Following Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s WAP visual, fans began to notice how the Houston hottie started working with other stylists other than her go-to EJ King. Just today, celebrity stylist EJ King took to Instagram to put the rumors to rest and express his feelings toward the mutual separation between him and his former client and rapper Megan Thee Stallion.
EJ King detailed how that he and Megan Thee Stallion have parted ways both personally and professionally, but he still wishes her and her glam squad the best!
On Instagram live, EJ King expressed: “I wanna do more for me, I wanna do more for my brand. I don’t wanna work under somebody, I don’t ever want them to make you feel like what you do for them or their life is disposable.“
He also followed up with “everything’s got an expiration date.“
The votes are in, the winner and our Fashion Bombshell of the Week is Lariqua from Colorado. Her sassy and bold looks and attention to detail has won over 55% of voters, check her out below.
She writes, “My name is Lariqua and I absolutely love your daily fashion content. Fashion is a form of art to me and I use my style to paint my personality. My style is bold, chic, & glam.
Lariqua goes on for a chance to be crowned Fashion Bombshell of the Year. If you have what it takes or want to nominate the fashionista in your life follow the instructions below.
Fashion Bombshell of the Day is a feature showcasing the singular style of Fashion Bomb Readers. Send your name, location, a description of your style, and 5-10 clear, unfiltered, head-to-toe pictures of 5-10 different outfits (no collages) to Bombshell@FashionBombDaily.com. Images submitted will be featured on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or any of our social media platforms. Comments can be harsh, so bring your A game! Please be advised: once published, pictures will not be removed or taken down.
Nigerian media personality and entrepreneur Mercy Eke is known for keeping her 2 million followers on their toes with her influencer style, Lambo Homes Limited real estate and M&M Luxury clothing brand. Back in October of 2019, Mercy made history as the first woman to win season 4 of Big Brother Naija, the Nigerian version of the Big Brother franchise where contestants compete for $100,000 while being in isolated in home together. She is also known for impeccable style as she has also won Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award for Best Dressed Female.
Over the weekend, Mercy Eke supplied us with yet another bomb look for her 27th birthday celebration! She wore Tubo‘s “Lamborghini” Dress which was designed and custom made for her. Her look was styled by Jeremiah Ogbodo assisted by @mz_florashaw. Her makeup was executed by Bebe Omagbemi with hair by @touchofibee.
The soulful singer looked amazing as usual as she posed for a still shoot rocking Oyemwen’s $350 tired high-low tulle maxi tutu dress. Ari Lennox wore this ruby red “Veronica” dress as she promoted her new single, “Chocolate Pomegranate”. This dress is available in an array of styles and colors at Fashionbombdailyshop.com.
Mecca Turner and her daughter both posed in matching floral tulle dresses by Oyemwen. The $295 long sleeved floral appliqué dress has pink and white 3D flowers that gather around the waist and down the sleeves. The floral design spreads out at the bottom of the floor length dress exposing the nude tulle.
They looked beautiful don’t you think? Unlock you inner flower child and shop this look. It’s available in many different sizes and flatters all body types.
The world of fashion is a dynamic one and was one of the first to brace e-commerce. Today, a good fraction of fashion purchases happen over the internet, making it the ideal place to showcase your brand and its products.
Irrespective of whether you are a local boutique or a well-established fashion brand, there is a lot of scope of digital marketing for you. Here we shall talk about ways in which you can leverage the power of digital marketing for your fashion brand.
Have an Official Website
The first step to keeping up with the changing shopping habits of fashion consumers is to have an official website. These days, a lot of people prefer shopping online, and selling your products on your website will give a major boost to your sales.
Even if you are not ready to jump into the e-commerce bandwagon, it is always good to have a website where you showcase your products. This will allow you to catch the attention of casual browsers who prefer to check out things online before making an offline fashion purchase.
Make the Most of Social Media
Social media is a visual medium, and it is here that most people show off their fashion and lifestyle choices. The fear-of-missing-out is very prominent in social media, and as a fashion brand, you can capitalize on that. Use platforms like Instagram to showcase your latest product launches.
By integrating your brand’s business pages on Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook with your store, you allow a person who is casually browsing through your social media page to instantly purchase a product that catches their eye. Such initiatives will play an instrumental role in boosting the sales of your organization.
Look for Collaborations with an Influencer
One of the most efficient video marketing tips for fashion brands with a social media presence is to initiate collaborations with influencers. For example, you can have an industry renowned celebrity wear clothing or don an accessory of your brand and talk about the same for a few seconds. This will increase your reach and encourage followers of the influencer to make a purchase from you. Know more about video marketing.
Introduce Chatbots to Your Team
One needs to realize that these days technology is progressing at a rapid pace and fashion brands that adapt to it faster stand at an advantage. By introducing chatbots to your team, you can ensure 24 X 7 customer service at minimal investment. A chatbot can guide a potential customer through the process of choosing an item and making a purchase.
Customers can be assisted in tracking their orders or offered recommendations based on their purchase by a chatbot. Most fashion enthusiasts enjoy this type of one-on-one service, making them more likely to choose your brand if you have a chatbot on your website.
Do Not Compromise on Visual Quality
Aesthetic beauty is the key for most fashion brands, and to do justice to this, you need to ensure that there is no compromise to the quality of the images or videos that you upload. Having a pixelated or blurred image of a product makes a potential customer have second thoughts about their purchase.
As much as possible, try to record in HD or 4K video of your product or take multiple high-resolution images of it from multiple angles. That way, potential customers will be able to picturise the product and decide whether it will suit them or not.
Organize Contests to Boost Engagement
A virtual contest is an efficient way of catching the attention of potential customers. Ideally, you can arrange for such contests or giveaways prior to the launch of a new product.
Participants can be encouraged to spread the word in social media and sign up for your e-mail newsletter. That way, you get easy access to valuable consumer data, which will be useful later. Moreover, by giving away free products, you earn the trust of your target group, making them more likely to purchase from you.
Have a Mobile Presence
Most video editing softwareallows you the provision of creating videos that are designated for mobile viewing. Considering that fashion customers prefer to check out the latest trends on their smartphones, it is a wise decision for a brand to customize their videos for mobile viewing. Shoot your promotional, informative, or other videos in portrait mode as far as possible to ensure maximum engagement. In addition to mobile-friendly videos, you can also incorporate SMS marketing into the mix. By using an SMS sender, you’ll be able to send thousands of text messages anywhere in the world in order to reach your entire customer base. This way, you’ll boost your mobile presence while improving your customer experience.
Personalize the Shopping Experience
People like to be addressed by their names and are more like to purchase from someone who is aware of their taste. To leverage this human tendency, you can use a tool to monitor their online behavior and segregate them into groups based on their shopping choice.
That way, when you have a new item or a discount on an existing item from the things they like, you can send out personalized emails. Such acts will lay the foundation for a relationship of trust, making them your loyal customers.
Make the Most of User-Generated Content
Fashion consumers like to show off their purchases on social media, and you can use this tendency to your benefit. Encourage your customers to tag you in posts where they don your products. With their permission, share the posts from your business social media page. That way, you have access to several promotional content pieces without investing any effort into their creation.
Moreover, when you share customer’s posts, people keep coming back to your brand page to look for their mention (or that of their friends), and this increases your brand visibility. You can take things a notch further and request satisfied customers to provide you with video testimonials on the quality of your products. Considering that an average fashion-conscious individual is more likely to listen to a peer recommending a brand as compared to a brand boasting of itself, this might be a major game-changer in your marketing plan.
With these tips, your fashion brand can look to expand its business and reach out to more people. We hope that by now, you have decided to join the digital bandwagon and give flight to all your
Its that time of the week again. Its time to let your voice be heard. Vote on who you think should be crowned Fashion Bombshell of the Week. Here are our contenders:
Opening the week is AK @akbrownstl from St. Louis. AK writes, “My style is versatile with a hint of street-style and very confident. As a plus sized woman I try to show people that you don’t have to be the “perfect” size to be fashionable.
Next we had Buky from Chicago. Buky writes, “My girly and fun style is showcased in creative doses utilizing props and colors.
Closing the week is Lariqua from Colorado. She says “My name is Lariqua and I absolutely love your daily fashion content. Fashion is a form of art to me and I use my style to paint my personality. My style is bold, chic, & glam.
Each of these bombshells have very different styles from one another, but you can only chose one! Which bombshell blew you away? Vote below.
Fashion Bombshell of the Day is a feature showcasing the singular style of Fashion Bomb Readers. Send your name, location, a description of your style, and 5-10 clear, unfiltered, head-to-toe pictures of 5-10 different outfits (no collages) to Bombshell@FashionBombDaily.com. Images submitted will be featured on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or any of our social media platforms. Comments can be harsh, so bring your A game! Please be advised: once published, pictures will not be removed or taken down.
Today, Rihanna‘s Savage X Fenty fashion show premiered on Amazon! Let’s just say, the entrepreneur and fashionista did not disappoint when it came to delivering a show full of sexiness in many shades and shapes, upholding the brand’s main component of diversity.
Before the show kicked off, the celebrities stepped out on the red carpet and came through with some bomb looks, fitting the show’s theme of lingerie and all things sexy. Let’s get into the looks:
Ella Mai wore a custom robe with “BLM” across the back for Black Lives Matter along with a Savage X Fenty body stocking and vintage jewelry, styled by Dianne Garca.
Willow Smith posed in a cool edgy look on the red carpet.
Salehe Bembury’s recent shopping excursion in Beverly Hills turned into an unsettling stop and frisk situation, and an instance of what he calls, “Beverly Hills while Black.”
The Vice President of Sneakers and Men’s Footwear for Versace hit Rodeo Drive to stop by the Amiri store, then also popped by the Versace store to, “grab a few things.” What followed were police abruptly stopping him for jaywalking (crossing the street outside of the designated crosswalks), and a search before letting him go.
While Bembury admits to jay walking, he said (via his Instastory), “I’m from New York, I’m used to jay walking, my apologies,” the police’s conduct skewed discriminatory (the normal procedure is a fine, not a search and frisk). He also presumed that his big Versace bag was to blame for him appearing suspect to the cops. He said, “I’m getting searched for shopping at the store I work for.”
Racial profiling is nothing new. People of color have all experienced the feeling of being followed by security or presumed of stealing in luxury stores (remember all those instances at Barneys?). But LA based reader Nakia aka @TheNotorious_Kia offered the following insight: “I was on Rodeo Drive on Monday. A guy walked up to the Louis Vuitton store line smoking a whole blunt talking ignorant as hell. I’m a black woman from LA and I was so embarrassed!! And that was just one of “them”. Rodeo Drive looks like a swap meet! I love my people but they are over there being ghetto as HELL! It’s okay to be authentic but we know the difference between that and just acting ignorant for no reason. What happened to this man wasn’t right but there’s a backstory. I know you guys have heard of the younger black men going in the stores with multiple EDD cards trying to buy Gucci and stuff. Sometimes we ruin it for ourselves. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing the other day. And that was on a Monday!“
Recent riots and fraud activity might have stores on high alert. Still, it’s a complete shame and utterly deplorable that an executive at a luxury fashion company would be stopped and searched. But as @MontagePR said on Instagram, “This shows [that] affluence and position matters not at the end of the day. SMDH. #ThisisAmerica.”
*Donatella Versace responded to the incident on Instagram, writing, “I am appalled this happened to Salehe Bembury today. He has been a consultant at Versace for a long time and the behavior he experienced is totally unacceptable. He was stopped on the street solely for the color of his skin. Stay strong @salehebembury. Sending you love and support x”
*Congrats to Bembury on his position. May you continue to flourish and thrive, despite adversity.
Pearl symbolizes elegance, grace, and opulence in its lustrous beauty. For centuries, this organic gemstone has impressed the royalty and has been favored as a precious jewel. Even in the modern times, pearl jewelry has a distinctive reputation of being beautiful and affordable. With changing preferences of the millennial couples, pearl engagement rings are also gaining momentum in gemstone markets.
Unlike the traditional diamonds, this gemstone offers affordable options with breathtaking designs and amazing astrological values. Pearl instigates loyalty, love, serenity, and wisdom in its wearer. If you choose this engagement ring, your relationship will be strengthened by a deep resolve to maintain harmony and peace irrespective of any conflicts.
If you are still indecisive about choosing pearl rings for your engagement, here are some valid reasons that will dissolve your worries.
Amazing Beauty
The beauty of pearls is defined by its pristine luster and texture. Whether you choose Tahitian black pearls or an oyster pearl, they reflect light beautifully for sheen on their surface. The brilliance of this glow represents the beauty of pearls.
If a stone has brighter and sharper reflections, it commands higher pearl price as well. The luster is added by the thick nacre and it may differ for each pearl variety.
Deep Symbolism
Pearls are not only amazingly beautiful but they carry deep symbolism as well. Right from the creation of this gemstone to its carving into a stunning ring, it undergoes many miraculous stages of evolution. Pearl is created when an organic creature goes deeper into the soft tissues of a mollusk.
The mollusk layers this intruding creature with its nacre that adds luster and color to the resulting stone. This entire formation makes pearl a unique gemstone that carries rarity and charm. You can integrate its deep symbolism of acceptance, strength, and resilience into your relationship.
Immense Astrological Values
Every gemstone carries the unique powers and energy vibrations of a ruling planet. It transmutes into astrological benefits and healing abilities in its wearer’s life. If you choose pearl engagement rings, you can harness the cosmic vibration of the planet Moon.
Wearing pearl jewelry close to your skin can pacify the planetary movement in your birth charts and help you deal with the strong emotions of anger and depression. With this gemstone, you’ll regain your confidence and feel calm even in the most distressing situations.
The astrological benefits of pearl go beyond the feelings of calmness and tranquility, though. If your partner works in the creative fields of art or literature, pearl can help them in their pursuits.
Another ability that makes pearl an excellent option for engagement rings is its healing capacity. It provides relief from many water-borne diseases and keeps your circulatory system healthy. Some ancient texts also mention pearl’s ability to heal the skin and benefit the heart.
Rarity and Uniqueness
Since it’s almost improbable to predict the shape and size of peal produced in a mollusk, this gemstone carries unique rarity. Baroque stones with irregular shapes are easily found while perfectly round natural pearls are an extreme rarity. They undoubtedly fetch higher pearl price, especially if the stone has no dimples or crevices to mar its beauty. An even color and luster distribution makes these stones more valuable and coveted.
The beauty isn’t the only factor that makes pearls unique. This stone is an unconventional choice that can be avant-garde if you make the right choice. It can sustain regular wearing with proper care and end up as an heirloom for your family. The rare varieties of South Sea or Tahitian pearls fit these criteria.
If you wear any of these pearl engagement rings, people will appreciate your unique sense of style and complement you. However, you can be a bit experimental with the design and setting of the ring.
Many leading gemstone brands like GemPundit offer a wide variety of designs using baroque pearls in asymmetrical settings. Instead of choosing the traditional pattern of round pearl amid a band of diamonds, you can go for quirky shapes and designs. It will reflect your modern values and acceptance to new ideas.
Several Varieties to Choose
When buying your engagement ring, you crave for variety. Pearl offers a lot of it in its various colors and types. You can choose a stone that reflects your emotions and preferences in the most stunning manner. The choices are:
Freshwater Pearls
With a satiny luster and pastel natural colors, freshwater pearls are available at affordable prices. Instead of choosing whites, you can buy pearl engagement rings in shades of natural pink or lavender with sparkling luster.
Akoya Pearls
The deep color and shine of akoya pearls make them a unique variety. They are extracted from the Japanese farms and known for their pinkish overtones and immaculate sheen that results from a high refractive index.
South Sea Pearls
The exotic colors and silky luster of South Sea pearls never go unnoticed. This variety is nurtured in tropical lagoons of Australia and Philippine Islands. You can find exquisite South Sea pearls in the shades of gold and white, resplendent with a soft, shiny glow.
Tahitian Pearls
Tahitian variety from French Polynesia is known for their vibrant overtones and beautiful colors. You can buy Tahitian pearls in exquisite shades ranging from peacock blue to steel, aubergine, aquamarine, and silver. If you combine these hues with a unique palette of dove and dark charcoal gray colors, it becomes the most coveted gem variety.
Affordability
If you compare pearls with other traditional engagement ring choices like sapphires or diamonds, you will find a huge gap of prices. Pearls are available at a fraction of price you will pay for a diamond ring.
Even the best varieties of Tahitian or South Sea pearls won’t create a dent in your pocket. When you save more on pearl price, you can invest this money on a heavier band or extra gems surrounding the center stone.
Hence, pearl is a unique combination of beauty and resilience that makes a perfect foundation for your married life. You can choose this gemstone cautiously after checking all quality factors to make your purchase worthwhile.
