Flyest Moments At A$AP Rocky’s Fashion Show During Paris Men’s Fashion Week
Black Celebs Showed Out at Paris Fashion Week
Anna Wintour Exits Vogue While A Black Editor Awaits The Call
Supermodel Anok Yai Looked Stunning and Different at Paris Fashion Week
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Summer Lovin’: British Vogue Gets Marriage-Minded With Idris and Sabrina Elba and Bride-to-Be Zoë Kravitz
Are you in the mood for a summer romance? British Vogue clearly is, as editor-in-chief Edward Enninful has produced not one, but two covers with the title for July, featuring newlyweds Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba on a special bridal issue, and Big Little Lies co-star and bride-to-be Zoë Kravitz. “It all feels like…
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Serena Williams Is the First Athlete to Make Forbes’ List of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women—By Investing in Herself
She’s got 23 Grand Slam titles, and, according to Forbes, an estimated fortune of $225 million ($29 million in the past year alone, the highest annual income of her career)—and she didn’t make most of it on the court. Serena Williams is the first athlete to make it onto the magazine’s annual list of the…
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The 2019 CFDA Awards Left Black Designers Empty-Handed Again—But We Stay Winning
Well, once again, it wasn’t a winning year for black talent at the 2019 CFDA Awards—but we outchea, nevertheless. Dubbed the “Oscars of Fashion,” hopes were high for a win for a black designer on Monday night at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, as Virgil Abloh (Off-White), Kerby Jean-Raymond (Pyer Moss), Telfar Clemons (Telfar Global)…
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Priorities, Priorities: After Avoiding Meeting Trump, Meghan Markle to Pause Maternity Leave to Celebrate the Queen
The American in the British royal family leveraged her deserved maternity leave to avoid meeting Donald Trump during his current state visit to the United Kingdom (the rest of the royal family was unfortunately not so lucky), but there are some people the Duchess of Sussex will happily come out and celebrate. Elle reports that…
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Museum-Worthy: Billy Porter to Talk Camp at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
With his gender-defying style and wonderfully inventive red carpet looks, it’s safe to say Billy Porter is the reigning king of what we know as “camp.” Now, the Grammy and Tony winner and Pose star is taking his dynamism back to the Met Museum on June 23 to “discuss the concept of camp in performance…
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The Brotherhood: Raymond Santana Creates a T-Shirt to Commemorate the Central Park Five
If, like me, you spent a good part of your weekend tearfully watching Ava DuVernay’s masterful When They See Us on Netflix, you likely walked away wanting to ensure the world never forgets what was done to Yusef Salaam, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Korey Wise and Raymond Santana. The five boys—then aged 14 to 16…
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Queen of the Jungle: Beyoncé Went Full ‘Nala’ for The Lion King-Themed Wearable Art Gala
Leave it to ‘Yoncé to outdo even The Lion King. The Hive already considers her a work of art, but for the third annual Wearable Art Gala on Saturday, Beyoncé got literal with the theme, “A Journey to the Pride Lands,” wearing a custom lion-themed catsuit (get it?) and cape by Georges Hobeika, finishing off…
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Kanye West Launches Grant for Young Creatives, YEEZY Alum Named First Recipient
Rapper and revisionist historian Kanye West has launched a grant for young creatives, providing financial assistance and mentorship to up-and-coming designers. According to Vogue, Kanye’s incubator program will provide aspiring creatives in fashion and design access to the studio and eye for talent that gave the world Louis Vuitton’s Virgil Abloh and Fear of God…
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Blockbuster Talent: Aisha Hinds Is Poised for Major Impact in Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Anyone who had the pleasure of watching actress Aisha Hinds monologue her way through a series of breathtaking appearances as Harriet Tubman on the tragically underrated (and sadly canceled) series Underground knew they were witnessing someone wondrous. Her newest vehicle, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, may leave the wonder to the monster-creating effects of CGI,…
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Aunties Know Best? Data Suggests Single, Childless Women Are the 'Happiest Population Subgroup'
Hey, Happily Marrieds with Children, no need to pity the single, childless women in your lives. As it turns out, their life choices may be literal lifesavers. As reported by The Guardian, top behavioral scientist Paul Dolan, a professor of behavioral science at the London School of Economics, recently told the audience at last weekend’s…