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It's a Boy! Prince Harry Confirms Meghan Markle Has Given Birth to a Son
Royal watchers, he’s here! After Buckingham Palace announced that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex went into labor early on Monday morning, Prince Harry has confirmed (via the Associated Press) that the newest member of the British royal family has arrived! The announcement ends weeks of speculation about whether Meghan and Prince Harry’s first child, had, in…
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Camping Out: Fashion Lovers, It's Met Gala Day. What Will Our Faves Be Wearing?
Yes, Cinco de Mayo was lovely, but fashion lovers, our holiday has arrived. It is the first Monday in May—also known as Met Gala Day! For the uninitiated: What is the Met Gala? Officially known as the Costume Institute Gala, the Met Gala eclipses all international Fashion Weeks, shows and even the CFDA Awards as…
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Dressing an Unsung Hero: Costume Designer Colleen Morris Helps Tell the Story of Bolden, the Forgotten 'King of Jazz'
His ingenuity directly influenced America’s one true original art form, but Charles “Buddy” Bolden, acknowledged by music historians as the “king of jazz” (the moniker etched on his gravestone), is all but unknown to the general public—that is, until now. The glorious and gorgeously shot musical drama Bolden, which opened on Friday, May 3rd, introduces…
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Shady Baby Swag: Kaavi James by Gabrielle Union Clothing Line Launches at NY & Co.
Gabrielle Union’s “Shady Baby” is making her big debut as a fashion muse—just in time for Mother’s Day! The actress, 46, and her baby daughter, Kaavia James, are known for their hilarious social media posts in which Kaavia’s don’t-mess-with-me ice grill has earned her the nickname Shady Baby: The adorable but fierce 5-month-old is the…
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Will Smith Launches Fresh Prince-Inspired Limited Edition Merchandise
For any 90s Baby who grew up watching The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will Smith will forever be the nephew of Aunt Viv and Uncle Phil. Now the 50-year-old actor and director is paying homage to the show that made him a star. For a limited time only (72 hours!), Will Smith is releasing a…
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Virgil Abloh Responds to Claims Off-White Is Too White
After facing public backlash from photos showing a too-white staff, Off-White™’s creator Virgil Abloh clarifies that he does, indeed, have plenty of Black Friends. In a statement released to Hypebeast, Abloh says: My design team is diverse as the world is big. The video shown was an Off-White ™ dinner at the headquarters in the…
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Triple Crowns: For the First Time, America's Top Pageant Winners Are All Black Women
With the crowning of Cheslie Kryst as Miss USA last night, a trio of black women have now claimed the crowns in three major beauty pageants, including Miss America and Miss Teen USA. Kryst, a 28-year-old attorney from Charlotte, N.C., works on behalf of prison inmates, and as CNN reports, gave a sterling answer to…
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Is Off-White Too White? Virgil Abloh Criticized for Lacking Diversity on His Staff
He has been hailed as a gamechanger in the fashion world, but is Virgil Abloh really changing the game for other black talents? That was the question raised by a now-deleted Instagram story published by Abloh on Tuesday, chronicling a dinner party thrown for his Milan, Italy-based staff. Screenshots shared by Abloh of both his…
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New Fenty Beauty Alert: Feels Like Summer
Powder blues. Baby pinks. Neon greens. Hot fuchsias. These are the colors of summer, and ever on trend, Fenty Beauty is bringing us a bevy of new, limited edition products to heat up the season, all dropping on May 10, for your Fenty-loving mothers. If it feels like we just wrote about Fenty’s latest, it’s…
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Reports of Sexual Assault in the Military Soar by 50 Percent to More Than 20,000
Fueled by a significant increase in attacks on women in the military ages 17-24, reports of sexual assault in the military soared by 50 percent in 2018 from the same period two years before, according to a Pentagon survey released Thursday. The daunting news was a major setback for the U.S. military’s efforts to reduce…