Claire Sulmers is the Founder and CEO of the notorious digital fashion publication Fashion Bomb Daily. Her ascent into becoming one of the industry’s top self-made media moguls was not an easy one. Often met by industry gatekeepers who refused to give Claire a seat at the table, the Stone Mountain, Georgia native built her own. Equipped with an unrelenting dream and her Harvard degree in French and African American studies, Claire charted her own path by taking internships and positions at publications like Upscale magazine, Newsweek, and Real Simple, where she built a fashion empire in her cubicle.
To take her career to the next level, Claire took a risk by moving to Paris, France, and landing a coveted internship at Vogue Paris working under the legendary Corine Roitfeld. Upon her return to the U.S., Claire’s blog was booming and transformed into a full-fledged business and the successful brand we all know today. Kirsten Holtz Naim sits down with Claire to discuss her unique career path, her quest to show the diversity of black fashion, not forgetting to celebrate the small wins, and the importance of putting God first.
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Show Notes:
Get your tickets to The Bomb Fashion Show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bomb-fashion-show-tickets-164362720321
Follow Fashion Bomb Daily on TikTok @thefashionbombdaily
Follow Fashion Bomb Daily on Instagram @fashionbombdaily
Follow Claire on Instagram @clairesulmers
Check out Fashion Bomb Daily: https://fashionbombdaily.com/
Buy Claire’s book: The Bomb Life: My Plan. My Terms.
Black Enterprise Coverage of The Bomb Fashion Show at NYFW: https://www.blackenterprise.com/fashion-bomb-daily-claire-sulmers-nyfw/
Check out Genevieve Jones on Instagram @genevieve_jones
Upscale Magazine: https://www.vogue.fr/
Real Simple magazine: https://www.realsimple.com/
Check out the Netflix trailer for Wonderboy, the documentary film about Balmain’s Olivier Roustieng: https://www.netflix.com/title/81325861
