About Us

The BCDA aims to highlight, honor, inspire, empower and support costume designers of color across stage, television, and film platforms. The BCDA creates a pathway to exciting new opportunities, with the creation of a "Go-To", robust and diverse directory, linking our powerhouse members directly to industry decision-makers.

Supporting and promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity in the business is a must. The Entertainment Industry is stronger when the full spectrum of our humanity is embraced.

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The Mission

The Black Costume Designer Alliance was launched in 2020, as a response to the imbalance of diversity, equity, and inclusion, at every level, in the Entertainment Industry. There is a lack of awareness of the immense talents, sheer numbers, and major contributions provided by an array of dynamic, black costume designers in the entertainment industry. The BCDA’s mission is to create a global movement aimed, at leveling the playing field and creating fair & equal opportunities for all costume designers, regardless of background.

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Through networking opportunities, resources, and education aimed at illuminating our BCDA Members, we take action toward:

EQUITY

MENTORSHIP

RECOGNITION

LEGACY

The BCDA is honored to address the lack of awareness and representation

of works created by Costume Designers of Color.

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Through networking opportunities, resources, educational classes, programming, and events, we take action towards:

EQUITY

Creating a new narrative that the vast array of projects & genres costumed designers of color can contribute, command & create is limitless.

MENTORSHIP

Inspiring the Next Generation of Talented Young Costume Designers of Color.

RECOGNITION

Featuring, Supporting, and Highlighting the Accomplishments of Costume Designers of Color.

LEGACY

Paying homage to Esteemed Costume Designers of color, who have paved the way and broke barriers in the Industry.

The BCDA is honored to address the lack of awareness and representation of works created by Costume Designers of Color.

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"Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, And Perspective will spark change and create parity and equity in the Entertainment Industry for Costume Designers of Color. It was my desire that the BCDA be the ultimate opportunity for members to experience uncharted opportunities, speak openly, and be bold, in ways that foster new direction, inclusion, and growth."