Amanda Wicker: Black Fashion Design in Cleveland

This Women's History Month, explore the legacy of Amanda Wicker, a pioneering force in Black fashion in Cleveland.

Amanda Wicker (1894–1987) moved to Cleveland in 1924 with not much more than her skills as a dressmaker. With a single student enrolled, she began the Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design in her home on Cedar Avenue in Cleveland’s Fairfax neighborhood. For the following six decades, she established herself as the preeminent fashion teacher and mentor in the predominantly African-American Fairfax neighborhood.

Tickets:

This program is free with General Admission.

About the speaker:

Liah Townsley is an educator and interpreter at the Western Reserve Historical Society. She holds a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University, and is very passionate about local history. Specific interests include true crime, textile arts, and food history.

Image courtesy of Western Reserve Historical Society