fashion
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Did Khloé Kardashian Steal a Black Designer’s Work After Purchasing Her Products?
You’ve probably seen Destiney Bleu’s designs on some of your favorite celebrities. Bleu’s @dbleudazzled works have graced the bodies of everyone from Beyoncé, Shania Twain and Meghan Trainor to Jamie Foxx, and even made their way to shows like Empire, The Get Down and Power. But it seems that in the world of Khloé Kardashian, who…
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Watch: My Black History: Beyoncé’s Stylist, Ty Hunter, Got His Eye for Fashion From Diana Ross
Editor’s note: During Black History Month, the focus is usually on historical figures who loomed larger than life, paving the way for the progress we experience today. But black history isn’t just about telling stories of our past. History is being made every day and has been made throughout our lives; it’s not just in…
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Did Vogue Use a Brown-Paper-Bag Test for Its New Group Cover?
For those unfamiliar, the “paper-bag test” was a tactic used by certain African-American social organizations, fraternities and even churches to keep dark-skinned people out. The saying is that if you were darker than a brown paper bag, then you had no place in said organization. As has been the case for some time, lighter skin…
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Watch: New App Lets Men Shop Like a Boss and Make the World a Better Place
Isaac Ewell believes looking good shouldn’t cost you a fortune. Ewell, a Morehouse and Harvard grad, left a lucrative job in education to lead a burgeoning startup company, Onehunted. This Philadelphia-based tech-lifestyle brand offers events and experiences, encouraging men to be their authentic selves, or “one hundred.” Get it? And as the co-founder and CEO…
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An Ode To Underrated 90's Fashion Icon (And Vest Trailblazer) Thomas Mikal Ford
When I was growing up, there was one question on the playground that separated the real from the fake: Martin or Fresh Prince of Bel Air? The only answer, really, was always and will forever be Martin. The humor was realer, rawer and funnier in just about every way. Martin, Gina, Tommy, Pam and Cole…
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The First Lady Stays Fly: Our Favorite Magazine Covers
Let’s face it: We’re FLOTUS stans. We’re completely taken by her beauty, grace and intelligence, so when Michelle Obama speaks, we listen. Attentively. And seeing the first lady pictured on scores of magazine covers is no different. Our response is pretty consistent: Awe. Every. Single. Time. Through the years, the first lady has graced magazine…
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Watch: Meet the Designer Who Lets Your Smartphone Talk to Your Clothes
You may not have heard the name Christopher Bevans, but you have, no doubt, seen his work. From his tenure with Head Tennis and Nike to styling Jay Z and LeBron James, Bevans has his finger on the pulse of the fashion industry and its trendsetters. Today he is breaking new ground with his brand-new…
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Cam Newton Says Black People Are Over Racism; Black People Just Want Cam To Stop Dressing Like Our Aunties On A Cruise
Earlier today, a GQ profile of superstar quarterback Cam Newton dropped. It’s the type of story GQ has run thousands of times; spend a couple days with a handsome and famous man, marvel at how he’s regarded by “regular” people, ask him about space and shit, and take dozens of pictures of him dressed in…
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Apparently Dashikis Are Popular In (Local) DC Now
When I got to Morehouse College in 1997, there were two groups of people on the yard whose geograhic residence was pretty easy to point out: Atlanta and Washington, DC. Atlanta was easy for me for obvious reasons, to the point where it was even fairly easy to distinguish between an East side dude and a…
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Unfortunate Fashion Choices Of Decades Past
It’s the early aughts in NYC. A young East African girl (by way of Canada) is preparing for her sophomore year of high school in the North Bronx. She had just spent the summer with her family in France, and just KNEW she was ready to be fresh to death with her back-to-school outfit. At…