- Asiyami Gold
Asiyami’s(@asiyami_gold) stride in the world of fashion blogging was quite rebellious– she quit nursing school to pursue her passion in the visual arts, much against the wishes of her parents. If this part of the story is familiar to us, the next is equally inspiring.
Today, Asiyami a full-time Instagrammer, and devotes more time to her artistic endeavors.
Her inspiration was simple— she was drawn to an aesthetically-pleasing lifestyle, but saw little to no representation of people who looked like her. So, she did the next best-thing, by quitting nursing school and working full-time to present the different aesthetics by women of color.
This was a big step for her, as her Nigerian background believed the utmost importance of education in one’s career—there are no two ways about it.
But her determination to create a platform for the diversity among women of color stuck through. Her end goal is to create a platform for other Nigerian children to explore their creativity and make a place for them to learn.
- Olivier Rousteing
If Instagram is the place where high fashion amasses popularity and sells, you have Olivier Rousteing(@olivier_rousteing) to thank for. Serving as the creative director for the French fashion house Balmain, he realised the power of social media in connecting with people, irrespective of race and diversity.
His goal was to create a platform of inclusivity, wherein future designers belonging to different ethnicities can believe in the strength of dreams, only if one believes in themselves.
He also wants to create a culture wherein millennials appreciate the quality craftsmanship that define luxury fashion houses.
He even created the idea of the Balmain Army, a collective representing diversities of all shapes and sizes and ages, and started the conversation about representation in high fashion.
These fashion bloggers on Insta are not just defined by their following or their vogue-ness. The message that all these bloggers, or rather, influencers have in common is exposing that Fashion is not just some unattainable high place. Rather, fashion is nothing but the reality, and its sphere of influence extends to all shades of the demography, beyond what is socially acceptable.
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