• Well, it’s here! Beyoncé’s new Pepsi commercial was unveiled earlier this morning. The one minute clip titled, “Mirrors”, features Queen Bey dressed in an All Saints Kyoto t-shirt, leather hot pants, and Giuseppe Zanotti lace up sandals, squaring off against her past self at different points of her career while her new song “Grown Woman” blares in the Continue Reading
Last night I was honored to attend the opening reception for a new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York celebrating the work of legendary African-American designer Stephen Burrows: Stephen Burrows is widely touted as the first African-American designer to reach international acclaim. Known for his signature lettuce hems and bias cuts, Continue Reading
• Band of Outsiders has tapped Frank Ocean as one of the faces of their Spring 2013 men’s campaign. The shots, taken with a Polaroid camera at the Los Angeles Times building, were lensed by the label’s creative director, Scott Sternberg. Thoughts on the shoot? (Fashion Bomb Inbox) • Nanette Lepore‘s inked a deal with Continue Reading
• As it turns out, British designer Vivienne Westwood isn’t a fan of First Lady Michelle Obama’s style. In an interview with the New York Times, the outspoken Westwood said, “Don’t talk about her. It’s dreadful what she wears….I don’t want to talk about it. Really, I can’t. She’s a very nice looking lady, but it’s a nonstarter Continue Reading
A designer inspired by functionality and making women feel good while simultaneously being comfortable? Though rare in an industry full of skin-tight leather, sky high heels, and thigh-baring slits, Stephen Burrows made a commitment to clothes that women can actually wear for Spring 2013 and he did not disappoint. He coupled these designs with bright Continue Reading
• Mattel has tapped designer Stephen Burrows to create a limited edition doll for the Barbie Collector series. The “Pazette” Barbie is blinged out like a Vegas showgirl, with a rhinestone-embellished jumpsuit and feather headpiece. You can find the $100 doll at BarbieCollector.com. • Grace Coddington got the fashion set hyped yesterday when she announced Continue Reading
• Set to the tune of the heart-wrenching “I Miss You,” King B takes us behind the scenes of her Harper’s Bazaar November 2011 shoot. For those of you still unsure as to whether she’s pregnant or not, those ginormous pregnant lady boobies should put all speculation to rest. (Youtube) • With fall weather coming Continue Reading
Reader Nyeema recently wrote, “I have a question, a question that still remains unanswered. Black high- fashion designers….where are they?? Besides Tracy Reese, who else is there that’s high up on the fashion food chain? I feel that whenever black designers are featured anywhere it’s usually this “dip your big toe in the pool to Continue Reading
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