Pat cleveland biography

André Leon Talley once dubbed her “the Josephine Baker of international runways.” Halston, many times, many moons ago, danced the night away with her at Studio Diane von Furstenberg described her as “magical” to The New York Times in To the world, she’s known as a creative tour de force and one of the first Black supermodels.

To Anna Cleveland, she’s known as Mom.

A migrating monument in fashion history, Pat Cleveland was present at the industry’s most iconic and defining moments.

Whether strutting down the Battle of Versailles or gracing the covers of fashion magazines worldwide, she’s seen the fads, the fame, and the frisson that went with fashion’s golden age. Unlike the trends that defined the decadent ’70s era, Cleveland cemented her staying power with a brazen spirit and a mentorship mentality.

To say she’s taught a thing or two to model magnums (then in the making) Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks would be an understatement. Mentor to the stars, confidant to fashion royalty,