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Time Traveling: Tom Ford Kicks Off NYFW Spring-Summer 2019 With Retro-Inspired Glamour
Tom Ford has always had a flair for the darkly dramatic—the type of striking statements that get shoutouts by Jay-Z or Oscar nominations (for each of two films, so far). From his 1996 reinvention of Gucci (which spawned the memorable white cutout dress in Toni Braxton’s “Unbreak My Heart” video) through launching his own label,…
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Welcome Back to New York Fashion Week—Where Are All the Black People?
Welcome back to New York Fashion Week! It’s always slightly strange to be falling in love with clothes we won’t be able to wear for another six months, but here we are again, forecasting trends for Spring and Summer 2019. But before you spend the next week wondering where all the black designers are, we…
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Film Noir: Issa Rae Gets Dramatic for Glamour's October Issue—and Claps Back at Melania's Camp
Issa Rae is happy—and why shouldn’t she be? She’s the creator and star of a hit show in its third season, in the process of creating several more projects, has a contract with CoverGirl and has quickly become a bona fide fashion star in her own right. (CFDA Awards, anyone?) And now, she’s the star of…
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LeBron Loves the Ladies: King James Pays Tribute to Black Women and Girls at Harlem's Fashion Row
His nickname is “King James,” but LeBron James was all about elevating black queens on Tuesday night, as he accepted the Icon 360 Award at the Harlem’s Fashion Row gala in New York City. “I was just thinking about the African American woman,” he began. “There was a very easy example of why I think…
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Made for Now: Janet Jackson's Beauty Is Eternal on October's InStyle
They said it wouldn’t last, we had to prove them wrong: Fresh off the historic wave of melanated magnificence on September covers around the world, a new crop of black beauties of is greeting us for October, as epitomized by Janet Jackson on the cover of InStyle magazine’s Beauty Issue. The internet may currently be…
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Aspiring to the A-List? Viola Davis Talks Inclusion, Inequities and Acting in Her Natural Hair
It’s strange to consider a world in which Viola Davis isn’t considered “A-list.” The woman already has a star on the Walk of Fame and is just one Grammy away from being achieving “EGOT” status (surely, someone’s got an audiobook that could use her talents, no?). So, when a new interview with the star in…
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and RiRi: Rihanna Plays Muse for Artist Deana Lawson
Sometimes, the strongest statements are made without saying a word—which is why we’re enthralled with a new editorial featuring Rihanna—sans interview (at least for now)—in Garage magazine, Issue 15. But while the lens may be focused on Rihanna, the woman behind it is equally interesting, as acclaimed fine art photographer Deana Lawson turns fashion photographer,…
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The Breakthrough: 3 Designers Find Support and Success on Harlem's Fashion Row
LeBron James may be best known for killing it on the court, but never forget that his fashion game is tight, too—which is why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he’s partnered with lifetime endorser Nike to co-present the 11th Annual Harlem’s Fashion Row gala on Tuesday, Sept. 4 in New York City. The…
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Celebrating 'Bey Day'? Treat Yo' Self on eBay!
Hive members, this is not a drill. In celebration of the birth of your queen, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter, mother of future dragons Blue Ivy, Sir and Rumi and wife of “that man,” online marketplace eBay has blessed us with a shopping list—and online shop!—to celebrate the day. And they’ve done it with care: After…
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Happy Birthday, Fenty Beauty! Rihanna's Anniversary Releases Shine Bright Like a Diamond
Ready to be dripping in diamonds? As we ready ourselves for cooler temps, Rihanna and Fenty Beauty are preparing to ice you out with the release of two new diamond-themed products for fall, timed to coincide with New York Fashion Week—and Fenty’s first birthday! Riding on the success of Fenty Beauty’s limited edition Diamond Ball-Out…
