“I am a visionary in progress,” said 24-year-old Lawrence Fencher. “I do a lot of things as of right now.”
For the past three months, The Birmingham Times interviewed some of the area’s leading fashion designers and tastemakers about the cultural and historical examination of Black style.
Fencher is originally from Birmingham’s Ensley community but grew up in the Smithfield community. As a child, he didn’t take his creativity seriously because he didn’t believe it would lead to a reliable career path—but, he said, “I’ve always been creating.”…