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Curatorial Walkthrough: Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the 20th Century

Friday, October 18, 2019

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Cross Colours ad, image of founders Carl Jones and T.J. Walker with dog superimposed over outline of Africa

Cross Colours promotional material featuring company founders Carl Jones and T.J. Walker, ca. 1991. Courtesy the Cross Colours Archive. Photo: Michael Segal

Curatorial Walkthrough: Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the 20th Century

Friday, October 18, 2019

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Tour Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the 20th Century with brand founders Carl Jones and T.J. Walker and CAAM exhibition co-curators Tyree Boyd-Pates, History Curator and Program Manager, and Taylor Bythewood-Porter, Assistant History Curator, to hear how this fashion brand pioneered the melding of Hip Hop culture and social responsibility.