Come è andata la prima edizione dei Black Carpet Award 2023 Emozionanti passi verso il cambiamento
This past weekend, one of the most monumental events of the fashion season in Milan was undoubtedly the Black Carpet Awards. The awards ceremony was presented at the MEET digital cultural center and ideated by Afro Fashion Association’s Michelle Ngonmo in an effort to celebrate and acknowledge the accomplishments of local overlooked talent across several industries. It was done in collaboration with a variety of partners including nss magazine, Vogue Italia, Meta - Instagram, Macsiotti, Capri Holdings, Miller Knoll, Reference Studios, and most importantly Bulldog Gin, which sponsored the Leader of Change: Entrepreneur award presented by the brand's Premium Brands and After Meal Marketing Director himself during the awards ceremony. The event in itself was a success in many ways; the guest list alone included a lineup of fashion insiders such as Anna Wintour, Imran Amed, Khaby Lame , Julia Fox, Trussardi CEO Sebastian Suhl among others who all turned up in support of the event’s first edition.
«Very often we feel comfortable comparing ourselves with people who differ from our same background or our same opinion, but the different perspectives are enriching. Diversity and inclusion are not synonymous and they are certainly not abstract concepts nor should they be addressed as a "politically correct" theme because they are an integral part of our daily life. The Black Carpet Awards, contrary to what the name might lead you to believe, is not only about the black community, but about the color black as an absolute, as the "sum of all colors", which is obtained by mixing all the different pigments. This is exactly the idea, all together, sitting at the same table and joining forces, to discuss the beauty of diversity and how it is a decisive factor for the cultural heritage and for the economic growth of society. This, in my opinion, is certainly the uniqueness and originality of this event», Michelle Ngonmo founder dei Black Carpet Awards.
