-
Fashion Week Street Style
Fashion Week attendees are embracing lots of animal patterns, including snake prints. And turbans are simply timeless. This woman from the blog the 4aces Date embraced this season’s color-blocking trend in a red shirt, cobalt-blue blazer, simple black pants and a tan bag. Her sunglasses were nice touches. Mid-thigh-length braids were the perfect complement to…
-
4 Questions With Mataano's Designers
Somalian-American twin designers Ayaan and Idyl Mohallim, of the line Mataano, presented their Spring 2012 collection Sunday night at the Time Warner Center, offering a mix of tropical prints, vintage silhouettes and vibrant colors. Inspired by the 1960s and ’70s, the call was for pleated, silk-chiffon multilayered skirts, washed silk, crepe de chine floral, dotted…
-
Seen and Heard at Fashion Week: Valentine's Day Edition
Love was in the air last night at Lincoln Center, with a flower-themed show by Betsey Johnson and sweet treats on seats at Tracy Reese. Celebrities abounded, so we asked about their big plans for Valentine’s Day. When asked if she had a hot date lined up for Valentine’s Day, Gabrielle Union, who was spied…
-
Seen and Heard at Fashion Week: Cynthia Bailey and Anika Noni Rose
Day 2 of New York Fashion Week began off-site with Jason Wu’s show on 11th Avenue. Inspired by the restoration of the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, Wu used baroque details, Swarovski crystals and gold accents to uplift everything from sharp tailored pants to luxurious gowns. Black models Rose Cordero and Joan Smalls walked, as…
-
Seen and Heard at Fashion Week: The Red Dress Show and BCBG
Fashion Week kicked off with a bang at the celebrity-studded Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection, which raises awareness for heart disease in women. Stylist June Ambrose, Nigel Barker, Jay Alexander, Jay Manuel, Matthew McConaughey and TV personality Bill Rancic sat front row as Eve, Suzanne Somers, Dania Ramirez, Gayle King and more sashayed in red down…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
