Getty Images By Skylar Mitchell ·Updated September 7, 2024
At this year’s ESSENCE Fashion House, the atmosphere buzzed with anticipation as Edvin Thompson, designer and founder of Theophilio, and the intentional twin siblings behind the intentional brand L’Echanteur took the stage. Across from him sat Barkue Tubman-Zawolo, ESSENCE Venture’s Chief of Staff, ready to lead a conversation that was as much about the soul of fashion as it was about its