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Finally! Serena Williams' Fashion Line Now Offers Extended Sizes
While hosting her pop-up shop in Miami this weekend, Serena Williams debuted a major development in her eponymous fashion line, Serena. For the first time since the launch of her “strong, sexy, sophisticated” clothing line last spring, she is offering extended sizes for selected styles, via her “Great” line, now ranging from extra small to…
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12 Days of Gifting, Day 7: The ‘Cool Auntie’ Guide
Fun fact: I am a proud auntie and godmother, as well as a fashion writer. This means the bar is set pretty high for gift-giving each holiday season, much to my chagrin. And admittedly, sometimes, I strike out—like last year, when, at my sister’s request, I gifted my then two- and five-year-old niece and nephew…
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8-Year-Old Girl Dressed Up as Michelle Obama for Cultural Heroes Day and Our Lives Will Never Be the Same Again
SPOILER WARNING: Black Girls Are Magic. For Cultural Heroes Day, 8-year-old Ella-Lorraine Brown decided to tap into our forever first lady Michelle Obama’s formative years as a freshman at Princeton University. And we’re all better for it. “She was really in awe of the idea that with hard work you could become anything,” Ella-Lorraine’s mother…
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12 Days of Gifting, Day 6: What Do Men Want?
We’ve been told that men are simple. We’d dare to disagree, and say it ain’t necessarily so. In fact, some men are about as simple as a Rubik’s Cube (basic and kinda cute on the outside, then unnecessarily complicated); especially when it comes to shopping for one who simply shrugs when you ask him what’s…
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12 Days of Gifting, Day 5: Get Them Bodied
Wanna show someone you really care this holiday? Help them take care of themselves, inside and out. In fact, help get them prepared ahead of the “new year, new you” rush by gathering all the resources they need to start a fresh routine or maintain an already healthy one. From vitamins to workout wear that’ll…
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A Seat at the Table: The CFDA Admits Venus Williams and Christopher Bevans
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) only admits new members once each year, but two of their newest members are black—and one is a very recognizable face. At their biannual meeting on December 4, the esteemed organization, which recently awarded Kerby Jean-Raymond top honors in its annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award competition, confirmed…
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Something About H.E.R.: The 2019 Grammy Nominee Teams Up With Adidas and Foot Locker
She’s just received five 2019 Grammy nominations (tying Cardi B) for Best New Artist; Best R&B Performance; Best R&B Song; Best R&B Album; and Album of the Year. Now, the singer/songwriter/instrumentalist known as H.E.R. is putting an Asterisk on her stratospheric success with Adidas and sneakerhead mecca Foot Locker, joining Kid Cudi, WNBA star Candace…
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12 Days of Gifting, Day 4: 'Tis the Season to Be Cuffing
If you didn’t already know, we are now firmly ensconced in what is fondly known as “cuffing season.” What does this mean for your gift-giving? It means that whether you’re boo’d up, in a situation-ship or living happily single in a likeminded crew, there are plenty of sexy, sensual and sweet possibilities to share with…
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Lena Dunham, Your Support Doesn't Mean My Survival
Well, that only took a year. At The Hollywood Reporter’s 2018 Women in Entertainment Power 100 luncheon, the relentlessly problematic Lena Dunham made yet another in a long series of public apologies for her behavior; this time to actress Aurora Perrineau. As you may or may not recall, as the #MeToo movement gathered steam in…