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April 2023

21 Apr

Bridal Bliss: With The Caribbean Sea As Their Backdrop,

Bridal Bliss: With The Caribbean Sea As Their Backdrop,
Try as one might, it’s difficult to disregard a superb thing. The story of how Recent Yorkers Vanessa and Kevin met is a reminder of that. It was November 2019, and she or he first laid eyes on him on Tinder of all “places.” “I noticed his profile a couple of times, thought he was cute but never swiped right,” Vanessa tells ESSENCE. However it was as if the universe wouldn’t let her forget Kevin. His profile kept showing up, beckoning her to swipe his way. “I spotted he kept coming up as my match. I meant to swipe right to ‘like’ but by some means it notified each of us that I had ‘super liked him.'”   Granted, they didn’t first connect in...
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21 Apr

‘Latest York City Ballet: Choreography & Couture’ by Marc

‘Latest York City Ballet: Choreography & Couture’ by Marc
Fashion designers and the dance world have been intertwined for years. This fall, Rizzoli will publish a recent book featuring photographs of 10 years of fashion designers’ collaborations with the Latest York City Ballet. Called “Latest York City Ballet Choreography & Couture,” by Marc Happel, NYCB director of costumes, the 208-page book features 250 black and white and color images by award-winning photographer Pari Dukovic. The photography book showcases the nearly 30 designer and choreographer collections which have premiered at NYCB’s annual Fall Fashion Gala, which was initiated in 2012, when the corporate collaborated with Valentino, in addition to the craftsmanship of the NYCB Costume Shop, which has executed these couture stage designs over the past 10 years. ...
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