
MEEt THE CURATORS

Frenchye Marie Harris
Black Fashion Movement, Founder

Tori Nichel
MAISON BLACK, Founder
Maison Black’s Founder and Chief Creative Officer Tori Nichel and The Black Fashion Movement’s Frenchye Marie Harris’s CEO and Founder joined forces to leverage their over 20 years’ fashion experience in design, luxury retail merchandising, marketing and public relations in order to add maximum impact and reach as they bring Taubman’s EMERGE in Color initiative to market. EMERGE In Color Curated by Maison Black and The Black Fashion Movement is a luxury boutique experience exclusively selling products by Black designers and Black-owned fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands. The unique bond Tori Nichel and Frenchye Marie share is grounded in their vision of creating luxury retail experiences for Black Designers and Black-owned brands that will create economic opportunities and long-term sustainability in an industry where they have been often overlooked and underrepresented. By creating this luxury shopping experience for Taubman’s EMERGE In Color Initiative Curated by Maison Black and The Black Fashion Movement, these founders are shifting culture, disrupting industry complacency with an accelerated mission to bridge community and commerce through the luxury shopping experiences that celebrate, highlight and sell Black designed and Black owned products. Tori Nichel and Frenchye Marie want to ensure inclusivity and equitable opportunities in retail that ensure sustainability for these brands and businesses to stand the test of time, while offering the ease of findability of Black designers and Black owned products for the customers.
SELECT DESIGNERS AND BRANDS CURATED BY
MAISON BLACK AND THE BLACK FASHION MOVEMENT
TRAVEL & FASHION BAGS
JEWELRY
BEAUTY
PANELS & EVENTS
JUNE 19
Black Spending Power Panel Discussion, Grand Court, 10 a.m.- Noon
JUNE 22 – 23
She Did That Short Stories screening and trunk show with Renae Bluitt in the EMERGE In Color boutique (time forthcoming)
JULY 3
Crown Act Day Beauty Panel Center Court @ noon
JULY 6
Fashion Chat with Marcellas Reynolds, author of Supreme Models and Supreme Actresses and Supermodel Friends, Grand Court, 4 p.m.
Sign, Sip, and Shop with the Supermodels shopping party, immediately following the panel
JULY 13
Shopping Event with famed fashion designer Kevan Hall in the EMERGE In Color boutique
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ABOUT BEVERLY CENTER
With LA’s largest collection of shops and restaurants under one magnificent skylight, the new Beverly Center reflects the diverse styles and tastes of Los Angeles and its many visitors. An unparalleled collection of luxury, contemporary and fast-fashion brands awaits shoppers, including Apple, Balenciaga, Burberry, Coach, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Gucci, H&M, If & Co., Longchamp, Louis Vuitton, Maje, MCM, Michael Kors, Omega, Polo Ralph Lauren, Prada, Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sandro, The Webster, Traffic Los Angeles, Tumi, Uniqlo, Versace, Zara and more. An unmatched restaurant collection includes fine-dining options AB Steak by Chef Akira Back, Angler, H&H Brazilian Steakhouse, Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, and fast-casual eateries Eggslut, Tocaya Organica, and Pitchoun Bakery & Cafe. For more information, visit beverlycenter.com or follow @beverlycenter in social media.
ABOUT TAUBMAN
The Taubman Company LLC is engaged in the management and/or leasing of 24 regional, superregional and outlet malls in the U.S. and Asia. The Taubman Realty Group LLC’s (TRG) U.S. properties are among the most productive in the U.S. retail industry. Founded in 1950, TRG is a joint venture between affiliates of Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) and the Taubman family and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Taubman Asia, founded in 2005, is headquartered in Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.taubman.com.