Vander von Odd

Vander von Odd Instagram – Zelda Barbour Wynn Valdes; American fashion designer, costumer, creator of the iconic Playboy bunny suit, and curated the fashions of countless legendary women of stage and screen including Eartha Kitt, Mae West, and Josephine Baker. “Back in those days, women designers were boiled down to seamstresses,” says Nichelle Gainer, author of “Vintage Black Glamour” and “Vintage Black Glamour: Gentlemen’s Quarters.” “When you bring black women designers into the conversation, they were almost always photographed in work mode, so they weren’t regarded as artists. Zelda’s achievements deserve to be recognized because no one else was doing what she was doing. She was a true pioneer.” – @shondaland article on Zelda 🖤 #blacklivesmatter #blm #zeldawynnvaldes | Posted on 05/Jun/2020 12:25:04