Samantha Joseph and Alicia Myers met at a modeling audition in Denver in 2018, and soon after, the women began noticing microaggressions in the fashion community, such as being ignored by hair and makeup stylists who didn’t know how to handle their tresses and complexions. So, in March 2021, Joseph and Myers founded @color.of.fashion, a Denver-based nonprofit whose mission is to diversify high fashion. “The industry and Denver have been very slow to change,” Joseph says. “But we’re making sure nobody has to deal with the same kind of struggles as we did.”⁠ ⁠ Read more about the duo's quest to help increase representation in the fashion industry at the link in our profile. ⁠ ⁠ Story by @bryanwasmyname⁠ Photos courtesy of Corey Myers and Molly Olwig⁠ ⁠ https://www.5280.com/2022/09/the-color-of-fashion-is-diversifying-denvers-style-scene/⁠ ⁠ #5280magazine #denverfashion #denver #denvercolorado #fashion