashion Week debut earlier this month – a contrasting brand compared to what's displayed during this annual style celebration. While the label’s initial releases since its inception have centered around workout attire, Actively Black inhabited men’s and ladies’s swimwear for its latest drop.
“Fashion trends, what we wear and the way we wear it, is a mirrored image of our culture – particularly Black culture,” Founder, Lanny Smith told ESSENCE in a February interview. “It’s vital that our communities not only see Black culture and magnificence represented in fashion but additionally see individuals who appear like them within the campaign’s designers and types present to the general public.”...
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