Fashion Scholar, EdTech Founder &
Cultural Strategist
Kimberly M. Jenkins
Kimberly is an award-winning educator who has spent over fifteen years studying the impact of our clothes and how we express ourselves through the lenses of politics, history, psychology, and anthropology. She has lectured globally, created a learning platform on fashion and race, and hosted in-person experiences to help us think more deeply about dress.
Fashion Education Agency
Artis Solomon®
Artis Solomon® is a fashion education agency and the publisher of The Fashion and Race Database®, a globally recognized platform licensed by leading universities and museums across more than ten countries. We empower institutions and brands through expert advisory services, innovative learning products, and dynamic public programming that unpack the deep historical and cultural significance of what we wear.
Fashion Education Platform
The Fashion and Race Database®
Very little in our world is untouched
by the social construct of “race.” So how does race influence the fashion industry and the way we fashion ourselves in society?FRD® is the first and most trusted education platform dedicated to how the construct of race has shaped aesthetics, design, and industry practices. Licensed by universities, museums, and cultural institutions across more than ten countries. Licensing is available directly or through Lyrasis for institutions in North America.
Podcast Host & Co-Producer
The Invisible Seam: Unsung Stories of Black Culture and Fashion
Often unappreciated, but never unnoticed—welcome to the show that celebrates Black contributions to fashion. Hosted by fashion educator Kimberly Jenkins, this five-part series explores moments in history when Black Americans demanded respect, challenged norms, built community and imagined the future - all through what they wore.From The Fashion and Race Database®, Tommy Hilfiger’s People’s Place Program and Pineapple Street Studios.
Get in Touch
General inquiries &
speaking engagements
Kimberly is available for keynotes, guest lectures, workshops, partnerships and consulting.For literary inquiries, Kimberly is represented by Triangle House Literary. Please contact her agent Kima Jones.For general inquires, please complete the form below: