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Dressing the Part: In Becoming, Michelle Obama Gets Candid About Fashioning a First Lady
Melania Trump may claim to be the most bullied person in the world, but truly, has there been any first lady more scrutinized than Michelle Obama? During her time in the White House (and before—and since), Obama was attacked for her race, her hair, her body, and her mere existence as a black woman in…
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The Midterms Makeover: Donna Brazile’s Glam Squad Talks About Her Epic Transformation
Black women were big winners during the 2018 midterm elections, but there was one we couldn’t keep our eyes off as the results rolled in. After keeping a slightly lower profile since the fallout following the Democratic National Committee debacles of 2016, Donna Brazile reemerged with a stunning new look last Tuesday, replacing her well-known…
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She Doesn't Have the Range: How Victoria's Secret Became Its Own Worst Enemy
We’re not sure there’s a more delicate way to put this, but the world’s best known lingerie brand has really been showing its ass lately, all in an attempt to continue restricting the talent in its annual lingerie show—the largest in the world—to exclusively straight-sized, able-bodied, cis models. While we’ve applauded the label in the…
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'I Like Me': Our Forever First Lady Talks to Oprah for Elle Magazine
Despite all the abuse she endured while in the White House, Michelle Obama is indisputably one of the most likable first ladies ever to inhabit the role. And in a new interview with Oprah Winfrey for Elle magazine, she gets candid about being one half of a famously political couple, doubles down on her assessment of…
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The Original Sneakerhead: Whoopi Goldberg Shares Her Longtime Love of Sneakers with Complex
Whoopi Goldberg is well-known as a giver of zero fucks, but what is less acknowledged about her—despite her seemingly contradictory identities as both an unapologetic comfort dresser and a constant front-row presence at New York Fashion Week and the Knicks games—is that she’s a bit of a fashion trailblazer. In fact, Goldberg was one of…
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A Long-Awaited Aretha Doc Is Now Due for Release—But Is That What the Queen of Soul Wanted?
Try to sit through the two minutes and 38 seconds of the Amazing Grace trailer without getting the least bit emotional. We dare you. In fact, we’ll wait. It’s been less than three months since Aretha Franklin died, but now, a Sydney Pollack-directed documentary chronicling the recording of her seminal 1972 live gospel double album…
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Under the Influence: If Every Vote Counts, How Much Should a Celebrity Endorsement?
It was the kind of Hail Mary some pray for—like a last-minute, death-row pardon. But when Beyoncé publicly threw her support behind Texas senatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke, reactions were mixed, to say the least. Self-affirmed stans of the superstar praised their queen, while others understandably asked why she’d waited until the eleventh hour to use…
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‘The Pink Wave’: The Dems Took Back the House—Thanks to a Record Number of Women Candidates
There might’ve been a blue surge during the 2018 midterm elections, but the “wave” Democrats were predicting turned out to be, in the words of some, decidedly pink. A record-breaking number of women ran for elected office this term and made history when at least 100 of them (at last count) won the congressional seats…
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A Year of Diversity: Edward Enninful Celebrates His 1st Anniversary at the Helm of British Vogue
When veteran stylist and creative director Edward Enninful took the helm at British Vogue last December, he became the first black editor in its 101-year history. He promised readers “an old friend with a fresh face; a modern refresh that feels feminine, chic and ultimately classic.” As he wrote in his first editor’s letter for…
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She Hath Spoken: Beyoncé Drops Last-Minute Endorsement for Beto O'Rourke
Leave it to Beyoncé to debut an eleventh-hour drop—though this time, it wasn’t a surprise single. Instead, the Queen gave a last-minute endorsement to Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, who’s challenging Republican Senator Ted Cruz today in the midterms in her home state of Texas where, according to The Cut, she is notably still registered…
