Zendaya presented her first collection with Tommy Hilfiger on Saturday night in Paris with a soulful backdrop of music and featuring an all-Black cast of models.
The actress, singer and now fashion designer wanted to pay homage to the Black women who have paved the way for her success. With the encouragement of her creative partner and stylist, Law Roach, Zendaya decided to go for it. She told Hilfiger, “I want to make a show inspired by the women who made it possible for me to be in the position where I am now. Honestly, I just wanted to say “thank you” to them through this show. I said to Tommy, ‘If we do a show, this is what it needs to be about.’ And Tommy said, ‘Great. Go for it.’ And he actually meant it. I mean, look,” said the 22-year-old, according to Elle.
Her show included a cast of 59 black models, from 18 to 70 years old. Icons such as Beverly Johnson, Veronica Webb, Beverly Peele and Pat Cleveland participated in the legendary show. Cleveland later told Elle backstage, “Zendaya talked to me about the Battle of Versailles, about Studio 54 and the ’70s and ’80s… she really wanted somebody who had been there and lived it on the runway. In a way I think this show is really based on the story of my life.”
Source: Zendaya’s Tommy Hilfiger line has all Black model fashion show in Paris
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