Eastside Community Heritage has been working with young people from Sarah Bonnell and Forest Gate secondary schools to explore, document and present the history of black African and Caribbean fashion by presenting their very own exhibition and fashion show.
Trendsetters is exploring the history of Black cultural expression in Britain through clothes and fashion. Young black men and women inspire street fashion and major fashion designers and although the industry remains aloof, this project is documenting the important contribution and style ideas commonly exploited by the fashion industry over the past 100 years.
The group has researched the history and influence of black fashion and designers in Britain over the last 100 years. By visiting various museums, interviewing designers and recording and documenting their friends and families stories and experiences as trendsetters. The material is being used to assist the group in designing and creating their own designs to produce and direct a fashion show and exhibition.
