

When desegregation bussing began, she was selected to go to a new integrated high school. Hardison had no problem taking the reins in white-dominated spaces. While today we don’t blink twice at racial diversity and inclusion in fashion and beauty campaigns worldwide, the industry Hardison stepped into was homogenous, white, and guarded.

Even as we watch the documentary, with recorded phone calls of Hardison discussing her opinions on the film’s format, we’re served a meta reminder that her hand is perpetually at play. They dedicate the world to her, from their careers to the whole state of fashion itself. In the first few minutes of "Invisible Beauty," the magnitude of the celebrities who hail her-Zendaya, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tyson Beckford, Whoopi Goldberg-instantly points to a career of influence.
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With archival footage and photographs, personal testimonies, and day-to-day documentation during this film's making, “Invisible Beauty” paints a full portrait of fashion’s indelible figure. The subject (and co-director) of filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng’s (“ Dior and I,” “ Halston”) newest documentary, “Invisible Beauty,” Hardison has proven to be an icon across all avenues, from model to agent to activist. Bethann Hardison stepped into the fashion world by chance but dominated it with purpose.
