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The Met Gala 2018: How Celebs Interpreted ‘Fashion and the Catholic Imagination’
Monday night’s 2018 Met Gala in New York City was an incredible opportunity for deeply spiritual fashion moments. The theme? “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” But while the theme was ripe with possibility, some of our faves fell—dare we say it?—a bit short on delivery. The big winners of the night? Cardi B,…
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Tonight’s the Night: Are You Ready for the Met Gala?
It’s happening … even as I type, the stars are assembling to show up and show out at the biggest fashion event of the year, the 2018 Met Gala. This year promises to be a special one, since it’s co-hosted by Rihanna and is themed, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” As a former…
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GLAAD and Gorgeous: Guests Were Out and Proud on the GLAAD Awards Red Carpet
Red carpets are our “must-see TV” here at The Glow Up, and this weekend wasn’t a disappointment with the 2018 GLAAD Awards. This was one of our favorite red carpets of the year, just because it was so free. In fact, we think GLAAD should seriously consider renaming the ceremony the “Free to Be You…
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The Reckoning: What Junot Díaz Teaches Us About Internalized Misogyny
I was pissed. I read Zinzi Clemmons’ tweet yesterday accusing Junot Díaz of sexual misconduct and thought, “Why the fuck would she do that?” I was pissed at her for putting down such a renowned public figure in the Dominican community. Then I felt an immediate pang of deep shame and guilt for thinking that…
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The Queen Is Coming: How April Ryan Got Her Glow Up for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
What does the queen of the White House press corps wear to her annual ball? Since it was The Glow Up’s first White House Correspondents’ Dinner this year, we had to know: How does 21-year veteran journalist, CNN contributor and White House press corps firebrand April Ryan get her glow up? Not to humblebrag, but…
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It Was a Glorious Night for #BlackGirlMagic at the Ms. Foundation Gloria Awards
If the future is female, what of the present? Former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and now Black-ish writer and Ms. Foundation Gloria Awards honoree, Elaine Welteroth says, “As millennial women, we exist in this interesting intersection between the past and the future and we bridge generations. On one side, you have Gloria [Steinem] who has…
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The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: ‘Anna Wintour’ by Azealia Banks
She’s messy; she’s brilliant; she’s talented. At times insecure; has frequently been problematic; and at some point made a very illogical endorsement of Donald Trump. And if she sounds like someone else who made major headlines this week, it’s because both have their sanity questioned on the regular. But try as we might, we’re not…
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Dear Black People: Dear White People Is Back
By now you know that we love red carpets here at The Glow Up. And you hopefully also know how much we love black people. So we are understandably excited for the return of Netflix’s Dear White People, which premieres its second season today, Friday, and celebrated the premiere Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The…
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Just Book a Black Girl: Model Gigi Hadid Faces Accusations of Blackface (Again)
(This is an open letter to Gigi Hadid.) Gigi, you in danger, girl. You are in danger of having to issue an apology every time you work with your friends at Italian Vogue if you don’t start checking them when they start trying to slap bronzer and Afro wigs over your blond, blue-eyed beauty. Because…
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Our ‘Best Friend’ Rihanna Gives Us 10 Minutes of FaceTime With Fenty Beauty
“Hide that double chin! I learned how to contour when I gained weight.” —Rihanna There’s nothing like painting your face with your BFF before you get ready to go out and have some fun. Only in this case, your best friend is now Rihanna. RiRi makes us feel that way throughout her unguarded 10-minute tutorial…