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
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
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
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
Donna Karan and Michael Kors looked to the Caribbean and Africa to inspire their Spring 2012 collections, and we’re now getting first glances at their proposed advertising campaigns. In both instances it’s hard to overlook the placement of contemplative/sad looking black people in the background, who are part of the tableau but still just an Continue Reading
‘Tis the season for Black Style Icons! T Magazine recently published a super quick profile on the chic style of Erica Reid, record executive L.A. Reid’s wife. They say, “Erica… rocks fierce pieces from Alexander McQueen, Preen, Erdem and Norma Kamali (‘‘so old school’’) as well as a vintage collection that would make Kate Moss Continue Reading
New York Magazine writer Vanessa Grigoriadis dubs former editor Shala Monroque a Style Icon in the magazine’s Fall 2011 Fashion Issue: The profile follows the young St. Lucian belle from her stints as a hostess at Man Ray and Nobu to her days as muse to Miuccia Prada and love of art dealer Larry Gagosian. Continue Reading
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