41 Black Queer Fashion Brands You Can Support Beyond Pride

Looking to support Black queer brands all year? We've got you covered.

1. Lvndr Beautique

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Lvndr Beautique is the heart child of founder Marly Jeane, who loves beauty and the color lavender, which they feel is their true “aura.”

Marly decided they didn’t want to fight for a seat at the table and built their own. Lvndr Beautique comes through with luxury faux mink lashes, which are currently on preorder after selling out in 7 minutes.

2. Julian Woodhouse

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CEO & creative director of the Woodhouse Army (WHA), Julian Woodhouse is a model, veteran, U.S. Department of Defense public affairs officer, and cast member of Netflix’s Next in Fashion, Season 1.

Julian was the first Black American to show at Seoul Fashion Week, where his brand was founded. He and partner Kirill Kabachenko moved the brand to New York City, where it's been ever since.

3. V.V. Patchouli

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V.V. Patchouli is a Brooklyn-based designer who started in leather goods and runs a global internship program with university students.

V.V. Patchouli is working on sustainable projects including launching their Moss Collection, which features live moss in the bags, a bag collection in Madagascar, and building a zero net energy greenhouse lounge in conjunction with architecture and engineering students.

4. Hautebutch

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Hautebutch, founded by Karen Roberts and Michelle Porter, features a line of masculine and gender-neutral clothing for folks who don't identify as cisgender men.

Their line of clothing includes a range of dapper formalwear like suits, button-downs, and bowties, along with streetwear, footwear, and accessories.

5. No Sesso

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No Sesso, founded by Pierre Davis, made headlines when it became the first transgender-owned line officially on the New York Fashion Week 2019 schedule.

No Sesso is a community-driven brand made for everybody and every identity, and is focused on blurring the lines between fashion, art, culture, and design.

6. Black Queer Magic

Black Queer Magic is a jewelry line founded by Vanessa Miller, who is intentional about centering Black LGBTQ people in business and in life. They are a self-taught jewelry artist and licensed social worker who regularly donates a portion of their sales directly to Black LGBTQ people.

7. BLK MKT Vintage

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At BLK MKT Vintage, Kiyanna Stewart and Jannah Handy uncover and amplify Black historical narratives through their collection of Black collectibles and vintage items. They’ve worked with Issa Rae in sourcing vintage tees for her character Issa Dee on HBO’s Insecure.

8. Sheila Rashid

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Sheila Rashid, is a bespoke designer from Chicago, whose unisex brand fuses attention to detail, creativity, simplicity, and persistency.

Their designs combine both tomboy and feminine qualities, and have caught the eyes of popular artists including Zendaya, Lena Waithe, Fucci, Bella Hadid, and Chance the Rapper.

9. Coco and Breezy Eyewear

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Coco and Breezy Eyewear, founded by twin designers, DJs, and producers, Corianna and Brianna Dotson, features premium and sleek eyewear. They have designed eyewear for the late Prince and brands such as Hershey's, Ciroc, and SIX:02.

10. Project Q

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Project Q is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Madin Lopez that provides free gender affirming haircuts, self-empowering workshops, clothing, food & hygiene boxes, internships, job placements, mentorship, and so much more to LGBTQIA+ homeless youth.

11. A Tribe Called Queer

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A Tribe Called Queer, created by Sabine Maxine, is a line of everyday T-shirts with important messages centering their community and the movement. A portion of proceeds from their sales go directly to organizations such as Black Lives Matter and ProjectQ.

12. Civil Jewelry

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Founded in 2019 by creative producer, LGBTQ advocate, and former Ralph Lauren and Maxim executive, Blakely Thornton, Civil aims to be the first of its kind within the jewelry space to showcase influential Black creatives within fashion and media.

Offering an assortment of clean and modern unisex designs ranging from necklaces to cuffs to custom creations, Civil jewelry is made using ethically-sourced stones and high-quality semi-precious metals. Civil products are available for purchase beginning at $70 (for premade designs) and up to $30,000 (for custom pieces), exclusively on their website.

13. Black Science Fiction

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Black Science Fiction is a brand and platform founded by Imani Dennison that centers concepts around hood futurism, ghetto surrealism, Black intimacy, Black mysticism, African space travel, queer futurism, and Black skate/BMX culture.

Their latest tee is a collaboration with Atlanta-based illustrator FRKO, which pays homage to Black Southern culture and Afro surrealism.

14. Pyramid 7

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Pyramid Seven LLC, based in Chicago, makes boxer briefs for periods, not gender. The company, founded by Zipporah Jarmon, was created as a result of the lack of recognition of menstruators who don’t wear feminine underwear or identify as women.

15. Stuzo Clothing

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Stuzo Clothing is a Los Angeles-based gender-free clothing brand, designed to create a space within fashion that is affirming and judgement-free. Cofounders Uzo Ejikeme and Stoney Michelli Love work directly with LGBTQIA youth in LA, and are intentional about hiring from within Black, queer, and nonbinary communities.

16. Nicole Zizi Studio

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Nicole Zizi Studio, founded by Nicole Zizi, is an eco-conscious, gender-free premium streetwear, and accessories brand that features sweaters, tees, and jackets constructed from recycled materials.

17. Telfar

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Telfar, founded by Telfar Clemens, is known for their iconic and affordable shopping bag. The company is also known to make donations aimed to bailing out imprisoned youth from Rikers Island.

18. Makoma The Brand

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Makoma is a global fashion fusion inspired by the African diaspora. The founder, Judith, is also the co-owner and hairstylist of Chokmah Hair Lab, an inclusive salon and barbershop in Brooklyn.

19. Gaia Earthpeace

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Earthpeace, founded by Gaia Earthpeace, a master barber, producer, rapper, and the other co-owner of Chokmah Hair Lab, seeks to inspire the awareness that art can change the consciousness of a people.

20. Phlemuns

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Phlemuns is unisex clothing brand, created by fashion designer James Flemons. James has collaborated with Solange Knowles on creating a two-piece outfit for her “Don't Touch My Hair” music video.

21. Two Minds Press

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Two Minds Press is a Philadelphia-based silkscreen press founded by queer woman of color, Felicia. Their hand-printed apparel, accessories, and prints can be purchased through direct message on their instagram or through email at [e-mail].

22. Sustainable Brooklyn

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Founded by Dominique Drakeford and Whitney McGuire, Sustainable Brooklyn works to bridge gaps between the sustainability movement and targeted communities through various modalities, including education, and events. They are committed to fashionably fostering the evolution of sustainability to create an inclusive future for all.

23. Kris Harring

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Kris Harring designs genderless eveningwear and tailored basics that easily transition from day to evening. Their designs merge the worlds of "mens" and "womenswear".

24. Style is Freedom

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Created by Toni Branson, the brand Style is Freedom is a clothing company that centers the liberation and celebration of tomboi culture. Toni is intentional about creating safe spaces and programming for masculine identifying womxn.

25. Trans is Beautiful Apparel

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Trans is Beautiful Apparel, founded by Devin-Norelle, is a streetwear brand that donates funds directly to trans people who need money for bills, hormones, name changes, or gender marker changes.

26. Bowtie Behavior

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Bowtie Behavior was created by Robin Williams when they were looking for a bowtie to wear to their best friend’s bow tie-themed bridal shower in 2014.

Bowtie Behavior features a line of bow ties and pocket squares made from Kente cloth and other colorful materials.

27. The Proper Bunny

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The Proper Bunny, created by costume designer Oneita Parker, features fun, artsy, washable, double-layer face masks, graphic tees, and mugs.

28. Mack the Tailor

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At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, fashion designer Destinee Macklin switched gears into making face masks. And you need one now.

29. Show & Tell Concept Shop

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Show & Tell Concept Shop, founded in 2011 by Alyah, believes in the radical acceptance of all marginalized communities. Their platform features one-of-a-kind indigo-dyed head wraps, masks, T-shirts, pillows, and bowls.

30. Afronautic

At the start of COVID-19, fashion influencer and photographer, Liselle aka Afronautic, decided to put their talents to good use in creating and selling masks on Etsy in a variety of colors and patterns. And you will need these, too.

31. 2DopeRags

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With 60+ years combined experience, Azua Echevarria and Toni Johnson are 2 vintage dealers who collect dead stock and rework them into dope gear. They are also the owners of brands Age into Beauty and Rework Creative.

32. ASL Matters

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ASL Matters, an apparel business created by owners Hiram, Ty, and Ethel, hopes to bridge the gap between the deaf and hearing worlds through awareness and fashion.

33. Lucky Skivvies

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Lucky Skivvies, founded by Kadesha Drayton, is a line of comfortable, stylish, and breathable boxer briefs for gender-neutral individuals.

34. London Logan

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Founded by Jay Hollis, London Logan is a clothing line dedicated to the handsome beautiful boi/individual. All releases are original concepts produced in limited quantities to keep things fresh and exclusive.

These pieces easily transition from day to night and feature hats, denim jeans, two-piece button-down sets, bomber jackets, and more. Jay Hollis is currently giving back by creating an ultimate e-book on how to start your own streetwear brand.

35. GC2B

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GC2B is the very first gender-affirming apparel company that is trans-owned and operated. Since 2014, founder Marli Washington has used his experience as a trans man of color to design binding options that are safe, accessible, and comfortable.

36. Boi Gear

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Boi stands for “Born Obviously Incredible” and is based in California. The brand offers modern, clean, and vibrant apparel.

37. Helen with the Gold Teeth

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Helen with the Gold Teeth incorporates equal parts Black artistic expression, high-end jewelry, and fashion.

Designed by Helen Harris, the removable mouth jewelry is handmade in New York City’s Diamond District by expert jewelers who have been in the gold teeth business since the 1980s.

38. Forge Clothing Line

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Much like this clothing line, founder Shonta Frody was forged from the fire of many uphill battles, from being separated from their mother at a young age to being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.

This clothing line is an ode to them overcoming these battles, and features a line of a variety of cut-and-sew garments.

39. Rejected SocietyX3

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Rejected SocietyX3 is an LGBTQ brand at the intersections of art, fashion, and entertainment. They believe that there shouldn’t be any gender roles in fashion, and that we should X out the negative labels attributed to androgynous women.

40. The Playground

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The Playground is a unisex children’s clothing secondhand online store created by designer and stylist Ashta Hunter. The idea was born shopping for clothing for her son Maceo.

She came to the realization that it is no longer sustainable to live with the existing paradigm of purchasing clothing that will be outgrown in a few short months and then discarded, but that searching through the mountains of available secondhand clothing can be daunting enough.

41. Twisted Skateboards

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Twisted Skateboards designs and sells decks, clothing, and apparel. They were most recently featured in Thrasher Magazine.

42. BONUS: Stealth Bros Co.

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Stealth Bros Co. is a luxury supply company that specializes in HRT dopp kits for the transgender, LGBTQ, diabetic, HIV/AIDS, and IVF communities. Their array of items include dopp kits, stealth merchandise, and sharp shuttles that can conveniently hold all your used sharps safely within a discreet way.