“I used to be afraid to speak out… fearful I’d lose a client.”
“That’s an interesting question,” says fashion director Zadrian Smith, when asked whether he is itching to get back to red-carpet styling once the Covid-19 pandemic has subsided. “I am keen to get back to work, but the way the industry works must change. We need to have dialogues to reassess what is healthy.
“I don’t want to come off as combative,” says Smith, who styles Naomi Scott, Lachlan Watson and Skai Jackson, amongst others. “I have been blessed with moments of support and success. But, there have been instances when I have worked with a client – who has been nominated for numerous awards for a TV series pushing the envelope on conversations about race – who didn’t make the ‘target list’ for VIP dressing because of their race.
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