Nzinga Knight is a New York native fashion designer whose line, Nzinga Knight, launched in 2008. Nzinga studied fashion design and fine art at the prestigious Pratt Institute School of Design in New York City where she received a BFA in fashion design (class of 2005).
Nzinga Knight is a New York native fashion designer whose line, Nzinga Knight, launched in 2008. Nzinga studied fashion design and fine art at the prestigious Pratt Institute School of Design in New York City where she received a BFA in fashion design (class of 2005). Noted as a visionary fashion designer, Nzinga Knight is the recipient of a Council of Fashion Designers of America Award, a DCA Grant and was the winner of the 2008 Power UP Business Plan competition sponsored by Citigroup. She has worked with designers Marc Jacobs, ThreeAsFour, Reva Mivasager and Jones NY.
NZINGA KNIGHT’s designs are for glamorous woman with captivating spirits. Our international clientele include dignitaries, celebrities, artists, everyday fashionistas, and the occasional bride-to-be.
On September 7th 2012 as part of New York Fashion Week/ Mercedes Benz Fashion Week NZINGA KNIGHT presented its 2nd collection for Spring 2013 at Lincoln Center to an invite only, star-studded crowd of over 500 attendees, press and buyers.
The devout Muslim of Trinidadian and Guyanese decent plans to continue using fashion to show that a woman does not need to be defined by revealing her body. “For most of the women who really make it, you know, they have to take their clothes off. That’s the game they have to play, I’m telling a story that people aren’t telling.”
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