Being an ally for the Black community goes beyond Black History Month. It means genuinely engaging and supporting through art, beauty, literature, small businesses, film, television, jewelry, and yes, fashion all year round.
Black-owned clothing brands are helmed by some of the most innovative tastemakers in the business today. Several of the labels on this list already have a reputation for being some of the best in their industry (Dapper Dan), while other newcomers (Christopher John Rogers) are quickly making names for themselves alongside the greats.
Between the 70 labels featured, there’s plenty of Black-owned fashion to fill your virtual shopping cart—and of course, your closet. You may even spot a few Oprah’s Favorite Things cameos.
In order to cover everything Black-owned brands have to offer, you’ll find clothing, shoes, and accessories brands across a variety of price points and an extended range of sizes. To help simplify your shopping, we’ve come up with a pricing system that reflects on expense and quality.
- $ – One dollar sign means that the brand is affordable and offers great quality at a low price. These brands typically offer items under $100.
- $$ – Two dollar signs mean that the brand is a little more pricey, but it’s still a reasonable price for the products sold. These brands sell products up to (approximately) $200.
- $$$ – Three dollar signs connote that the brand is for those who want to invest in a quality product, which may cost a couple hundred dollars.
- $$$$ – Four dollar signs signify that the brand is a splurge purchase and its products offer top-notch quality. It also denotes a premium brand that is considered to be a luxury label.
Black-Owned Jewelry Brands · Black-Owned Handbag Brands
Jewelry designer Sasha V. Flynn launched this brand that uses materials like sterling silver, gold, and gemstones to make items like eye-catching bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. The company can also design custom pieces. Celebrities like Danielle Brooks and Danai Gurira have sported pieces from this brand.
Price Point: $$$
Aliya Wanek’s minimalist designs that come in a soothing neutral color palette are meant to combine “American classics with a Japanese aesthetic,” according to their website.
Price Point: $$$$
Though best known for its swimwear, Adrea Iyamah also offers ready-to-wear items and custom couture all inspired by the diversity of African culture.
Price Point: $$$
Jazmin Veney started the label in 2018 to create her own space within the fashion landscape. Arch sells bold and daring heels that are stylish yet functional.
Price Point: $$
Stylist and costume designer Waina Chancy created this brand with the hue indigo in mind. It features vibrantly-colored items like dresses, skirts, tops, and pants. Figures like Halle Bailey and Christina Milian have donned the brand’s clothing.
Price Point: $$$$
Autumn Adeigbo started her eponymous label to provide colorful, fashion-forward clothing for women. Inspired by her Nigerian upbringing, she sells dresses, skirts, and tops that all feature effervescent patterns, fabrics, and colors.
Price Point: $$$$
The son of a tailor and refugee from Eirtrea, Áwet Woldegebriel launched Áwet New York in 2020. The brand offers thoughtfully-sourced live wear pieces for men and women that highlight the BIPOC community, and that are equally as comfortable as they are stylish.
Price Point: $$$
Baxter Wood takes a sustainable approach to its rainwear. Their boots are made of 100 percent tree rubber and created from upcycled plastic bottles.
Price Point: $$$
Based in Brooklyn, Busayo, founded by Busayo Olupona, offers clothing that believes in the power of color and individualism. Derived from Olupona’s Nigerian upbringing, Busayo is known for its darling dresses and separates sold both on its website and at Saks Fifth Avenue.
Price Point: $$$$
Brandon Haughton-Blackwood is the founder and owner of this iconic brand, which offers handbags, clothing, shoes, and accessories. Celebrities like Oprah, Beyoncé, and Jennifer Lopez have worn his pieces.
Price Point: $$
Brother Vellies use traditional African design practices that result in one-of-a-kind shoes. Celebs like Gabrielle Union, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, and Beyoncé are all fans. The brand’s founder, Aurora James, also created the 15 Percent Pledge, which calls on businesses to dedicate 15 percent of their shelf space to Black-owned brands.
Price Point: $$$$
Theresa Ebagua creates luxury footwear inspired by her African heritage. Chelsea Paris offers boots, flats, loafers, mules, sandals, and heels that will pair well with your already-established wardrobe.
Price Point: $$$$
The Louisiana native is one of the hottest designers of the moment, thanks to his artistic and vibrant ready-to-wear pieces that have been worn by Tracee Ellis Ross, Cardi B., Zendaya, AOC, and former First Lady Michelle Obama. Vice President Kamala Harris’s monochromatic purple inauguration outfit was Rogers’s creation.
Price Point: $$$$
This Amsterdam-based contemporary men’s and womenswear label stems from a blog that founders Hussein Suleiman, Abderrahmane Trabsini, and Jefferson Osei started.
Price Point: $$
Dapper Dan has been a legend in the hip-hop community since the 1980s, credited with popularizing prominent designer logos on clothing from Gucci, Fendi, MCM, Louis Vuitton, and more. He opened the first-ever couture atelier in his native Harlem and began a collaboration with Gucci in 2019.
Price Point: $$$$
Diarra Bousso combined influence from her Senegalese roots with her love of math and algorithms to create Diarrablu, a contemporary lifestyle brand that offers sustainable Western designs with colors, cuts, and prints inspired by Africa.
Price Point: $$$
Founded by Rachel Scott in 2021, Diotima is designed and crafted between Jamaica and New York. The brand is celebrated for its tailoring and craftsmanship, like its tailored items using heritage fabrics from the UK and Italy, and signature crochet pieces hand-made in Jamaica.
Price Point: $$$
As an ode to her Haitian heritage, Sophia Demirtas opened Fanm Mon in 2013 to create Haitian couture. Centered around the idea of making clothing that incorporates delightful colors, unique motifs, fairytale silhouettes, and incredible craftsmanship, Fanm Mon offers sophisticated and beautiful garments.
Price Point: $$$
Born in Grenada, designer Felisha Noel infuses her love of travel and her Caribbean roots into her airy, fluid looks.
Price Point: $$$
A mix of various textiles and prints make up Frederick Anderson’s signature aesthetic, and Anderson’s collections seamlessly combine modern silhouettes with ’60s and ’70s style.
Price Point: $$$$
Founded by Davidson Petit-Frère, Frère began as a custom men’s suit company, and in 2020, the brand—worn by figures like Jay-Z and A-Rod—expanded into womenswear.
Price Point: $$$
Grass-Fields offers high-quality African fashions, from dashikis to patchwork shirtdresses and headwraps.
Price Point: $$
The contemporary, curve-flattering clothing is designed to make you feel both sexy and comfortable.
Price Point: $$$
Shop statement graphic T-shirts, hoodies, and sweats from the eponymous streetwear label.
Price Point: $$$
Mother and daughter duo Rebecca Henry and Akua Shabaka strive for their brand, House of AAMA, to become the next “great expression” in fashion. The label sells dresses and separates for both men and women that place an emphasis on patterns.
Price Point: $$$$
Tracee Reese’s sustainable clothing company, Hope for Flowers, uses organic cotton and linen for all of its designs.
Price Point: $$$$
Created with the “free-spirited” woman in mind, this sustainable lifestyle features luxurious caftans and beachwear.
Price Point: $$$$
The London-based, female-founded brand Kai Collective specializes in selling modern silhouettes in bold colors and textures.
Price Point: $$$
Keeyahri’s stilettos and boots typically feature statement-making architectural heels.
Price Point: $$$$
Kenneth Ize works with Nigerian weavers and artisans to produce the brand’s unique textiles you see on stars like Viola Davis and Yara Shahidi.
Price Point: $$$$
You’ve most likely seen LaQuan Smith’s figure-hugging looks (cutouts, bustier tops, plunging necklines, and PVC are common), on celebs like Jennifer Lopez, the Kardashian-Jenners, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, and Beyoncé.
Price Point: $$$$
Mifland is home to an array of colorful coordinating fleece sets, hoodies, and joggers.
Price Point: $$
Whimsical artisan designs are handwoven from natural Ethiopian cotton throughout Lemlem’s swimwear and beachy accessories lines for men, women, and children. Supermodel Liya Kebede founded this brand.
Price Point: $$
Multi-platinum singer and multi-hyphenated talent Ciara launched her clothing line in 2021. From bodycon dresses to miniskirts and functional jumpsuits, LITA by Ciara offers something for every sartorial aesthetic.
Price Point: $$
Love, Vera is a lingerie company for all with an extended range of sizes and colors that are accessible to every customer.
Price Point: $$
Though Loza Maléombho launched her brand more than 10 years ago, when her West African royalty designs were worn by Beyoncé in 2020’s Black Is King, her business grew by 300 percent.
Price Point: $
Jamaican-British menswear designer Martine Rose founded this brand in London in 2007. It offers products like shirts, pants, outerwear, denim, and more.
Price Point: $$$
Catering to men, women, and kids, and offering unisex designs, this boutique specializes in bodysuits and basics.
Price Point: $$$
Sculpted neoprene designs, from dramatic tops to leggings, are this clothing brand’s signature.
Price Point: $$$
Formerly known as Cherry Blossom Intimates, Myya.com is a Maryland-based lingerie boutique that sells more than 200 bra sizes to be inclusive of every woman. It also offers specialized bra fittings and post-mastectomy prostheses for breast cancer survivors.
Price Point: $$
Though Nichole Lynel specializes in figure-hugging coordinated sets, you can also find adorable kitten heels and outerwear.
Price Point: $$
Find the perfect pair of nude undergarments for your shade of brown, thanks to this British lingerie and hosiery brand.
Price Point: $$
Stock up on even more nudes with this dance wear and intimates brand that offers bras, underwear, and hosiery in twelve different shades for your “true hue”.
Price Point: $$
The late Virgil Abloh’s luxury brand is a large influence on today’s luxury streetwear market, often setting the most popular trends worn by celebs like Rihanna and Bella Hadid. The brand, which is majority owned by fashion conglomerate LVMH, has also collaborated with Nike, Levi, Évian, and IKEA.
Price Point: $$$$
Launched by art curator, fashion journalist, and professor Erika Dalya Massaquoi, OULA is as unique as its founder. Each garment is hand-crafted in the U.S. and seamlessly integrates bold West African fabrics and classic silhouettes.
Price Point: $$$
par Bronté Laurent’s pieces are a mix of airy and comfortable translucent gowns, satin tops and pants, and T-shirts that boldly state, “Honor Black Women.”
Price Point: $$$
If you’re a bride looking for a luxurious wedding gown, you may find the dress from Pantora’s selection.
Price Point: $$$
This gender-inclusive clothing line features graphic prints and model-off-duty pieces for modern dressing.
Price Point: $$
Re Ona’s minimalist—yet luxurious—basics will have you aching to throw on the label’s signature T-shirts (that come in all shades of nude) with just about anything.
Price Point: $$
This luxury contemporary brand provides designs for both men and women, specializing in unique and dramatic outerwear that often mixes textures and textiles to create statement pieces.
Price Point: $$$$
This clothing brand’s effortless cool aesthetic takes matching sets to the next level.
Price Point: $$$$
Part of Rihanna’s beauty and fashion empire, Savage x Fenty features lingerie with inclusive sizing at an accessible price point.
Price Point: $
Offering both couture collections and ready-to-wear basics, Sergio Hudson features contemporary pantsuits, sleek dresses, and classic pajama sets.
Price Point: $$$$
This Brooklyn-based concept store is home to a selection of up-and-coming womenswear brands that offer contemporary designs. Its in-house brand offers modern takes on classic pieces.
Price Point: $$
Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean draws from her cultural heritage to create her seasonal collections of ethically made dresses, skirts, and pantsuits, which often feature eclectic and vivid patterns.
Price Point: $$$$
Cofounded by Abrima Erwiah and actress and activist Rosario Dawson, this lifestyle brand (which offers clothing for women, men, and children) sells artisanal pieces that are all made in Africa.
Price Point: $$$
Combining influence from Africa, Europe, and America, this fashion house makes use of various textures, shapes, and silhouettes resulting in standout couture pieces.
Price Point: $$$$
You’ll have to act fast if you’re eyeing a coveted Telfar bag, the new “It” tote that Oprah selected as one of her Favorite Things in 2023. The bag is also loved by AOC, Solange, Selena Gomez, and seemingly the entire internet.
Price Point: $$$
The luxury South African brand offers contemporary ready-to-wear looks that include signature deconstructed suits and statement prints.
Price Point: $$$$
Edvin Thompson founded his cult classic fashion label Theophilio in 2016. The brand is known for its ultra-modern silhouettes and bold color choices.
Price Point: $$$$
Tier offers cozy, high-quality loungewear that comes in bold colors and abstract prints, including knit sweaters, French terry cotton hoodies, and satin pants.
Price Point: $$$
Tongoro works with local Senegalese tailors to make their dramatic pieces, including oversize flair palazzo pants.
Price Point: $$$
This London-based brand creates modern pieces in lush fabrics. Tove was cofounded by Camille Perry and Holly Wright, who met while working at Topshop.
Price Point: $$$$
With office-friendly knits, cardigans, and dresses, Undra Celeste features cheerful designs.
Price Point: $$$$
Designer Victor Glemaud, who was born in Haiti, specializes in flattering, figure-hugging knitwear.
Price Point: $$$
The U.K.-based VS Mine is a go-to for high-quality basics.
Price Point: $$$
Clean lines are designer Grace Wales Bonner’s signature. Originally a menswear brand, the company now includes womenswear and sportswear, including a cult collaboration with Adidas.
Price Point: $$$$
Designer Idris Balogun’s menswear fashion house features neutral pieces combined with streetwear inspired by his childhood in Nigeria.
Price Point: $$$$
Lizzo cofounded and launched Yitty in 2022 as a tie-in with Fabletics and has Adam Goldenberg, Don Ressler, and Kate Hudson as partners. Yitty focuses on selling body-inclusive activewear so that everybody can feel their best when active. The brand also sells size-inclusive lingerie and dresses.
Price Point: $
This luxury footwear line is the epitome of contemporary elegance. Every product is handcrafted in Italy, and the brand creates every shoe made-to-order to minimize waste and overproduction.
Price Point: $$$
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Jane Burnett is an Assistant Editor at Oprah Daily, where she writes a variety of lifestyle content for the editorial team. She’s a journalist with a pop culture sweet tooth—when she isn’t catching up on celebrity news, she’s usually listening to a podcast! Jane was previously an on-air reporter in local news, and worked at Thrive Global, Ladders News, and Reuters. She also interned at CNBC through the Emma Bowen Foundation, and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).