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Message Received: The CFDA Recognizes Black Female Influence with 2 New Fashion Fund Judges and a Partnership with Harlem's Fashion Row
As the application phase for the 2019 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund (CVFF) launches Friday, the Council of Fashion Designers of America simultaneously announced two new judges: model Paloma Elsesser and Vogue.com Fashion News Director Chioma Nnadi. The new appointments come in response to significant criticism for the lack of full diversity on previous judging panels, which…
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Hold Up: Beyoncé Resists Relinquishing Personal Texts in Blue Ivy Trademark Dispute
When Beyoncé and Jay-Z sought to trademark firstborn daughter Blue Ivy’s name soon after her birth in 2012, it seemed a standard case of savvy celebrity parenting—after all, Blue was basically born famous. But what the Carters likely didn’t expect was to end up in a protracted legal battle with a Boston-based events company of…
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For Women’s History Month, Queen Latifah Honors Her Mother, Rita Owens
It takes a queen to teach a queen. If there was one woman who unequivocally made an impact on Queen Latifah’s life, it would be her mother, Rita Owens. “She taught me how to be the Queen. Anything you see in me that is womanly, feminine, powerful—that all came from her,” the multihyphenate told The…
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It Takes a (Very Stylish) Village: THR Celebrates the Stylists Behind the Stars
Any style junkie knows 2019 was not an awards season to sleep on, and that black talent, in particular, showed up and showed out—not only all season, but all year long, from Black Panther to Beale Street to Sorry to Bother You to BlacKkKlansman to, yes, even Green Book. But while awards season is taking…
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Black Is the New Black: Refinery29’s Annual For Us, By Us Feature Celebrates the Mutual Respect of Black Women
Black women singing the praises of other black women is truly a beautiful thing—and one we can’t get enough of here at The Glow Up. We love seeing it wherever we can find it, which is why we’re loving Refinery29’s second annual “Black Is the New Black” list of ten black female game-changers, from KiKi…
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Curves Ahead: All-Female, NOLA-Based Motorcycle Club Caramel Curves Are Unexpected Tour Guides in New IGTV Show
It’d be no small statement to say the travel industry has been booming the last few years, especially among black women, who are making major moves as not only tourists, but travel entrepreneurs and influencers. Now, a group of women are blazing new trails in travel—in a puff of pink smoke. New Orleans, La.-based motorcycle…
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She Get It from Her Mama: Thandie Newton Twins with Daughter Nico Parker at the Dumbo Premiere
If you’ve seen the trailer for Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of Dumbo, you likely caught a glimpse of a very (very) familiar face. Indeed, child actress Nico Parker gives new meaning to the phrase “mini-me,” her radiant little face the spitting image of her famous mother, Thandie Newton. The now 14-year-old Parker and Newton took…
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Genius or Knock-Off King? After Multiple Plagiarism Accusations, Virgil Abloh Squares Up—Kind Of
Less than a decade after formally launching his design career, Virgil Abloh has experienced unparalleled success in the fashion industry, let alone as a black designer. After launching streetwear label Off-White in 2013—an instant cult favorite that has since gone mainstream—Abloh’s seeming ability to set the pace of fashion’s pulse catapulted him to award-winning fame—and,…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: Going (Super) Natural
I know what you’re thinking: “There’s no way that shot of you above is ‘natural,’ Maiysha.” You would be correct, if impossible to please. In the aftermath of moving, my immune system decided to melt down, so I’m in no way ready for primetime right now—which is why you’re unfortunately not getting a video this…
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That Harlem Hustle: Meet Flo Ngala, the Young Photographer Behind Some of Cardi B’s Most Iconic Moments
Flo Ngala’s personality matches her photography—she’s elegant, refined, urbane, but not inaccessible. Her willowy frame ensconced in a vintage pink Ralph Lauren pantsuit, she’s undeniably fly, but her fashionista exterior belies a squishy, uproarious joy, always lurking around the corner and ready to burst out like her broad, cheeky smile. I first met Ngala when she…