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'My Blackitude Was Prominent in Everything I Did': André Leon Talley on Wearing Blackness in White Spaces
André Leon Talley’s highly anticipated second memoir, The Chiffon Trenches, just hit shelves on Tuesday and is already a New York Times bestseller. But the buzz built around the book’s supposed bombshells about fashion industry gatekeepers like Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld have arguably threatened to overshadow the larger-than-life presence that is Talley himself—as well…
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Cynthia Bailey Wants to Know: Are You the 'Next Great Face of Ambi'?
One of the hottest trends we’ve seen in beauty, as of late? Revisiting the classics—those tried-and-true brands we grew up seeing in the cabinets and on the countertops of our mothers, grandmothers, big sisters and favorite aunties. In recent years, it’s become customary to see some of our favorite legacy brands (including Afro Sheen and…
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Karen's Caped Crusade? Texas Salon Owner Jailed for Violating Quarantine Takes Her Protest to Michigan
Arguably, one of the qualities that constitute a “Karen” is their inability to know when or where to quit—their entitlement simply renders such discernment impossible. Take, for instance, Dallas hairstylist Shelley Luther, who was sentenced to seven days in jail earlier this month after defying her county’s stay-at-home order by reopening her salon for a…
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Here and Now: Solange's Saint Heron and Parsons School of Design Announce a Fashion-Focused Virtual Festival
The Class of 2020 may not have gotten the graduation celebrations they anticipated (or deserved), but they will perhaps be better remembered than most for the ways in which so many have rallied to make them that much more special. From Obama to Oprah, some of the world’s best-known and most respected individuals have given…
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Ponytails and Protective Styles, Meet Pattern: Tracee Ellis Ross Debuts Accessories Made for the Moment
If like me, you’re finding yourself relying heavily on ponytails, buns and a growing array of protective styles as the pandemic wages on, you’re not alone. Since our social lives have mostly become comprised of social media, as of late, some aspects of our personal grooming routines have understandably become a bit more…lax. Besides, if…
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Fashion Week Has Lost Its Footing, but the Show Goes on in a New Documentary by Pyer Moss
One of the hottest invites of Spring-Summer Fashion Week 2020 was Pyer Moss’ runway tribute to rock pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe last September in Brooklyn. Staged at the legendary King’s Theatre in designer Kerby Jean-Raymond’s native neighborhood of Flatbush, the presentation was a celebration of blackness and its indelible influence upon what America has long…
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Love, Lockdown Style: Elaine Welteroth's Chic Stoop Wedding Nailed the Social Distance Ceremony
A global pandemic has derailed the wedding plans of many engaged couples this year, but love wouldn’t let bestselling author, fashion editor and Project Runway judge Elaine Welteroth and her musician fiancé, Jonathan Singletary wait. With a pivot that prioritized safety, the Brooklyn-based couple found a ridiculously romantic and very neighborly way to still marry…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: Is Dove's 'Amplified Textures' a Drugstore 'Do'?
If there’s one sweet spot to this whole “sheltering in place” thing, it’s the resurgence of the care package—sending them, receiving them (yes, online shopping for yourself counts), and assembling them. If you haven’t gotten into this quarantine activity yet, you should; there’s something special about receiving a treat in the mail, especially during a…
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Savage x Summer: Rihanna's Lingerie Line Celebrates Its 2nd Birthday With a Selfie-Based Campaign
It’s hard to believe it’s already been two years to the day since Rihanna launched Savage x Fenty, the lingerie leg of her now-multifaceted beauty and fashion empire. Of course, at the time of its 2018 debut, no one could’ve predicted we’d be spending quite this much time at home just two short years later,…
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A Good 'Cry': Current and Former Women of Alvin Ailey Reunite for an Iconic Virtual Performance
I cried today. I’d like to say this is an uncommon occurrence, but as of late, not so much. Sometimes, it’s the isolation and uncertainty of quarantine that backs up on me. Other times, it’s what feels like an unceasing stream of bad news—like today, when I learned of the non-COVID-related death of a friend—that…
