Mercellas Reynolds
A Supreme Fête - Supreme Models:
Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion
Join the author of Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion Marcellas Reynolds and the Boston Athenaeum’s Polly Thayer Starr Fellow in American Art, Theo Tyson, in conversation and celebration.
Reynolds’ groundbreaking publication Supreme Models, is the first-ever art book celebrating the lives and legacies of Black models working in the industry for the last 75 years. Filled with stunning photographs and revealing essays, the book details how Black models have been influencing fashion and reshaping the standards and boundaries of beauty.
Hosted by Petra Slinkard, the Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles and Director of Curatorial Affairs at Peabody Essex Museum, we invite you to join Reynolds as he shares in his journey of writing and speaks to the impact these iconic women have had on the fashion industry, both then and now.