Overview
A star-studded, stunning visual exploration of the enduring bonds of Black sisterhood, found or biological, featuring jaw-dropping photography, essays, interviews, and poems curated by fashion icon and Emmy award–winning stylist Shiona Turini.
A gorgeous tribute to Black sisters, Black Sisterhood features a wide range of women styled in astonishing outfits and photographed together to showcase the power, beauty, and specific nature of each relationship, whether familial or friends. Curated by internationally acclaimed stylist Shiona Turini, the photographs are accompanied by interviews, essays, letters, and poems from the subjects, describing what their sisters and Black sisterhood mean to them.
No two stories are alike. Some sisters fought as girls, then became close in adulthood. Some mourn the loss of a sister, while others celebrate a brand-new bond. Each story feeds into a larger narrative, of the powerful relationships between Black women, of strength and safety, and of women uplifting each other.
The relationships in Black Sisterhood may feel fated or cosmic, but so much of this comes from Black women seeing and supporting each other in artistic spaces. Lena Waithe met her found sister Nia Jervier at a party, and the two instantly bonded over being actors. Grace Mahary and Melody Monrose were pitted against each other for the same modeling job; they became sisters instead. The book also features:
The fashion and photography carry as much impact as these women’s stories. Aspirational and empowering, the glamour in this book contains a timeless quality that transcends trends or fame and is a love letter to these profound relationships.
A gorgeous tribute to Black sisters, Black Sisterhood features a wide range of women styled in astonishing outfits and photographed together to showcase the power, beauty, and specific nature of each relationship, whether familial or friends. Curated by internationally acclaimed stylist Shiona Turini, the photographs are accompanied by interviews, essays, letters, and poems from the subjects, describing what their sisters and Black sisterhood mean to them.
No two stories are alike. Some sisters fought as girls, then became close in adulthood. Some mourn the loss of a sister, while others celebrate a brand-new bond. Each story feeds into a larger narrative, of the powerful relationships between Black women, of strength and safety, and of women uplifting each other.
The relationships in Black Sisterhood may feel fated or cosmic, but so much of this comes from Black women seeing and supporting each other in artistic spaces. Lena Waithe met her found sister Nia Jervier at a party, and the two instantly bonded over being actors. Grace Mahary and Melody Monrose were pitted against each other for the same modeling job; they became sisters instead. The book also features:
- Gabrielle Union-Wade and her sisters Essence Atkins, Kelley L. Carter, Chantel Cohen, Daune Cummings, Nicole Lyn, and Tracy Union
- Issa Rae and her sister Elize Diop
- Erykah Badu and her sister Koryan Wright
- Cleo Wade and her sister De’ara Balenger and Sade Lythcot
- And so many more.
The fashion and photography carry as much impact as these women’s stories. Aspirational and empowering, the glamour in this book contains a timeless quality that transcends trends or fame and is a love letter to these profound relationships.
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