new york fashion week
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The Breakthrough: 3 Designers Find Support and Success on Harlem's Fashion Row
LeBron James may be best known for killing it on the court, but never forget that his fashion game is tight, too—which is why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he’s partnered with lifetime endorser Nike to co-present the 11th Annual Harlem’s Fashion Row gala on Tuesday, Sept. 4 in New York City. The…
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Happy Birthday, Fenty Beauty! Rihanna's Anniversary Releases Shine Bright Like a Diamond
Ready to be dripping in diamonds? As we ready ourselves for cooler temps, Rihanna and Fenty Beauty are preparing to ice you out with the release of two new diamond-themed products for fall, timed to coincide with New York Fashion Week—and Fenty’s first birthday! Riding on the success of Fenty Beauty’s limited edition Diamond Ball-Out…
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Shut It Down: Rihanna Will Close New York Fashion Week With an Immersive Savage x Fenty Show
It’s been a year since Rihanna’s last runway outing with Puma, but this upcoming New York Fashion Week, she’ll be giving us something much more revealing to look forward to. As reported by Women’s Wear Daily, Rih is returning to the runways this September without Fenty x Puma, choosing instead to stage an “immersive experience”…
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Film to Fashion: Wanna Wear Wakanda? So Do We!
Another weekend, another box-office record broken by Marvel’s Black Panther, which scored another $108 million domestically last weekend and is already topping $700 million worldwide. At this point, I think it’s safe to say that we not only want to go to Wakanda, we want to live there. Who wouldn’t? But if there’s one gripe…
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Naturally in Fashion: #TeamNatural Took Over the Runways at Fall Fashion Week
There were lots of exciting trends walking the runways last week during the New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018 collections. Come fall, there’s saturated color, ’90s-inspired silhouettes and a fair amount of fur to look forward to, so get ready. But our favorite trend wasn’t a trend at all; it was texture. Following several seasons…
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BNYFW: Xuly Bët Remains Mali’s Best-Kept Fashion Secret
Fashion designer Lamine Kouyaté has always drawn from his birthplace of Mali and all of Africa’s past to create designs for his label, Xuly Bët, that put him well ahead of the fashion pack. I first met Lamine Badian Kouyaté around 1990, when I walked his Paris runway shows. Staged at La Sarmarataine, one of…
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BNYFW: According to Harlem’s Fashion Row, the Future of Black Fashion Is in Your Hands
Fashion may be fleeting in the eyes of some, but not for Brandice Henderson, the founder of Harlem’s Fashion Row, a comprehensive fashion incubator for black fashion-design professionals. If she has her way, the power and impact of African-American contribution to fashion design will be eternal. To that end, Henderson gathered together a powerhouse crew…
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BNYFW: Nigerian Label Maki Oh Made This Fashion Week #BlackGirlMagical
We really didn’t think last week could get any better—or blacker—as we prepared ourselves for the hype-worthy phenomenon that is Black Panther while also stalking New York Fashion Week 2018 to see what—and who—our best and brightest were sending down the runways in their Fall/Winter collections. So imagine our surprise that one of the most…
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Legacy, Legacy, Legacy: What Best Befits a Civil Rights Icon?
As we wrap up the biannual phenomenon known as New York Fashion Week, we find ourselves overwhelmed by the amount of new fashion and trends we saw on the runways, forecasting what is to come in Fall/Winter 2018. But since we here at The Glow Up sit at the intersection of Fashion Week and Black…
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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…