A new documentary out Friday, “Invisible Beauty,” offers a unique take on the fashion industry through the life and work of trailblazer Bethann Hardison.
Later, Hardison founded the Black Girls’ Coalition that lent voice to working models of color, and she kept the heat on in the 1990s when the industry began backsliding on diversity. Hardison put her foot to the pedal once again in 2013 when she created the Diversity Coalition, which called out designers using no or one Black model in their shows in New York, London, Paris and Milan.
Hardison co-wrote and co-directed the film with Frédéric Tcheng . Through archival footage and intimate interviews going back to her Brooklyn roots, the two offer an up-close look at her personal struggles and her place in fashion as she worked and continues to work to broaden and preserve the rights of Black people, both on runways and behind the scenes.
TCHENG: I didn’t know who Bethann was when I was asked to do a short film when she received the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Founder’s Award . I got a crash course on who Bethann is and I was stunned. The reason I asked her to co-direct was to go a little deeper. I was looking for a deeper connection and kind of a human adventure.
AP: What’s the state of diversity, equity and inclusion in fashion today? There have been ebbs and flows that play out in the film. Where do things stand now?
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