We love a fashion show down! Remy Ma attended the Roc Nation event last weekend clad in a $90 ‘Sex in the City’ Intertwine Collection dress. Fantasia was spied in a similar version, also by the brand:
Remy styled her dress with a pair of silver Gianvito Rossi sandals and soft waves in her hair.
Fantasia went for nude sandals and her signature short hair cut.
Now before you scream, “It’s a different dress!” we recognize that. But there’s no denying that they’re very similar and extremely cute!
I LOVE both looks. I appreciate the simple styling and the soft color against their skin tones.
You can purchase the ‘Sex in the City’ dress here for $90.
The 2016 election has been one of the most historic errors of our time. In a country that is completely divided, designers have taken advantage of the current temperature to create expressive statement pieces. Get into today’s Bomb Product of the Day, The Rules are Simple’s $30 ‘Not My President’ Tee:
The unisex, black, short sleeve tee features Donald Trump’s face with the words, “NOT MY PRESIDENT,” over his eyes.
Definitely a statement piece!
For just $30, you can purchase in white and pink as well! For an additional $15, you can get the long sleeve version.
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.
*This Black History Month Feature was originally published in February 2011.
With an electric smile, long limbs, and a whirling dervish of a walk, model Pat Cleveland took Paris and the world by storm in the late 1970’s. The Cherokee/Black/Irish gazelle was first spied by a Vogue Editor in 1967 at the age of fourteen on her way to Manhattan’s LaGuardia High School of Art and Design. In a matter of years she was the toast of Paris, hanging with the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint Laurent, and Claude Montana.
Alicia Drake in the book The Beautiful Fall described Pat Cleveland’s arrival in Paris in the late 1970’s, saying, “[she came] with liquorice hair, legs like pipe-cleaners, and a Harlem shimmy dance-movement that recalled Josephine Baker…she [ate] up the catwalks with her shimmering sexiness and laughter, bringing a movement and dance to fashion that no one had ever seen before. ”
Pat, along with friends Donna Jordan, Juan Ramos, and Antonio Lopez set the city of lights ablaze with their energy and insouciance. Pat once said, “We came to Europe to show off and we did just that…the point was we came from nowhere. We came out of America like wild, crazy people. We had grown up with movies and movie star attitude and we were there to be stars, superstars. We wanted to shine day and night.”
And shine she did, stomping the catwalks for Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows, Willi Smith, Valentino, and Chloé, and appearing in editorials for Vogue, GQ, Interview, Harper’s Bazaar, and more.
She, along with Karen Bjornson and Anjelica Huston, became one of Halston’s original models whom the designer affectionately called the Halstonettes. With her limber strut and electric energy, many called her a runway queen.
Pat eventually bowed out of the professional modeling world in the mid 80’s. Many of her friends had fallen victim to the AIDS epidemic and drug habits. She also fell in love with her current husband. She said, “I had someone to save me.”
Once a regular at Parisian nightspot Le Palace, she went to the club one last time to wave goodbye to her life as she had known it for so many years. As she told Alicia Drake, “I had on blue jeans, I had cut my hair. I was watching from the balcony down below on the stage…there were people swaying under drugs and André (Leon Talley) was there and he whispered to me, ‘You’re free now.’ I said goodbye to everybody…It was so hard to leave, but there was too much night, too many people dying.”
Pat still models from time to time, but spends most of her time with her two children and husband in New Jersey. Her daughter, Anna, has assumed her mother’s legacy, and now models for the likes of Zac Posen and Diane von Furstenberg.
Kanye West’s Yeezy fashion show, which took place yesterday at Pier 59, made headlines for various reasons. Yes, Kim Kardashian and Kylie were there, along with a swarm of editors, stylists, and cool kids. But while most murmured about the designs (oversized sweatshirts, army fatigue, and classic all denim ensembles were on the menu), the hijab wearing model, Hailma Aden, is what got most spectators talking.
The 19-year-old Bombshell, who walked the runway in a fabulous fur coat, is a Somali-American Minnesota native and Business of Fashion reports that she was handpicked by Carine Roitfeld to walk in Yeezy’s show.
Hailma became a buzz in the industry in November of last year when she competed to become Miss Minnesota. She wore her hijab throughout the entire pageant and opened eyes in the fashion industry.
Hailma admitted to Business of Fashion that modeling wasn’t on the top of her to-do list. She stated, “I didn’t really have modeling in mind. I wanted to spread a positive message about beauty and diversity, and to show other young Muslim women that there is room for them.”
Hailma is set to be featured in Carine’s CR Fashion Book March issue.
Lookout fashion world, a change is on the horizon. What are you thoughts on a hijab-wearing model?
See more pictures from the Yeezy Season 5 show below.
Ashley Graham has been working toward the inclusivity of curvy models into the high-fashion sphere and it seems she’s finally getting her wish. Mere days after the release of her Vogue cover—yes after she was also named a British Vogue cover star—the model emerged onto the Michael Kors Collection Fall 2017 runway. And it was a fairly momentous occasion, considering Graham officially became the first curvy model to walk the brand’s runway.
Many women with curves have already gravitated toward Kors’s designs, as his pieces go up to a size 16. And Graham has worn his looks before, thus the choice was natural. It’s about time we’d say!
And as usual, the model lineup for the collection was serious. Bella Hadid modeled a shimmering tie-waist dress that will work for a number of shapes and sizes, while Selena Forrest was fierce in leopard.
Yasmin Wijnaldulm kept cozy in a fur, while Lineisy Montero’s python accessories left us drooling.
We’re absolutely going to need Imaan Hammam’s slouchy suede boots for Fall, though we’re also saving up for Mayowa Nicholas’s cropped fur. So chic!
Naki Depass’s cozy coat was cinched at the waist for bombshell effect and Ellen Rosa’s olive ensemble has us wanting to go monochrome right now.
Joan Smalls wore the LBD of our dreams, while Ysaunny Brito gave the star-studded front row something to swoon over, by way of her embellished jumpsuit and bold fur cape.
And Kendall Jenner closed the show in a sequin and fringe number that may just be seen on the Oscars red carpet.
Thoughts on the news and Kors’s Fall 2017 collection?
Laquan Smith turned up the heat for his Fall 2017 presentation. Held at the swanky Samsung 837 space in the Meatpacking District, the venue was filled with celebrities, stylists, socialites, publicists, press and fashion hopefuls eager to take a glimpse of the upcoming collection.
Spied on the scene were Ty Hunter, Remy Ma and Cardi B among others. Cardi showed her curves in a sheer baby blue piece by Laquan Smith and sandals by Gianvito Rossi.
Smith’s Fall 2017 collection provides a range that reaches all extremes. On one end of the spectrum, the designer manages to waken your inner dominatrix with latex bodycon dresses and mini skirts with lace-up puffer thigh-high boots.
On the other end, neutral jumpsuits and dresses are partnered with exciting pieces that can stand strongly by themselves. The fluffy, long sleeve, off-the-shoulder top is a statement piece in itself but when paired with the textured trousers, it takes the ensemble to another level.
Smith mixes both themes to fuse the idea of dainty and sexy. This is expressed in the latex midi skirt, the fluffy cropped jacket, the latex bodysuit, and the full-length skirt and crop top.
And for those who fall in between, he presents textured pieces in various silhouettes that can be inserted into a variety of life events. The black, full-length dress, which featured long sleeves and a high neck, could be worn on any red carpet. The shorter version was designed for the woman who aims to redefine the ‘little black dress.’
The choice of styling for this collection was genius. Reminiscent of 1990’s grunge, the models donned slicked back buns and long bangs swept to the side, with hair sponsored by Outre.
Laquan Smith NEVER disappoints. For more shots from the presentation, visit our gallery. In the meantime, what do you think? Are you feelin’ the Fall 2017 collection?
Today’s Fashion Bombshell was submitted by her husband @thedrepabon! Meet Mikaela from NYC:
He writes, “I would have to say that her style is ‘mixed print obsessed’, she’s one of the few people I know who can mix prints and make it look effortless.”
“When we first met I looked at the floral print 6 inch heels she was wearing and knew that she was for me (I judge people by the shoes they wear).”
“Mikaela is a mom, a wife & a entrepreneur and she does handles each job with style, class and grace!”
More here:
Mikaela, your style is so bomb! I love that your husband can appreciate your snazzy ways.
For more on Mikaela check out her Instagram @mmikaelajoy.
What do you think?
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.
