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Savage x Fenty Is Here, and Our Bodies Are Ready: Here’s What to Expect
Leave it to Rihanna to finally find a good use for a hologram. Our good girl gone bad stunned guests Thursday night at the Brooklyn, N.Y., launch of her Savage x Fenty lingerie line with larger-than-life holograms of herself modeling pieces of her highly anticipated collection, which went on sale to the public at midnight…
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Tracee Ellis Ross Talks SZA and RiRi, Gives Us the Scoop on Her Supreme Met Gala Style
We’re finally all coming down from the high that was this year’s Met Gala, and Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross is no exception. Making an appearance on Conan Thursday night, the always entertaining actress and style maven talked about attending this year’s Met Gala, dishing on her own gown and the outfits of several fellow…
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#TBT: You Can Now Call Tyrone (Biggums) at Your Local Banana Republic
Here’s a #ThrowbackThursday we didn’t see coming: Reliably preppy retailer Banana Republic inspired some laughs worthy of a Chappelle’s Show episode Thursday with a hilarious in-store styling choice in its BR Men’s collection. We’re not sure if it was intentional (we’re guessing not), but the pairing of a navy blue hooded sweatshirt under a khaki…
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My Mother’s Daughter, a Multigenerational Talk About Motherhood, Part 2: Lemuria
Editor’s note: This year, to celebrate Mother’s Day, The Glow Up interviewed four generations of mothers within a single Harlem family that recently welcomed its fifth generation. We’ve asked these mothers, ages 19 to 83, the same 12 questions about motherhood, daughterhood and matriarchy. These are their stories. I first met Lemuria Alawode-El in 1994…
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In Living Color: Danielle Brooks Brightens Up Essence Magazine
Brown, body-positive and beautiful in brilliant hues—that’s Danielle Brooks inside the pages of May’s Essence magazine, where the Orange Is the New Black actress models a spectrum of vibrant looks styled by Fashion and Beauty Director Julee Wilson. While Kerry Washington wows on this issue’s black-and-white cover, Brooks gives us a color rush inside, flexing…
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My Mother’s Daughter, a Multigenerational Talk About Motherhood, Part 1: Zaiane
Editor’s note: This year, to celebrate Mother’s Day, The Glow Up interviewed four generations of mothers within a single Harlem family that recently welcomed its fifth generation. We’ve asked these mothers, ages 19 to 83, the same 12 questions about motherhood, daughterhood and matriarchy. These are their stories. A few weeks ago, I found myself…
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Kim Kardashian Announced the Name of Her Upcoming Lingerie Line (and We Don’t Kare)
We know, we know; we were supposed to start screaming “Cultural appropriation!” from the rooftops upon hearing that Kim Kardashian’s latest venture, a lingerie line (Savage, much?), will be called—get this—“Kimono Intimates.” [Chuckle break.] OK, we’re back. Yeah, that’s … wack, on so many levels. But none of them seem to be levels worth mustering…
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Red Table Talk: Jada Pinkett Smith Starts a Multigenerational Dialogue
Just in time for Mother’s Day, one of Hollywood’s most famous moms is inviting us to her table—the red table, that is—for Red Table Talk, a new Facebook series created and hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, featuring her 17-year-old daughter, Willow, and mom, Adrienne Banfield-Norris. “Motherhood and everything that comes with it is our red-hot…
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‘The Universe Do Need Me’: Cardi B Drops Pearls on Pregnancy With Vogue and Lashes Out With Kiss
“It’s just exciting, all the time. All the time, it’s like, ‘Oh, I want ice cream cake!’” Cardi B’s not talking about celebrating her meteoric rise; she’s talking about her growing Bodak baby, who apparently is as demanding and energetic as its mama. The rap phenom attended the Met Gala red carpet in a 30-pound…
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Met Gala 2018: Did Vogue Catch Your Fave Live on Camera?
Go down a wormhole, but make it fashion. This was pretty much how I spent Tuesday night, watching video after video on Vogue’s YouTube channel, where all of our Met Gala faves were featured talking fashion, true confessions, and their takes on the night’s theme, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Let’s start with…
