MINORITY FASHION DATA

While Black culture heavily dictates global style, Black voices are systematically excluded from executive control. In the United States, only 4.4% to 5% of all creative directors are Black. Across the entire global power structure of legacy luxury fashion houses, fewer than five Black creative directors are trusted to steer major brands at any given time, and a Black woman has historically never held the top creative role at a legacy luxury house.

This lack of leadership trickles down to every level of production. Black professionals make up only 4.8% of fashion designers and just 4% to 5% of all corporate employees across the beauty industry.

(Creative Director Demographics and Statistics in the US." Zippia, 8 Jan. 2025, www.zippia.com/creative-director-jobs/demographics)