Ms.
Carroll launched her own fashion line during the fall of 1997, making her
the first Afro American woman to have her own signature clothing line. Targeting
the market of Black American female professionals, the fashion line includes
assortment of dresses and suits, for the office as well as the evening. Here
follows parts of an article published in "Black Elegance", November 1996.
"This is something I've envisioned since I was a young
girl, when there were no prominent fashion role models for Black women to
emulate," says Carroll. "The goal of the brand is to help women realize just
how easy style can be. Hopefully my own life 
and
fashion sensibilities can be a helpful tool women can use to achieve their
own personal and unique fashion identity." (...) To date, the Diahann Carroll
brand currently has twelve licensees with plans to produce sportswear, footwear,
home fashions, wigs, fragrances and other products by 1998. (...) In creating
the new fashion line, Carroll strives to merge fashion sense with personal
and professional fulfillment, and feature sophisticated clothes that fit easily
into the many roles played by contemporary women. (...) The Diahann Carroll
line is available in department stores nationwide.
Diahann Carroll also lent her name to a 2003 series of Butterick sewing patterns like she did for McCall's in 1985. And Take a look at this advert, in which Diahann is presenting her line of wigs!
