black fashion
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Before She Was 2nd: Daphne Maxwell-Reid Broke Beauty Barriers
Actress Daphne Maxwell-Reid is arguably best known for being second. Most remember her as Janet Hubert’s replacement in the role of Vivian Banks on the hit TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. But Maxwell-Reid had groundbreaking firsts as a black woman: the 1969 cover of Glamour magazine, and homecoming queen at the prestigious Northwestern…
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Stephanie Horton Soars as a Fashion Executive, but She Doesn’t Want to Be the Only One at the Top
Stephanie Horton, chief strategy officer for the luxury fashion brand Alexander Wang, will never have it all. Why would a woman as talented and ambitious as Horton settle for that? To date, she’s already held posts as the New York Times’ marketing director for luxury brands, tasked with bringing in new revenue streams for the…
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God Bless This #NoirTown Janelle Monáe Photo Shoot Directed by Jordan Peele
What a time to be alive. Jordan Peele, who’s now a little less than two weeks away from hopefully clutching his first Oscar, was recently asked by W Magazine to direct a fashion shoot. And Lord, did Peele deliver. He tapped friend and living queen Janelle Monáe to “star” in a storyline that reimagines classic,…
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A Read on Our Style: Constance C.R. White Presents How to Slay
Constance C.R. White’s new book, How to Slay: Inspiration From the Kings & Queens of Black Style, is well worth the read. White, an award-winning journalist who has served as editor of the New York Times Style section, Elle, Essence and, most recently, Zinc magazine, has now set her sights on documenting something unquantifiable and…
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#BNYFW: LaQuan Smith Brought the Heat to Fall Fashion Week
There was a definite sizzle on the final day of New York Fashion Week, and it wasn’t due to Valentine’s Day. LaQuan Smith debuted his Fall/Winter collection, and the theme was decidedly sexy. Evoking the last days of the disco divas, Smith sent his models down the runway in crushed velvet, sparkling spandex and fur…
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NYFW: Cushnie et Ochs Celebrates a Decade of Design
What does a decade of design look like? If you’re the female design duo Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs—better known as Cushnie et Ochs—it looks like modern femininity: “We like to let a woman’s most feminine side shine. Her most beautiful, most alluring and seductive side,” their website proclaims. To do this, the designers have…
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BNYFW: Welcome to Wakanda!
Ever since Marvel slayed us with the first trailer for Black Panther, folks have been feening to dress up like the citizens of the superhero’s native Wakanda. So, of course, when New York Fashion Week and Black Panther premiere week collided Monday night, there was a presentation inspired by Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter’s costumes…
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BNYFW: Ennyluap Brings Ladylike Style to Fall Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week is typically a flurry of edgy, ultraglamorous presentations from designers we love, daring us to push the envelope—and our imaginations—further. But rarely do the creations we admire on the runway translate to real life. At most, they are inspirational—at least, aspirational. That’s why there was something subtly refreshing about the low-key…
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NYFW: #BlackElegance at Tom Ford
Last night Tom Ford, one of the sexiest and most highly anticipated runway shows of New York Fashion Week, lit up the runway. But the front row was definitely dark and lovely; including singer Ciara and her hubby, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson scored major Ford fashion points—she dressed in a…