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  • ‘Only a Woman Can Be This Strong’: Serena Shuts Down Body-Shamers in Harper’s Bazaar UK

    “I’m the most girlie out of all [my] sisters,” Serena Williams tells Harper’s Bazaar U.K. in her interview for its June cover story. She says this while getting a pedicure in her favorite color, pink, which she also donned to stun in body-skimming Versace at last month’s royal wedding. And yet, Williams—along with sister Venus—has…

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  • We’re Rooting for Everybody Black: Who Will Win on Fashion’s Biggest Night?

    On Monday, fashion’s best and brightest will gather at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City to celebrate the 37th annual Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards. Dubbed the “Oscars of Fashion,” the CFDAs are the highest honors awarded in the American fashion industry, recognizing outstanding achievements in design, journalism, personal style and positive…

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  • Naija! Nike’s Nigeria World Cup Kits Sell Out in 15 Minutes!

    Now, this is what we call team spirit: Fifteen minutes after the June 1 release of Nigeria’s Nike-designed World Cup kits, the collection entirely sold out online. After pushing back the collection’s release because of high demand—3 million preorders, to be exact—and fear of knockoffs, the brand then had to contend with lines around the…

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  • Bold Beauty: Sephora’s Classes Are Bringing Confidence to Clients in Transition

    This Pride Month, Sephora is giving its clients who identify as transgender or nonbinary an extra boost of confidence with a new addition to its Classes for Confidence program. “Bold Beauty for the Transgender Community” is the latest program in Sephora’s social impact and sustainability initiative, Sephora Stands. Each 90-minute in-store beauty workshop is designed…

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  • Survey Says: How Are Men Really Processing #MeToo?

    Since it hit the mainstream last fall, the #MeToo movement has sent shockwaves through our collective consciousness, revealing predators in some of our most respected positions and forcing all of us to re-evaluate our behavior. But despite how pervasive the phrase has become, would you be shocked to know that 41 percent of men have…

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  • Cruise Control: The 2019 Cruise Collections Set Sail in France

    This May was a pretty major month; we witnessed a royal wedding, saw several red-carpet takeovers at Cannes, got real about mental health for Mental Health Awareness Month and even managed to end the month with some rap beef. But in the world of fashion, May marks the debut of the cruise collections—an occasion that…

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  • Want to Slay Like Serena? Now You Can Shop the GOAT’s New Online Boutique

    Can’t stop, won’t stop: Hot on the heels of winning her first grand-slam match since returning to competitive tennis on Tuesday, Serena Williams launched a new clothing collection and online boutique on Wednesday. The Serena line, now available on Williams’ website, debuted as a 13-piece collection of sport-inspired streetwear, including under- and outerwear ranging from…

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  • Wakanda for the Win: Serena Williams Brought Superhero Style to the French Open

    She’s baaaaaaack. … Serena Williams on Tuesday proved her bounce-back complete after the difficult birth of baby Alexis Olympia by winning her first grand-slam match at this year’s French Open, beating Czech opponent Kristýna Plíšková 7-6(4), 6-4. And she did it in Black Panther-worthy style, with the hip-length braids she rocked at the recent royal…

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  • Behind the Curtain: André Leon Talley Speaks on the Fickleness of Fashion with the New York Times

    The auditorium at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York City was packed to the rafters for the April premiere of The Gospel According to André at the Tribeca Film Festival. All of us in attendance were anxious to take a peek behind the fabulous facade of one of the biggest personas in…

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  • Royal Shade: Was Meghan Markle’s Wedding Gown a Knockoff?

    Just when we thought we’d seen the end of royal-wedding drama, here comes more: British bridal designer Emilia Wickstead told the Daily Mail that the now-iconic custom-made silk dress worn by Meghan Markle to her wedding to Prince Harry is a rip-off of one of her own designs. “Her dress is identical to one of…

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Maiysha Kai is former managing editor of The Glow Up and host of The Root Presents: It’s Lit!, and your average Grammy-nominated goddess next door. May I borrow some sugar?


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