Black History Month Brand Spotlight: Rebecca Allen Shoes NY

We are so excited to share Rebecca Allen's amazing story for Black History Month. Rebecca started her journey in the fashion industry with the most serendipitous beginning, but with effort and know-how, she was able to create something truly amazing and stellar and we are so in awe of her achievements.

Rebecca's trailblazing story is exactly the kind of story we strive to highlight during Black History Month, and we are so proud and thrilled to be able to put her illustrious brand on our platform and especially in our store. Rebecca's story is one of resilience and determination in the Black community, and it's an inspiring reminder of what can be achieved with hard work and dedication.

We hope that her story will inspire our audience and bring further attention to the multitude of wonderful accomplishments of so many African-American pioneers in the fashion industry.

Just like other Black fashion designer innovators like Jay Jaxon, Rebecca Allen was in a world away from fashion or anything remotely related to it when she began her life-changing journey into the industry. She was in excelling in finance at the time when her moment popped up. She muses:

“I worked in finance for many years and all the white women in my office wore this quintessential nude pump—it lived under their desk. It took the headache out of pairing a shoe because it just went with your leg. I was always looking for an equivalent because when I put on a white person’s nude, it looked silly on me. It was just a gaping hole in my closet. There was Louboutin making a few different shades, but it was expensive and the red bottom wasn’t appropriate for my office. I just felt like, well why not me?”

After her major transformative moment in life, Rebecca ultimately sought out to change the inclusive shoe industry for all people of color. Along with that, she also sought to provide professional and comfortable work shoe options to give parents choices that aligned with their roles, too. She tells Nordstrom:

“I need to be able to wrangle my toddler without worrying about a wardrobe malfunction, and I need to look appropriate for different business settings throughout my day. I want our customers to still feel effortless on days when they have to 'do it all.' ”

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Rebecca Allen is an amazing advocate for inclusivity and representation in the fashion industry. She has made it her mission to make sure that all people—especially Black people—have access to stylish and comfortable shoes that represent their unique style, culture, and especially skin tones. She is constantly working on new designs and collaborating with companies to make sure her designs are available in a wide range of sizes and styles. She is truly an inspiration and her work is helping to make the fashion industry more inclusive and diverse. We are certainly advocates for that and her goals.

Queen Anna House of Fashion is proud to feature Rebecca Allen Shoes NY. Shop the collection online or in our app now and pick your favorite pieces to add to your own shoe collection.

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