Welcome back everyone! Every once in a while, I got to put on for my hometown, so today I happily present Sharnice from D.C.:
She says, ” Hello I’m Sharnice Breeden and I’m from Washington, D.C.”
“I wear my heart on my sleeve.”
“My motto is “dress how you feel!” “
“My style is a reflection of my mood, thoughts, and imagination.”
“I get my style inspiration from everywhere.”
“Being from Washington DC, we are in the perfect area to get influences from places everywhere; north and south.”
“I am a big fan of blending the old with the new, pairing today’s trends with vintage pieces and even pairing something conservative with something more playful.”
Love this Queen! You and your locs are beautiful! You definitely show how versatile a style collection can be (because Lord knows D.C. weather is always up in the air!) Cute! Ya’ll stay up on Sharnice’s style on IG:@niecydotcom. But let us know, what do you think of her style?
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The fashion favorite attended a Cuban MLB exhibition game (with the entire Obama family) in a $595 Tory Burch Silk Wrap Dress while uplifting matching gold accessories.
Her casual look is inspired by American Southwest colors and features a hidden zipper, a v-neckline and a relaxed fit. In addition, the crossover bodice extends into a flowy pleated skirt. So classy!
President Obama was in high spirits as he cheered on the teams.
It’s good to see the fam hanging out!
Purchase your own version of the FLOTUS ‘s dress here.
Whenever we bring up this idea of cultural appropriation in the fashion industry, there are always those that believe it’s a problem and others that see it as artistic expression while cultures fumble on the ever-sensitive lines of cultural identity.
Well in a very personable yet appropriate interview with MTV, British model Leomie Anderson finally says the thing many of us have been TRYING to say, yet words it in a way that clearly explains why there’s so much heated frustration behind cultural appropriation of the black community in the fashion world. Check it out:
I loved her proper execution of the Kim Kardashian ‘boxer-braids’ that circulated the Internet, with her saying, “‘That’s a hairstyle that’s very traditional to black culture, and they’re saying […] “Oh, Kim K started this new trend” […] it’s really insulting, I would say.’” Yeah, I would have to agree that it didn’t start with Kim. At all.
Some of the other key takeaways from her interview included the issues faced by black models during fashion week, especially when it comes to makeup artists and the extreme lack of preparation for makeup kits well-equipped for various skin tones. “‘’Of course I get given to the makeup artist who had ONE brown foundation she was trying to mix with white on a sly because she’s not equipped,’ she tweeted. ‘Why can a white model […] sit in anyone’s chair and feel confident they’ll look okay but black models have to worry?’”
Veteran model Naomi Campbell recently backed up Leomie’s comments in an interview with Teen Vogue, explaining, ‘When I was younger, I encountered this same issue. I would be backstage at shows and there would be stylists who didn’t have any experience working with black models […] I’d always just bring my own products – my own make-up colours, hair products, everything – just to be sure that I had everything I needed to achieve a certain look. It’s disappointing to hear that models of colour are still encountering these same issues all these years later.’
At the end of the day, Anderson’s ideas of cultural appropriation struck home for me, when she explained, “‘They take a lot of inspiration from black culture – African art, for example – and then when it doesn’t translate onto the runway, of course it does make people upset – why are we not included?’”
This goes from our hair to our make-up to even our representation on catwalks and runways. I believe we need to continue to speak to these topics and issues, and not silence our voices just because an improvement gets made here or there or because we feel nothing is happening. Change happens when we continue to push for change.
What do you think of Leomie’s thoughts and opinions on cultural appropriation? What steps are needed to continue to progress forward and fight a systematic exclusion of color while simultaneously using said-color for campaign ads and other ideas of beauty?
We first featured South African songstress Lira back in November and the beauty is back as the face of Bobbi Brown’s South African Cosmetics 2016 Campaign:
Of her choice, Bobbi says, “I’m excited and incredibly proud to have Lira as an influencer for our brand in South Africa.” She continues, “I’m in awe of her inspirational life story and her strong commitment to giving back. Her positive attitude, natural beauty and confidence represent the brand’s philosophy of ‘be who you are beauty’.”
Lira is the brand’s first South African influencer, which is major! As part of her role, she will appear in print editorials and online promotional advertisements for the brand.
The Johannesburg-born stunner is just as excited about the news as we are. “I’m thrilled to be the first African to formally collaborate with this global brand. I love Bobbi’s makeup and I admire how her products bring out the individual beauty in every woman and how easy she makes it for all women to look and feel their best.”
What’s even better is that the campaign will be shot in Johannesburg, with Lira clad in designs from South African designers including Loin Cloth & Ashes by Anissa Mpungwe.
Lira’s new album also comes out in just two days. You can pre-order it here.
After a pretty stylish trip through Cuba wearing Naeem Khan and Carolina Herrera, the First Lady is off to Buenos Aires, Argentina with the rest of her family. For her deplaning, the ever stylish Michelle Obama wore a modified Narcisco Rodriguez Spring 2016 purple and amber mineral dye printed dress.
This isn’t the first time that FLOTUS has worn Rodriguez. In fact, she most notably wore the Cuban-American’s designs when her husband won his presidential bid in 2008.
To wear this Spring 2016 dress though, a few alterations were in order from the original version that was shown in the runway show and is available for sale. A belt turns the design into more of a fit and flare silhouette while sleeves up the modesty levels.
Kendall Jenner stopped through NYC yesterday for the celebration of the launch of Estee Lauder’s latest beauty range (she is an ambassador for the brand, after all), donning metallic pumps by Gianvito Rossi and a black jumpsuit from Balmain’s Pre-Fall 2016 collection:
Worn quite differently than the model, Kendall’s outfit really showed the plunging V neckline of the crop top with the sheer underlay and fancy embellishments removed.
I definitely think she’s one of the more stylish amongst the family and I love this love!
What do you think of Kendall’s Balmain look? Hot or Hmm?
The surprise boutique was open on Wooster Street this weekend with merchandise available from his The Life of Pablo album. This was the first time the pieces were available since the creative’s Madison Square Garden Yeezy Season 3 event. The shop hosted everything from screen-printed t-shirts for $45 to hoodies for $95 and bomber jackets for $350. It seems the denim jacket topped out the price range at $400.
The prices were tons more affordable than the already released Yeezy collections so they understandably moved quite a bit faster.
But, as Kanye is Kanye, the event wasn’t just some mediocre success; according to him it was a blow out. And what is a blow out for Kanye West if not a chance to give the middle finger to his haters? Taking to Twitter, the musician/designer claimed a run away (and possibly unprecedented) success.
A milli Kanye? If the figure is true, maybe he should lay off the Yeezy seasons and devote his time to album-themed pop ups. Seems tons more profitable and a hell of a lot easier to us.
Did you get a chance to stop by the pop-up? Did you want to?
Serayah celebrated at the Empire Covergirl Collection Launch in a Philipp Plein Embellished Sleeve Leather Jacket, Fausto Puglisi Pre-Fall 2016 Black and White Printed Leather Mini Dress, and Pollini Cap Toe Booties:
Her dress was paired with a NYC logo beanie and strappy, thigh-high grommet-embellished sandals.
The next few months are going to be big for Kelly Rowland! The beauty’s new competition show, Chasing Destiny, has its premiere on BET next month and guess what? She’s also releasing a makeup line!
In an interview with ESSENCE.com, Kelly revealed that she’s working on a collection with her makeup artist Sheika Daley. “We’re starting off with lashes and then we’re going to have it grow for all women. But definitely making sure we have our chocolate girls covered. Gotta get the chocolate girls in there! We have to have that, you know. I think Iman has done a beautiful makeup line and I want to do it too!”
Iman Cosmetics is definitely a FBD fave, so we totally agree with Kelly! And though we have our other go-tos that cater to our myriad of skin tones, there aren’t a wealth of makeup lines that cater to women of color. So we’re absolutely looking forward to what Kelly and Sheika have in store.
Kelly also divulged that she’s working on a new album and that a book is on the way. Exciting, no?
