Founder of eponymous brand worn by Duchess of Sussex becomes first black woman to lead a major fashion house Founder of eponymous brand worn by Duchess of Sussex becomes first black woman to lead a major fashion house In 2019, the designer Grace Wales Bonner told an interviewer that it was a dream of hers “to work with a brand like Hermès”. Six years later, the 35-year-old Briton was named creative director of menswear for the French luxury company, becoming the first female black designer to