{"id":3042,"date":"2012-02-20T10:26:01","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T14:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork?p=3042"},"modified":"2012-02-20T10:26:01","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T14:26:01","slug":"powerful-african-american-designer-dresses-powerful-african-american-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/powerful-african-american-designer-dresses-powerful-african-american-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful African-American Designer Dresses Powerful African-American Women"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>B Michael of the brand b Michael America is known for his classy, sophisticated, and timeless designs. With a career studded with celebrity clients, b, as he prefers to be addressed, has dressed African-American Hollywood royalty for years. For him, it\u2019s not just about designing for the big names or the fame it brings, but about dressing powerful women who have a purpose and an agenda. The recent death of Whitney Houston deeply saddened him, and in honor of her, during his show on Wednesday he paid tribute to her, showcasing the silhouettes b created for her as \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d played in the background.<\/p>\n

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