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The Funk Boutique: Untouchable Forces in Fashion
There are women who paved the way in fashion, and there are trailblazers—and then, if you’re lucky enough, you’ll encounter fashion’s “Oracle,” Bethann Hardison. A model, advocate, agent and activist, Hardison is a force of nature who has worked tirelessly to change the way the industry engages with race and ensure that Black talent can…
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The Glow Up 50: Reckoning With a Racial Divide
A “racial reckoning.” It’s a term we’ve used repeatedly in the past year, and will no doubt continue to use until America’s structural failings with race and police brutality are reconciled, which…a girl can dream, I guess. Nevertheless, this year’s honorees of The Glow Up 50 have done far more than just make pretty things;…
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I Hope You Already Got That Pair of Kobe's That You Wanted Because If Not, You're About to Pay Stupid Prices For Them
On December 24, 2020, Nike (and I presume the Kobe Bryant estate, headed up by his wife Vanessa Bryant) decided to re-release the Nike Kobe Zoom 6 Protro in the green apple/black/volt-crimson colorway. The shoes, affectionately referred to as the “Kobe Grinches” (because of their super green color and the additional red laces that come…
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‘I Knew I Had More to Give:’ Simone Biles on Returning to the Mat and Representing Abuse Survivors at 2021 Olympic Games
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is speaking out about her return to the mat for the 2021 Games. Glamour reports that Biles, in conversation with Today host Hoda Kotb, revealed that a large factor in her decision to compete had to do with her desire to represent other survivors of sexual assault and sexual…
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The Glow Up 50 2021: Celebrating Our Pioneers of Style
Black creativity is not and never has been a trend—though we have certainly launched more trends than we could possibly count, or have ever rightfully been credited for. Accordingly, in March 2020 we launched The Glow Up 50 to celebrate our own—the tastemakers, trendsetters and boundless creators who elevate our organic aesthetic on a global…
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The Glow Up 50: The Dap Award
She’s a maestro. She’s a maven. She’s a mutha. For the legions of who worship at the gilded and glittered altar of Pat McGrath, she is indeed the mother of makeup. Already widely recognized as “the most influential makeup artist in the world,” as 2021 began, McGrath’s boundless creativity, coupled with the success of her…
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The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Arbiters of Influence
The category is: Influence. Who got the juice? When it comes to this year’s TGU 50 Influence honorees, their impact is overflowing. These 10 luminaries aren’t just doing it for the ‘gram; they’re doing it for us—holding companies, cultural institution and entire industries accountable and ensuring inclusion isn’t just a trend. Whether it’s convincing some…
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The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Innovators of Image
The category is: Image. We hear it over and over again: “Representation matters.” But an ongoing racial reckoning and inventory of the fashion, media and beauty industries (among others) has confirmed what we’ve long known: representation is more than just the image of inclusion. True inclusion means representation at every level—and when it’s there, the…
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Naomi Campbell’s Lavish Kenyan Villa Just Called Me Broke AF
Oftentimes, I wonder about the kinda stuff I’d buy if I was insanely rich. Maybe I’d buy a horse. I’ve always loved horses. Maybe a lifetime supply of Popeyes. I do, in fact, love that chicken. Or maybe I’d finally get my mother that island I’d always been promising to buy her ever since I…