Honoring the co-founders of the Black Design Collective

August is Black Business Month and on Thursday we’re featuring two fashion icons – Kevan Hall and TJ Walker – founders of the Black Design Collective.

This is Black Business Month and tonight we’re featuring two fashion icons, the founders of the Black Design Collective.

Kevan Hall and TJ Walker were celebrated by Woodbury University in Burbank as the students presented their collections.

Hall and Walker were celebrated by Woodbury University in Burbank when the students presented their collections.

Hall’s couture collection was seen on the runway. He is the former fashion director of Halston.

“I don’t know if I’m an icon,” he said. “I’m just happy to be able to give back and participate and be here tonight.”

Walker co-founded Cross Colors, a legendary organization in the hip-hop world, in 1998. Before the Glendale event, the two met with design students at the 2024 charity fashion show in Woodbury.

Walker’s advice?

“I would tell my younger self to know more about the business,” he said.

Black Design Collective member Donny White, the Woodbury graduate, was honored as Emerging Fashion Designer of the Year. He is a former U.S. military member turned designer.