VV BROWN – EVENTS & APPEARANCES

Aside from her musical fame, V V Brown has achieved a lot in the world of fashion and beauty. In 2008, she took part in a charity fashion show hosted by Naomi Campbell at which she walked with models including Daisy Lowe, before modelling for the fashion company Ashish at London Fashion Week the following year.

She became the first Black British woman to front an ad campaign for retailer Marks & Spencer alongside Twiggy, Lisa Snowdon and Dannii Minogue. She is also a popular choice to model for publications such as i-D, Vogue, Elle and Cosmopolitan. In 2012, she launched her own online clothing shop called VVVintage which ran for three years.

She has appeared on a number of major TV chat shows as a guest and singer on Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson, David Letterman and Jools Holland. She has also been featured on Daily Politics and Channel 4 News, as well as on Radio 4’s Women’s Hour Discussion and shows on the Hay Festival.

See VV’s superb video ‘Shark in the Water’ below:

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VV BROWN – AUTHOR

In 2020, V V released her debut children’s book, Lily and the Magic Comb. The book is an adventure of discovery and pride where Lily transports herself to anywhere she wants to go using the magical comb her mother gave her. It was warmly received and was noted by The Independent as one of the top ten multicultural books of 2021. She has also contributed various articles to The Guardian, Pride Magazine and The Huffington Post.

VV BROWN – EVENTS HOST

She is a popular choice to host events, including the 2012 “Just My Cup of Tea” event – an afternoon of tea, cake and fashion. In 2021, V V Brown launched her own podcast, Songs of Triumph, where she talks to extraordinary people about their unique experiences and moments of triumph, as well as picking songs that represent key moments of their life. She also appeared on Dane Baptiste’s podcast, Dane Baptiste Questions Everything, in 2022 about who she would invite to her ultimate dinner party, as well as about her own journey in the music industry.

VV BROWN – MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING

V V’s life hasn’t all been about success and positivity, sadly. After overcoming a drug addiction to sleeping pills and surviving a suicide attempt, V V Brown is an advocate for change, a topic she discusses in connection to mental health and wellbeing. She is also a victim of rape and discusses her experience of relationship abuse and how to transform oneself through trauma and pain.

VV BROWN – SPEAKING ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

She is passionate about being a role model for young Black women, and the importance of diversity and inclusion in all industries. She has written a number of articles for The Guardian on race, including how the music industry appears to promote white female artists over black, how being black in the British countryside can make you feel like an outsider; how black models are replaced by their white counterparts, and why she’s tired of people being intimidated by her race. She is also passionate about helping women in general and has written about the fears she has that the music business exploits women.

In 2016, VV travelled to Manchester to give a TEDx talk on identity, a talk which was met with a standing ovation. She has also spoken at SXSW music tech summits, lectured at educational establishments including Goldsmiths University about how to navigate through an ever-changing industry, and is on the board of PRIS Music. She was also a speaker and judge for The Guardian’s Ethical Observer Awards between 2014-2017.

Her public status has given her the opportunity to support a number of charities such as The Teenage Cancer Trust, Oxfam and the NSPCC. She has also started up her own charity, ‘Say Something Collective’ which helps support artists from marginalised communities. Their aim is to provide workshops and life coaching to bring personal change for individuals and companies, with their first exhibition in 2022/2023.

VV BROWN – SPEAKING TOPICS

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