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The Best Black Fashion From Coachella Weekend 1
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Black Designers Rise to the Top 10 of Global Luxury Brands
Luxury fashion was once a magical realm where black designers rarely held a place at court, let alone reigned among the kings and queens of fashion. Today, global fashion search platform Lyst, in partnership with the Business of Fashion—an online news organization widely regarded as the first and last word on breaking news and finance…
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Melania Trump Wore a White-Lady Beyoncé ‘Formation’ Hat
Black people call them hats. Seasoned black women call them crowns. White people call them chapeaux. Whatever your pick, on Tuesday, first lady Melania Trump donned what looked like a cross between an Easter Sunday hat made famous by mint-candy-carrying black women who can barely shuffle but will praise-dance you under the pew and a…
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So Sophisticated: Beard Gang, Rick Ross Is Coming for You
Is there such thing as a “retrosuperfuturistic” beard? I have a feeling we’re about to find out, because Rick Ross is dropping a grooming line, y’all. Now, I won’t claim to be a Rick Ross expert, but admittedly, when I first heard this news, my immediate response was “The devil is a lie.” But for…
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Tribeca Film Festival 2018: Blowin’ Up Proves There’s Life After ‘the Life’
“It’s called blowin’ up when you leave your pimp … so I blew up,” Kandie says, standing tall and brown in the New York sunshine. Her bangs blow in the breeze, and a pretty but awkward smile seems to reflexively creep around the edges of her mouth as she matter-of-factly describes how she got into…
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Letitia Wright Gets It Right at Avengers: Infinity War Premiere
Letitia Wright was looking lovely, as usual, at the Avengers: Infinity War premiere in Hollywood on Monday night. Wright is leading the pack in film and fashion and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The 24-year-old Guyanese-born Brit is poised to represent a generation of strong young women who are interested in STEM…
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Beautycon Sisters Claim Theirs Loud and Proud
This weekend, New York City hosted Beautycon, a two-day festival where fans can interact with beauty brands and celebrities for seminars and photo ops. The Glow Up was on hand looking for the latest in black-owned beauty businesses and getting the word on self-care, which seems to be the one thing, besides lipstick, that’s on…
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Is That Suit Vibranium? Wakanda Returns for the Avengers: Infinity War Premiere
We’re baaaaaaaack! That’s right, y’all: Several of our Black Panther faves—and beyond—returned to the purple carpet Monday night for the much anticipated premiere of Avengers: Infinity War in Los Angeles. Chadwick, Danai, Angela, Winston and more all turned out in style to debut the next set of adventures for our Wakandan brethren. But the knockout…
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Janelle Monáe Is Serving Lewks on Lewks on Lewks … and We Like That
Another day, another Janelle Monáe drop. This time it’s the accompanying visuals to “I Like That,” which we declared The Glow Up Anthem of the Week on Friday. So of course we’ve gotta follow up with the video—plus, it’s #MeCrushMonday, and we can’t think of a better soundtrack. We’re just glad she dropped the single…
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#SaggyBoobsMatter: Are You Good With Your Girls?
True-confession time: My girls and I haven’t been getting along lately. In the 30 years we’ve been together, they’ve graduated from fairly budding B cups to delightful Ds to a recently voluminous … I’m not even saying the letter. Let’s just say my days of laughingly referring to them as “Dionne and Diana” (because double…
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It’s a Wrap! Coachella 2018 Goes Out in Style
There was more Bey, more Cardi B and, of course, far more lewks to be had as Coachella 2018 launched its final weekend in Indio, Calif. And while we enjoyed watching the kids kick it into high gear for weekend 1 of the annual festival, weekend 2 is when they really seemed to find their…