ESSENCE’s Style Stars: The Black Fashion Icons Of The Year 

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This year marked a >Grace Wales Bonner becoming the first Black woman to lead a major luxury house, to Ayo Edebiri making history as Chanel’s first Black female ambassador, the industry is changing and we are entering it

Mecca Pryor
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