For their 50th anniversary issue, Cosmpolitan Magazine tapped the six Jenner/Kardashian women as their cover stars. While it’s a beautiful family photo featuring Khloe, Kourtney, Kim, Kris, Kylie, and Kendall in crisp white shirts, the cover line dubbing the clan, “America’s First Family” has brought the magazine under considerable fire.

Egregious click bait aside, we thought it’d behoove the glossy to do a quick fact check. America’s First family?

Hello!

While Cosmo is no doubt hoping to sell issues, dubbing the Kardashian/Jenners “America’s First Family,” particularly at a time when the actual first family of the United States happens to be the first-ever black first family, seems woefully disrespectful.

This is also why your editorial staff cannot be full of white girls. Or that one Black person who is afraid of losing her job.

— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) October 5, 2015

Twitter, of course, has been absolutely obliterating @Cosmopolitan’s mentions.

The only First Family we acknowledge @Cosmopolitan. Y’all tried it. pic.twitter.com/2FuEJUcKBZ

— BK (@kswills) October 5, 2015

Like… “America’s First Family” the level of disrespect is appalling. @Cosmopolitan you should be ashamed!!

— Loading.. (@YuLoveNikki) October 5, 2015

You know it’s bad when white women are livid at @Cosmopolitan

— Tupelo Honey (@ZeeNTheCity) October 5, 2015

As par the course, the magazine has yet to release a statement. But we’re expecting there will be something Monday morning.

What do you think? Was this too far? Or are people being overly sensitive?

Not sure if you could tell, but this season is all about 70’s revival from Fall’s fringe fascination to the resurgence of bell bottom pants.
Frame Denim’s $329 Le Mechanic Flared Jumpsuit falls right in line with the trend:

The utilitarian pieces comes in creamy denim, black, and blue denim color ways.

Wear it as is or slip it under a shearling coat when the temps dip south.

I love the ease of a jumpsuit, so you will definitely be seeing me wear one of these in an upcoming Style Diary.
It’s just a matter of deciding on which color…

Rock it or knock it?

Shop Candy Bomb has some stiff competition out there!
Black Cinema Tees recently hit the scene, with racer back tanks, slouchy off shoulder tees, and crewnecks, boasting pictures of Eartha Kitt, Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandridge, and more.

Tamu Curtis, creator of the line, was inspired to design the collection by her father, a black film historian who now curates the long standing Classic Black Cinema Series in Charlotte, North Carolina.

She said, “Hollywood always and still has a direct influence on culture around the world through cinema. Film stars, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Rita Hayworth have consistently been idolized and promoted as the standard of Hollywood beauty and grace and we want our line to challenge ladies to start wearing t-shirts with Dorothy instead of Marilyn, Eartha instead of Audrey, Josephine instead of Rita. We hope they accept this challenge.”
We can certainly get behind that!

Prices range from $30-$40. Purchase at www.ClassicBlackCinemaTees.com.

I need the black Earth Kitt option!

See anything you must have?

As Aaliyah once sang, “Age ain’t Nothin But a Number…”
53-year-old Anna Dello Russo recently posed in the same Dior Fall 2015 swirl printed catsuit also worn by 51-year-old Marjorie Harvey:

Dior’s Fall 2015 collection was full of catsuits in various colors. Check ’em out below:

Both ladies certainly have the body for it, so more power to them!
I have a preference for Lady Harvey–she fills it out more.
What say you?

Who Wore it Better? Anna Dello Russo vs. Marjorie Harvey in Dior’s Fall 2015 Swirl Print Catsuit

Anna Dello Russo

Marjorie Harvey

They both look amazing!

Neither…this is a horrible catsuit!

 

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A video posted by Anna Dello Russo (@anna_dello_russo) on Oct 2, 2015 at 11:28pm PDT

Adrienne Bailon showed off her sunglasses game on the ‘Gram in $470 Fendi Runway Mirrored Shades:

She later showed off an $118 Andrea Iyanah Leaf Print Nivada High Waist Swimsuit.

Her tropical print bikini has a high waisted bottom.

Her glasses have an acetate cat-eye shape that sits within a clear mask.

Sunglasses are always a bomb idea! Get yours at SunglassHut.com. Cop her swimsuit here.
Are you feeling ’em?

It’s pretty safe to say that Rihanna will be wearing Dior for the duration of her Paris trip!
She visited the Eiffel Tower with friends and family wearing a multistriped coat from the brand’s Fall 2013 Couture Collection.

I ned the details on that lip! It’s perfect for Fall.

The coat was modeled off the shoulder by Joan Smalls in Dior’s Fall 2013 Couture presentation.

This look is unexpected, but Rihanna manages to make it look fly. Work your Dior, girl!
What do you think?

Hot! or Hmm…: Beyonce’s Jay Z Dinner Date 5:31 Jerome Custom Mustard Yellow Dress and Harbison Spring 2015 Gold Twill Trench Coat

Hot! Love this!

Hmm…

 

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Janelle Monae is at Paris Fashion Week!
The songstress accessorized a creamy Akris ensemble for a day on the town with a $995 Anya Hindmarch Georgiana Men at Work Red Leather Clutch:

Her buttery leather clutch is embossed with a men at work motif.

Purchase at Net-a-Porter.com.

Beyonce has been supporting lots of black designers as of late! I’m here for it!
She posed with hubby Jay Z recently in a custom mustard yellow dress by 5:31 Jerome, topped off by a gold twill trench from Harbison’s Spring 2015 collection.

See a sketch of Bey’s dress below.

Her jacket has multiple buttons and wind flaps.

Both Beyonce and Solange look fantastic in yellow; and happiness always looks hot!
What do you think?

Hot! or Hmm…: Beyonce’s Jay Z Dinner Date 5:31 Jerome Custom Mustard Yellow Dress and Harbison Spring 2015 Gold Twill Trench Coat

Hot! Love this!

Hmm…

 

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Virgil Abloh’s Off White Spring 2016 show was many things: a casual, crisp, and cool collection of layered garments. An updated take on the typical white shirt and jeans. An architectural assemblage of pieces uplifted by refreshing ruffles and patches. The show was fantastic! But sadly, it wasn’t diverse.

Virgil Abloh is best known as Kanye West’s creative director, and has been called the Maestro of Elevated Streetwear.

Kanye once told the New York Times, “Virgil is one of the smartest, fastest, most innovative people I’ve created with.” Kanye also once said, famously, “George Bush doesn’t care about Black People.” Could the same be said for Mr. Abloh in regards to black models?

Out of 21 looks in Abloh’s Off White collection, shown in Paris, only one was modeled by a black woman.

In an age where every season, runway designers get graded on their attention to diversity (and fail miserably), one would think that a black designer from Chicago would go over and above to make his show diverse. Malaika Firth, Jourdan Dunn, Joan Smalls, Herieth Paul, Ysaunny Brito, Riley Montana, Maria Borges, Tami Williams, Lineisy Montero, Cindy Bruna, and Binx Walton are all in town. I know because they all walked in Balmain’s Spring 2016 show. Couldn’t the casting director for Off White book just a few more women of color?

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t going to ‘go there,’ and was just going to put up the show review and keep it pushing. But the lack of color was pretty obvious. And if black designers don’t make it a point to include black models in runway shows, who will?

What do you think?

Zendaya Coleman went glam at the Vivienne Westwood Spring 2016 Show in a Spring 2015 Gold Floral Embellished and Plaid Dress from the brand:

Her frock was paired with thigh-high socks and high-top kicks on the Spring 2015 runway.

She always gets it right. Hot!

What do you think? Hot! or Hmm…?

Hot! or Hmm… Zendaya Coleman’s Vivienne Westwood Spring 2016 Show Vivienne Westwood Spring 2015 Gold Floral Embellished and Plaid Dress

Hot! Zendaya looks fab

Hmm…not feeling the dress

 

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