Black Designers Featured In Black Is King

Beyonce  Knowles debut and  premiered her visual album titled Black Is King on Disney Plus . The project was  styled by Zerina Akers with creative direction by Kwasi Fordjour.

Beyoncé wears a crystal fringe ensemble by Lace by Tanaya.

Beyoncé wears a a houndstooth dress with a long train by Tongoro Studio.

Beyoncé wears a long sleeve  mocha-colored bodysuit with a crescent moon print by Marine Serre.

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Designing this with @timeekahm from @alanitaylorco was insane!!! After we draped the mannequin I remember us sitting around for like an hour…just stuck. We couldn’t believe that we just combined the brands and created something magical! The Zenith collection was a chance for us to show the world our best work!!! One day after our fashion show @zerinaakers sent her team to pretty much grab the whole collection from us! Seeing our work styled perfectly in Black Is King is next level!!! 2020 has been one to remember!!!

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@disneyplus #BLACKISKING @beyonce wears custom @531jerome hand beaded Nigerian lace and silk trench/jumper hybrid and Razer sharp sunglasses. Thanks @zerinaakers Details: JADE, TURQUOISE , QUARTZ, MOTHER OF PEARL , SILVER HEMATITE, @swarovski details.

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From her Marine Serre crescent moon bodysuit in ‘Already’ to a Burberry brown cow number, view a selection of highlights in the thread below for a rundown of our fashion faves from Queen Bey’s latest visual album.

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— Dazed (@Dazed) July 31, 2020

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BLACK IS KING ♠️👑 3am EST #lenchanteur #blackisking 🎥 Creative Director @kwasifordjour 🤲🏾🤲🏾 styled by @zerinaakers @beyonce in @l_enchanteur Galactica Armlets + Custom Butterfly Wing Earrings in “ALREADY” Video

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BLACK IS KING : We’ve Been On This Path Forever. It Is Our Privileged To Share With You, What We’ve Discovered Creative Director @kwasifordjour Styled by @zerinaakers @beyonce in @l_enchanteur Mouth Garb in “ALREADY” Visuals #lenchanteur

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dazzled to the max ✨🤯✨ pic.twitter.com/IpieIVocPN

— d.bleu.dazzled ® (@dbleudazzled) July 31, 2020

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Listen!! I could sit here and visualize Beyoncé in one of my pieces, I’ve done that… but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine her KILLING afrobeats dances and embrace African culture all the way through the way she did in one of my pieces!!! Understand the vision is so keen and deep here! 👹@loza_maleombho has always stood for an image of African royalty and she embodies that perfectly! I am so grateful to have contributed to the costumes of this masterpiece! It feels like being a fly on the wall in a room where history is in the making!!!🤯 Beyoncé is wearing a custom piece by @loza_maleombho + KPELE belt + QUEEN ring + BORORO face piece. I can’t thank you enough @zerinaakers for trusting me on this project, you @kwasifordjour and @blitzambassador and the entire creative team absolutely killed it!!! 🙇🏾‍♀️🙇🏾‍♀️🙇🏾‍♀️

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This red rope look is Deviant La Vie pic.twitter.com/vTlvFjIlAA

— Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) July 17, 2019

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@beyonce #BlackIsKing ✨ Custom Confetti Robe 💲 @zerinaakers

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ALREADY BY @beyonce is out now. I’m so proud and honored to have worked with Beyoncé and her amazing team this year again. Thank you @zerinaakers ❤️ @bouenguidi @grekouanne, Lily Élodie, @lyanel_handmade Yannlow, Hamed and my whole team, this is for us. Congratulations to all the African creatives in the Project. Love you ❤️

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(long post) The queen herself @beyonce in a CUSTOM @levenity jacket for #BlackIsKing visual album on @disneyplus. Styled by: @zerinaakers Design Assistants: @fashionmeali @barajaselena . . I’ve been waiting for this particular moment and it’s finally here. Zerina thank you sooo much for this opportunity!!! Do ya know on average how many No’s I get on a regular?? At this point I look for No’s because it’s a testament of me seeking for the hard to reach opportunities. If you’re getting too many “Yes” in journey then you’re not reaching high enough. I DARE you to reach for the “No” opportunities because ALLLL it takes is for ONE yes, for that ONE person to TRULY believe in you for your whole trajectory to change. Be encouraged don’t stop reaching or believing. My team Aliyah and Elena worked non-stop one day working 44 hrs straight to get this done. Seeing Beyonce in my garment represents soooo much more than me. It represents Marlboro projects in Brooklyn, NY where I grew up, represents my Haitian culture, represents Dallas, TX where I live now! And guess what….there is sooooo much more to come. And I’m saying this not knowing exactly what or when it will be, but this faith thing really works. And I am a firm believer of speaking things into existence. Let this be the motivation for you to continue to grind and remember black excellence is a form of protest.

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Custom pieces for Beyoncé from @LacebyTanaya pic.twitter.com/YtlauPBvlV

— Tanaya Henry (@THETANAYASHOW) July 20, 2020