With a crown of flowers in her hair, Billie Holiday or Lady Day, as she was called, captivated audiences with her jazzy voice and distinctive sound. Born Eleanora Fagan Gough in 1915, Billie adopted her stage name from an actress she admired at the time, Billie Dove, and the musician Clarence Holiday, her alleged father. Continue Reading
Way before Beyoncé and Tina Turner, there was Josephine Baker, a St. Louis, Missouri born dancer, singer, actress, and all around entertainer. Born Freda Josephine McDonald in 1906, Josephine caused a splash on the 1920′s Parisian scene, thanks to her enthusiastic dance moves and unparalleled beauty. She made her French debut at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Continue Reading
This past Friday, I took a quick detour from the tents to attend Harlem’s Fashion Row, a show dedicated to showcasing the talent of black designers. With a front row peppered with industry insiders and celebrities like Fern Mallis, Vanessa Williams, and Tasha Smith, it was certainly a hot ticket, and I couldn’t wait to Continue Reading
Julia Sarr-Jamois is making waves for Spring 2012. First, she starred in Tibi’s campaign for the season and now she is one of the faces of Barneys New York’s “Tree Time” campaign. Shot by famed photographer Mario Sorrenti and styled by Melanie Ward, Julia wears a slew of high-fashion looks from The Row, Marni, Giambattista Continue Reading
• We’re on the last few days of New York Fashion Week, and it seems like the whole thing started ages ago. Here’s what’s up at the tents today: 8:30-10AM Norisol Ferrari, 9AM Tory Burch, 9:30-10:30AM J.Crew, 10AM Badgley Mischka, 11AM Vera Wang, 1PM Diesel Black Gold, 2:00-3:30PM Fotini, 2PM Naeem Khan, 3PM Dennis Basso, 5PM Pamella Roland, 7:30-8:30PM Haus Alkire 8PM Narciso Rodriguez, 9PM Emerson. • Franca Sozzani, the lone Vogue editor who Continue Reading
In a a recent article, Elle France writer Nathalie Dolivo attempts to delve into the world of black fashion, writing that black women use fashion as a ‘political weapon,‘ and have ‘returned to style as a source of dignity.’ Citing the Obamas as the inspiration for this “ black fashion renaissance,” Dolivo says, “Michelle Obama Continue Reading
• A documentary on the first black models to walk the high fashion runways is currently in production. Versailles ’73: An American Revolution will focus on the stories of black models like China Machado, Bethann Hardison, Pat Clevland, and more, and their experiences of breaking into a fashion industry that was even more whitewashed than Continue Reading
Wonderland magazine editor Julia Sarr-Jamois is having a fabulous 2012 so far. After ending last year nabbing a spot on Vogue‘s best dressed list, she made a splash this month at Men’s Fashion Week in Milan walking in the Alberta Ferretti demi-couture show alongside fellow it-girls Solange Knowles and Oroma Elewa. It seems the street Continue Reading
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