ICON 360
ICON 360
HFR PRESENTS //
FUNDING BIPOC DESIGNERS
HFR Designer fund was created during the COVID-19 pandemic to empower BIPOC fashion designers with independent labels by providing them with capital to grow and scale their businesses.
JOIN THE EFFORT TO ASSIST DESIGNERS
OF COLOR IMPACTED BY COVID-19
FINALISTS
SEMI-FINALISTS
WHITNEY JENNINGS & SAANA ALLIE
SELECTION COMMITTEE
AUDREY SMALTZ
Founder, Groundcrew
UMINDI FRANCIS
CEO, UFCG
SYBIL AMUTI
Founder of Legacy Row,
The Great Girlfriends
JULEE WILSON
Beauty Director, Cosmopolitan
SHARIFA MURDOCK
Co-Founder, Liberty Fairs
CEO, ENVSN
Chief Content Officer, AfroPunk
Founder, Native Son
EMIL WILBEKIN
CHIOMA NNADI
Fashion News Director,
Vogue
TANIA BEASLEY-JOLLY
Co-Founder of MERCH and
St. Louis Fashion Fund
CASANDRA DIGGS
Chief Administrative &
Financial Officer, CFDA
Creative Global Partner, MCM
MISA HYLTON
FOUNDER
BRANDICE DANIEL
"For 13 years, Harlem's Fashion Row has worked to provide opportunities for BIPOC fashion designers, however we needed a way to provide capital. ICON360 was a dream for me. I wanted to create funding options for BIPOC designers who ware underrepresented in fashion. These designers represent less than 1% of designers found in major retailers. Access to capital is a major challenge. Thanks to your generous donations, ICON360 will be a solution for designers seeking capital to grow and scale their businesses which will change the course of history." - Brandice Daniel
PRESS
"Harlem’s Fashion Row to Launch Nonprofit to Help Designers
The New York-based organization champions designers of color."
-WWD
"I'm incredibly inspired by the resilience of designers who are making bold pivots in their business," the statement continued. "As a fashion community, we have an incredible opportunity to help scale the businesses of designers who are thriving even in the middle of a pandemic." Grants issued through ICON 360 — which is named after an award Harlem's Fashion Row confers at its annual New York Fashion Week event — are meant to help designers make these pivots and weather this difficult time."
-Fashionista.com
"The fashion industry has not been immune to the economic effects triggered by the ongoing coronavirus crisis. In light of the halt in productions and dramatic declines in sales, Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR), a New York-based organization that champions designers of color, is stepping up to empower the fashion community during these unprecedented times."
-Black Enterprise