Renowned fashion historian and influencer Christie launches her new imprint, Haute Heritage, dedicated to reshaping fashion history by highlighting the narratives of often overlooked figures and cultures. The debut title is an ABC-style book featuring influential names like model Beverly Johnson and designer Ann Cole Lowe.
She’s one of the industry’s most beloved historians, particularly for highlighting the rich depth of lesser-known, often uncredited Black stories. On, she breaks down sartorial narratives related to both people and styles across time, from the prevalence of gold teeth in the South to, a new imprint aiming to shift the narrative around fashion history by focusing on its untold stories.
“I felt like I had done all the threads I could do," she says."The rest of my industry finally started saying, ‘Hmm, wehave a diversity problem.’ I felt like, ‘Okay, my work is done. I moved the needle. What’s next?’” By February 2023, she started ideating what became Haute Heritage. Haute Heritage has a similar goal to Christie’s online footprint — “to bring engaging, fun, accurate, fashion content to people in a way that engages everyone,” she says.
“The sooner we can put these figures in front of children, the sooner children who are interested in fashion can see people who look like them and have created or are creating impact in the industry, the sooner they can be inspired to bring their talent and innovation into our industry,” she says. For Christie, it was crucial to include figures who are still alive and active in fashion, in addition to those who have passed away.
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