Grace Wales Bonner on Spectrums of Blackness

When Grace Wales Bonner presented her Central Saint Martin's graduate collection, it blew the industry away. Combining Fela Kuti with Coco Chanel, Carl Van Vechten with blaxploitation, it was like diving headfirst into a celebration of (often-ignored) black culture. By both challenging and embracing stereotype, Bonner's work is simultaneously beautiful and provocative. After her…