My mailbox has been blitzed the past few weeks with e-mails from publicists attempting to drum up excitement for the Royal Nuptials between Kate Middleton and Prince William. Messages with the titles “The Royal Honeymoon! Kate Middleton’s Style File,” “Royal Wedding Bridal Shoes!”, and “Royal Wedding Celebration and Inspiration!” fill my inbox everyday. For some Continue Reading
Friends influence friends, even when it comes to fashion. I’m sure we’ve all had a bestie who peeped your new sweater and needed it in another color. Or perhaps you spied a pair of your buddy’s shoes and had to have a pair of your own. Personal style typically differs so radically, it doesn’t happen Continue Reading
So yesterday we had a little scandal when I misidentified a Bebe dress as one of Gucci’s blockbuster Spring/Summer 2011 frocks. Though details were different (the hem, material, colors), I saw the similarity and assumed it was Gucci. Thankfully several of you wrote in to tell me that Bebe was selling ‘inspired’ dresses, and I Continue Reading
J.Crew creative director Jenna Lyons recently came under fire for painting her toddler son’s toenails a bright pink. In a feature called, “Saturdays with Jenna” on J.Crew’s website, where she shares snippets of her life, the mom is shown laughing with her son as he models a pink pedicure. Conservatives from Fox News responded saying, Continue Reading
This weekend I received a flurry of requests from eager Bombshells asking me ID to a dress Swizz Beatz’s ex wife, Mashonda, wore to her King Magazine cover party: Zatannya said, “Can you PLEASE HELP me find out where this dress comes from. I will need it for my birthday party in October.” Nikki said, Continue Reading
NecoleBitchie.com has a video of model/video vixen Dollicia Bryan talking about the importance of wearing Red Bottoms (Christian Louboutins) in order to be taken seriously in a creative industry: Making slight reference to Rosa Acosta and her thoughts on cheap shoes, Bryan says, “Okay, I’m looking at myself…you know I want to be up there. Continue Reading
Beyonce allowed her skin to be darkened for the 90th anniversary issue of L’Officiel Magazine, in an African themed shoot celebrating Nigerian singer Fela Kuti: According to the magazine, “The Fashion magazine is about to celebrate its 90th birthday. To celebrate this anniversary, the festivities start with the March issue, with Beyoncé on the cover. Continue Reading
Brilliant writer and editor Robin Givhan discusses the place of race in fashion for New York Magazine’s Spring 2011 fashion issue: Typically one of a handful of black editors in a room, she relays parts of her personal story–of going into showrooms and being ignored by PR, mistaken for the help–and about fashion’s unwillingness to Continue Reading
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