Grace Wales Bonner Makes History As The First Black Woman To Lead A Major Luxury House 

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Tuesday morning, I woke up to the news of Grace Wales Bonner’s appointment as Creative Director of Hermès Menswear. As a longtime fan of her work—and, more importantly, as a Black woman—I carried

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