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Philip Treacy All Black Model Runway Show

Milliner Philip Treacy London Fashion Week Spring 2013 presentation featured all black models. 25 black models including, Leomie AndersonJourdan Dunn, Nyasha Matonhodze,  Sessilee Lopez, Alek WekGrace Bol and more participated in the show which was introduced by superstar Lady Gaga. Treacy’s collection of headpieces were donned alongside original costumes from Michael Jackson’s estate.

Treacy stated that, “The show was a homage to the African woman and their sensibility to dress up,” in an interview with The London Evening Standard.

Video of the run way show:

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Leomie Anderson in Glamour UK, April 2012. Photographed by Christ Craymer
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