My Grandmother, Her Kareeba Suit: Creating Family History at the Met's “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” Exhibition

Ivy Coco Maurice ascended the storied steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ready to bear witness to a moment in personal, family, and fashion history. When she saw the Kareeba, the original suit style designed by the pioneering fashion designer and her late grandmother Ivy Ralph, she "cried two rivers—maybe three." "It was a moment of spiritual release. I hadn't cried much since her passing, but on that day, I felt her with me.

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