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'I Feel Our Blood in the Ground': The Designer of Oak & Acorn Tells the True American Denim Story in Red, White & Indigo
“I wanted to tell something. I wanted to be authentic in the story,” says Oak & Acorn founder and designer Miko Underwood, reflecting on her seasonless New York Fashion Week presentation, Red, White and Indigo: The Untold Story of American Denim. “I wanted to be authentic and be fully in my purpose. And to me,…
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From 'Old Town Road' to Loveland: Lil Nas X Debuts a Designer Collab That Benefits Black Queer Youth
The jury may still be out on whether Lil Nas X will score another cultural zeitgeist like “Old Town Road,” but the rapper is certainly not wasting the platform earned by his record–breaking, history-making hit. That said, his latest release isn’t a new single, but a new collection with designer Christian Cowan, who helped Lil…
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Telfar Is Cozying Up to UGG With a New Collaboration
When one door closes, another door opens. So too, do the seasons; as summer began, we were lamenting the cancellation of Gap’s canceled collaboration with designer-of-the-moment Telfar Clemens, a 2020 Glow Up 50 honoree and creator of a logo bag so synonymous with the street-style set that it’s been nicknamed the “Bushwick Birkin.” On Monday,…
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Bringing Romance to Ready-to-Wear, Pantora Bridal Designer Andrea Pitter Campbell Debuts Pantora RTW
If you’re the type of femme who fantasizes about your wedding day (or regularly fantasizes about a wedding do-over), no doubt you’re already familiar with Pantora Bridal, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based bridal boutique that unapologetically centers brown-skinned brides. Jamaican American designer Andrea Pitter Campbell’s dramatic, curve-loving designs are a favorite of bolder, sexier brides—and have been…
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This NYFW, Harlem's Fashion Row Founder Brandice Daniel Explains Why We Should Still Make Room for Fashion
It’s New York Fashion Week: Do you know where your priorities are? Chances are, given all the trauma 2020 has wrought—in addition to far more time spent at home—you may have questioned why we’re even bothering with fashion at this pivotal moment. After all, what good are frivolous pursuits when our climate, democracy and public…
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'A Black Future': Carmelo Anthony's StayMe7o Propel Program Launches With 7 Black Designers and a 3-D Virtual Show
With the weeks beginning to blur into each other months ago, many of us may have forgotten that this is, in fact, New York Fashion Week. While none of us will (or should) be gathering in-person this season to see next spring’s fashion trends—especially since we still may not be going out much, come spring—our…
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Black Designers Matter: Christopher John Rogers, Telfar Clemens and Kerby Jean-Raymond Win 2020 CFDA Fashion Awards
This season’s trending colors? Red, black and green—or, at least they are this New York Fashion Week, which kicked off on Sunday with Pose star Indya Moore making their runway debut as the opener for Jason Wu’s presentation (h/t Harper’s Bazaar)—followed by Harlem’s Fashion Row’s 13th annual gala and runway presentation, both of which were…
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Vote, but Make It Fashion: Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah Launch Fashion Our Future 2020 With Virgil Abloh
When it comes to voter registration and education, we simply can’t say enough about its importance—in fact, here at The Glow Up, it’s one of the few topics that eclipses our passion for fashion. So understandably, we were thrilled to hear that our two loves are coming together in this crucial election season: on Thursday,…
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September's NYFW Announces Its Virtual Schedule—Which Will Kick Off With Harlem's Fashion Row
The prolonged threat of COVID-19 has disrupted many of our regularly scheduled events this year, but fashion waits for no one—and New York Fashion Week (NYFW) will be going on as planned this September 13-16, albeit virtually (which should hopefully make it more accessible to fashion lovers everywhere). The Council of Fashion Designers of America…
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A Grand Slam for Glamour: Serena Williams Stages an Intimate Showing at New York Fashion Week
Who’s our No. 1 stunner on and off the tennis court? Without a doubt, it’s Serena Williams, who has been using her off-court hours to work on her designing game, turning out increasingly impressive collections for her S by Serena fashion line. If there’s a Grand Slam for the fashion industry, it’s our biannual Fashion…