Harlem Fashion Week To Feature Clothing By Malcolm X's Daughters

HARLEM, NY — This year's Harlem Fashion Week is celebrating the neighborhood's history by featuring clothing created by the daughters of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, the fashion showcase's organizers said.

The Malcolm X Legacy Collection — created by the slain civil rights leader's six daughters — will be shown twice during the one-night fashion event. The collection will be designed by Yvonne Jewnell, the creator of Harlem Fashion Week.

"The Malcolm X Legacy Collection will give the next generation of young people an opportunity to understand the principles our father believed essential to realizing one’s true potential," the daughters of Malcolm X said in a press release.

Harlem Fashion Week will be held at the Museum of the City of New York on Feb. 4 this year. The event will feature three different showcases, two of which include the Malcolm X Legacy Collection. Four levels of the museum, located on East on 103rd St. and Fifth Avenue, will be dedicated to the fashion showcase.

Tickets to Harlem Fashion Week can be purchased online.

Photo courtesy Harlem Fashion Week