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The Sweet Taste of Victory: Inclusion Won Big at This Year’s James Beard Awards
It was a landmark year for inclusivity at the prestigious 2018 James Beard Awards—long considered the “Oscars of the food world”—which took place at the Lyric Opera in Chicago Monday night. This year’s nominees included 24 female chefs (out of 61 total nominations), making 2018 the biggest year for women in the event’s 28-year history,…
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Met Gala 2018: How Janelle Monáe Served Flawless Face for ‘Heavenly Bodies’
Chanteuse, actress and perpetual stunner Janelle Monáe is never short on surprising moments—especially with the release of her latest album, Dirty Computer. But no matter what boundary-pushing look she may be rocking, one thing we can always rely on is her makeup looking radiant, thanks in no small part to longtime makeup artist Jessica Smalls.…
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‘I Was Joan of Arc in a Former Life’: How Zendaya Was Transformed for the 2018 Met Gala
“What do you think Zendaya will wear?” As of late, that’s the question we’ve become accustomed to asking before red-carpet events. In the past few years, the ingenue has matured into a bona fide style star, frequently winning our “best dressed” votes at parties, film premieres and even this year’s Academy Awards. With her boundary-pushing…
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The Met Gala 2018: How Celebs Interpreted ‘Fashion and the Catholic Imagination’
Monday night’s 2018 Met Gala in New York City was an incredible opportunity for deeply spiritual fashion moments. The theme? “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” But while the theme was ripe with possibility, some of our faves fell—dare we say it?—a bit short on delivery. The big winners of the night? Cardi B,…
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Tonight’s the Night: Are You Ready for the Met Gala?
It’s happening … even as I type, the stars are assembling to show up and show out at the biggest fashion event of the year, the 2018 Met Gala. This year promises to be a special one, since it’s co-hosted by Rihanna and is themed, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” As a former…
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This Is How We Do It: The 2018 Iconoclast Dinner Experience Kicks Off With an All-Star Bash in Chicago
We got hot sauce in our bags (swag). No, seriously: There was actual hot sauce in the swag bags handed out to VIPs at last Saturday’s kickoff event for the Iconoclast Dinner Experience in Chicago, the IDE All-Star Bash. Hosted by chef Edouardo Jordan, twice nominated for this year’s James Beard Awards, the four-course event…
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GLAAD and Gorgeous: Guests Were Out and Proud on the GLAAD Awards Red Carpet
Red carpets are our “must-see TV” here at The Glow Up, and this weekend wasn’t a disappointment with the 2018 GLAAD Awards. This was one of our favorite red carpets of the year, just because it was so free. In fact, we think GLAAD should seriously consider renaming the ceremony the “Free to Be You…
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The Queen Is Coming: How April Ryan Got Her Glow Up for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
What does the queen of the White House press corps wear to her annual ball? Since it was The Glow Up’s first White House Correspondents’ Dinner this year, we had to know: How does 21-year veteran journalist, CNN contributor and White House press corps firebrand April Ryan get her glow up? Not to humblebrag, but…
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The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: ‘Anna Wintour’ by Azealia Banks
She’s messy; she’s brilliant; she’s talented. At times insecure; has frequently been problematic; and at some point made a very illogical endorsement of Donald Trump. And if she sounds like someone else who made major headlines this week, it’s because both have their sanity questioned on the regular. But try as we might, we’re not…
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Dear Black People: Dear White People Is Back
By now you know that we love red carpets here at The Glow Up. And you hopefully also know how much we love black people. So we are understandably excited for the return of Netflix’s Dear White People, which premieres its second season today, Friday, and celebrated the premiere Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The…
