spring fashion
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Optical Illusions: At Balmain and Off-White’s Spring/Summer 2020 Shows, Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
As Fashion Week traveled from New York City to London to Milan to Paris, we’ve been waiting patiently to see what the fashion industry’s top two black designers would be offering for Spring/Summer 2020. And while they presented very different aesthetics, Off-White’s Virgil Abloh and Balmain Creative Director Olivier Rousteing are both taking an illusory…
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Sundress Season Approacheth—and Gabrielle Union’s Got the Goods
In case you missed it, today is officially the first day of Spring (look at Gawd!) and just in time for the emergence of long-awaited warmer temps and spring blooms (or in my case, allergy season), Gabrielle Union is debuting a few new seasonally-appropriate styles via her ongoing collaboration with New York & Company. Frankly,…
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NYFW: With a New Collaboration With Rado Watches, Romeo Hunte Is Right on Time
In the flurry of fashion shows occurring during New York Fashion Week, one major presentation flew entirely under our radar: While we thought his focus was solely on menswear this season, Romeo Hunte returned to the runway with a Spring-Summer ‘19 womenswear on Sept. 9. Incorporating the Brooklyn, NY-born Hunte’s now trademark uses of buffalo…
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Breaking Barriers: Prabal Gurung Stages an Inclusive Extravaganza for Spring-Summer '19
Color! Shades! Shapes! Fluidity! These are all things we love to see in any collection of clothing, but we love seeing it even more on the runway, which is what made watching designer Prabal Gurung’s Spring-Summer 2019 presentation such a delight. Drawing inspiration from his native Nepal as well as time spent in New York,…
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American Beauty: Brandon Maxwell Makes Old-School Glamour Accessible for All
Designer Brandon Maxwell has long been a believer in black girl magic—and equally, a proponent of good, old-fashioned glamour. There was no shortage of both on his Spring-Summer 2019 runway, as he sent a series of retro-inspired silhouettes down the runway at New York City’s Classic Car Club on Saturday afternoon. With nods to his…
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Here Comes the Sun: For 2019, Christian Siriano Envisions a Tropical Getaway—and a New Governor
Summer 2018 is just ending, but the Christian Siriano woman is already dressed for a tropical getaway, which was the inspiration for the designer’s Spring-Summer 2019 collection. Sending chartreuse chiffons, palm and animal prints and flamingo-inspired feathered dresses down the runway on a body-positive array of models, Siriano’s 66-piece collection was an ode to Hawaii.…
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She Comes in Color: Cushnie's First Solo Collection Proves Spring Is a Season of Rebirth
“Look at the sky, it’s the color of love…” Sade’s lyrics and look were a clear influence on Carly Cushnie this season, as she sent models down a grass-trimmed, foiled runway in the singer’s signature slicked-back braid, hoop earrings and red lips. It’s the designer’s first collection as a solo act, after an amicable split…
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Harlem and Hijabs: Model Adesuwa Aighewi Turns Director With a Celebration of Muslim Beauty
When Adesuwa Aighewi opened the Chanel couture show in early July with her locs flowing over her Lagerfeld-designed suit, heads turned. But Aighewi created another head-turning moment, making her production and directorial debut in a short film for Love magazine, celebrating the incomparable beauty of Muslim culture through a group of Harlem women raised in…
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Golden Lady: Meghan Markle Just Got Colorful, and We Couldn't Be Happier
Bring on the brights! After weeks of wearing blush and beige—with occasional black-and-white moments—on Thursday, the recently wed Duchess of Sussex brightened up an event in London by wearing a sunshiny hue. Stepping out with husband Prince Harry, Her Royal Highness was absolutely glowing in a $1,495 canary yellow sleeveless sheath (which immediately sold out)…