— BY, RYAN SHEPARD Emmy-award-winning journalist Nina Parker can now add another line to her lengthy resume. Earlier this month, her clothing line became the first Black-owned, plus-size clothing band to be featured in Macy’s. With sizes ranging from 0x to 3x, the Nina Parker Collection includes various pieces and looks that customers can mix and […]
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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Niece on Her Uncle’s Legacy and Making Her Modeling Debut | Vogue
Jean-Michel Basquiat had a singular sense of style, and Lisane confirms that he loved fashion. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] This season, Coach creative director Stuart Vevers yet again drew inspiration from the 1980s. While the spring 2020 runway interpreted this theme more broadly, with T-shirts and tank tops featuring famous Richard Bernstein portraits of the likes of […]
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At 67 Years Old, JoAni Johnson Is Not Your Typical Model | HYPEBAE
The Harlem native and FENTY model shares her fashion and life wisdom with us. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] JoAni Johnson has been an avid fashion lover since as long as she can remember, but modeling is quite an unexpected career that she only started pursuing in her mid-60s. After appearing in a viral 2016 Allure video dispelling […]
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Rihanna cheered for using body positive curvy mannequins at Fenty pop-up shop | theGrio
Kia Morgan Smith, theGrio [dropcap]Rihanna[/dropcap] is here for the curvy girls as evidenced by her body positive mannequins displayed at a Fenty clothing pop-up shop at The Webster in NYC. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The 31-year-old singer and beauty mogul is used to breaking boundaries. Now she’s made sure her designs are not only inclusive for women […]
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These Extraordinary Shirts Define Black Pride | Buzzfeed
Treye Green, Buzzfeed Naomi Wadler talks about gun violence at a Smithsonian Institution event on December 7. (Erin Schaff; Lily illustration), Featured Image We hope you love the products we recommend! Just so you know, BuzzFeed may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. Oh, and FYI — […]
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Black is Beautiful: celebrating the significance of Kwame Brathwaite | The Guardian
The Brooklyn-born photographer spent his career working to elevate natural black beauty during a time when the fashion industry was resistant
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Bye, Gucci & Burberry: 10 Black-Owned Luxury Brands to Give Your Money | Ebony
The luxury brands you can support instead of high-end brands that lack inclusion.
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22 Black Owned Luxury Brands To Support Instead of GUCCI and Prada | Shoppe Black
Shoppe Black, Shoppe Black Undra Celeste. Featured Images Courtesy of Shoppe Black [dropcap]Gucci[/dropcap] issued an apology for the offense caused by their “blackface sweater”. I don’t accept. In fact, at this point, I’m convinced that these “mistakes” are part of these folks’ marketing strategy. They can’t be that clueless. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Tsemaye Binite Ozwald Boateng […]
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Kheris Rogers Launches Clothing Line to Combat Bullying Based on Skin Color | Teen Vogue
“You are beautiful no matter what shade you are.”
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Black Hair’s Blockbuster Moment | The New York Times
Despite and perhaps because of a surge in white supremacist language in the United States, a wave of black cultural resistance is flooding the arts as well as the streets.
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