September 3, 2010
- In the latest episode of "Shake Your Beauty," beauty editor Tia Williams chats with natural skincare specialist Michelle Mitchum about prepping your skin for the new season.
- Every season, frugal fashionistas wait patiently to find out what luxury fashion brand will create a diffusion line for H&M. This fall it's Lanvin, one of Paris' oldest fashion houses, NYTimes.com reports.
- Leave to supermodel-cum-cosmetics mogul Iman to add yet another job title to her world-class resume! Later this month, the Somali stunner will debut Iman Home, a home fabrics line in partnership with luxe textile company PK Lifestyles...
September 2, 2010
- It’s been a lot about SouthAfrica this year in terms of fashion, Ethiopia has taken up the challenge and will be hosting a day 2 day fashion workshop { Sept 23rd – 25th, 2010} Title of Event: ”Uniting the Industry for Sustainable development”. Clairvoyant The Agency (CTA) was established to cover a niche market within the African [...]...
- With a flagship store on Madison Avenue Nicolas Petrou is no stranger to fashion and is indeed making his mark in the fashion industry, with his recently launched menswear line PETROU\MAN, Nicolas has caught our fancy with his School Boy Africa-Inspired designs. Three quick things to love about these designs; The Model is hot, The designs [...]
- In the late '80s, hip hop was generally an all-boys club -- and the female MCs who broke through tended to be a tad tomboyish (think MC Lyte and a pre-fashionista Queen Latifah). But along came Neneh Cherry, a drop-dead stunning British rapper who challenged stereotypes and broke records with her 1989 smash hit, "Buffalo Stance." With her bouncy curls, sexy pout and London street kid style, Cherry was one of the first female rappers to cross over to sex symbol-dom......
- We always knew Janet Jackson was legendary, but now it's official! This fall, the superstar is featured in Blackglama's iconic, forty-year-old "What Becomes a Legend Most" campaign--and yesterday, the image was unveiled on a billboard smack in the middle of Times Square. Located on the famous Times Square "Bowtie," the billboard clocks in at a whopping thirty by sixty-eight feet. We think Janet looks beyond stunning in the luxury fur ad. What do you think? Let us know in the comments section....
- Whether you like to keep things simple or with a little spice, there's something about fusing prints, patterns, and random pieces together that takes a clever eye and good style judgment. These celebs have mastered the art of mixing. They've paired stripes with bold patterns like houndstooth and have matched warm weather elements with cozy jackets and gloves. Take a queue from these stars on how to pull off this complex trend....
- Rumours of the Moroccan-born designs (Lanvin) hitting the High street is everywhere and has got everyone excited! But is this set to happen? (Is the question to ask) As Lanvin Alber Elbaz himself once said in an interview that his designs won’t be going into fast fashion anytime soon. We hope this is true as H&M has [...]
September 1, 2010
- Think of any successful African-American celebrity and chances are publicity dynamo Marvet Britto has represented them. As founder and President of the Britto Agency, Britto has represented the likes of Mariah Carey, Angela Bassett and Vivica A. Fox. She's also known as one of the most fashionable Black women power brokers in New York City. Whether perched in sky-high Louboutins or Brian Atwood pumps the petite industry insider relies on an effortlessly chic style philosophy. She spoke with...