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  • Writer's pictureMikelle Drew

28 Days of Black Fashion History: Jon Haggins


Former fashion designer and now travel enthusiast, Jon Haggins
Designer and now travel enthusiast, Jon Haggins

He has dressed the likes of Diana Ross, Farah Fawcett, and Raquel Welch. His designs have graced numerous magazine covers including Cosmopolitan. Eleanor Lambert, considered the first fashion publicist in the United States, cited Jon Haggins as “first black fashion designer to make a name on Seventh Avenue.”