Shannon Bono
Shannon Bono (b.1995, London) is a painter embodying an afrofemcentrist consciousness, sharing muted narratives and projecting the black women’s lived experience through her own lens. She is invested in producing layered, figurative, compositions embedded with symbolism that centralise black womanhood as a source of knowledge and understanding. Enamoured by African spiritually, Christian iconography and renaissance art she employs its purpose of cultural impact for an improved society within her works.
Fashion and Race Database
The Fashion and Race Database is the first and most trusted education platform that provides dedicated research and programming, guided by subject matter experts, to advocate diversity and explore the longstanding impact of race and misrepresentation in fashion.
Michaela Stark
Michaela Stark, an Australian artist and couturier based in London, specializes in crafting unique lingerie pieces that sculpt and transform the body. Known for her avant-garde approach, she pushes boundaries through artistic performances, such as her recent showcase at Fondazione Sozzani Milan. Her work has garnered acclaim in fashion and culture media, including features in New York Times, Vogue US, Showstudio, and Dazed. Collaborating with artists like Nick Knight and Charlotte Rutherford, she's designed for Beyoncé, Tove Lo, and Sam Smith, and showcased her creations at New York Fashion week through her collaboration with Victoria’s Secret in 2023.
Sadie Sinner
Sadie Sinner (she/they) is a creative force! Founder and curator of The Cocoa Butter Club, Sadie performs a seamless repertoire bursting with the RnB, Blues, Jazz, Motown, Funk and Neo-soul that raised her. Sadie brings entire rooms to their feet - her vocals and vibe, compelling them to dance the night away!
Duane Nasis
Duane Nasis (he/they) is a queer Filipino-British multidisciplinary movement artist based in London. With a movement background rooted in London’s thriving ballroom/voguing culture, Duane has explored a diverse range of practices from physical theatre, clowning and cabaret, to contemporary dance, gymnastics, and even lucha libre wrestling; developing a unique physical vocabulary that has seen them work for a range of clients such as Sadlers Wells, Rina Sawayama, and Marvel Studios. Most recently, Duane has collaborated on two short film works with Turner Prize-nominated British artist Anthea Hamilton - both projects exploring themes of queerness & masculinity.
