How fashion designers and women of color-led groups are working to change the narrative

NOLA: JONI HESS | STAFF WRITER NOV 18, 2022 – 10:00 AM

Dr. Sophia Omoro is a New Orleans head and neck surgeon, originally from Nairobi, who trained at Tulane University. She’s also a fashion designer with storefronts in Kenya and on Chartres Street in New Orleans.

Featured on her website is the Crescendeux collection — named after a fundraiser held earlier this month that seeks to advance the economic wellbeing of women minorities. All of the collection’s hand-crafted pieces are deep red with embellished designs strewn throughout.

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