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8 Oct

Rosalia Plays Historical Muse in Intimate Pimples Studios Fall

Rosalia shouldn't be only headlining her tour, but she’s also headlining Pimples Studio’s fall 2022 campaign. The Spanish singer-songwriter models the brand’s latest collection in photographs by Dutch artist Paul Kooiker. The campaign reimagines Rosalia as a historical muse in a series of intimate still and moving images. Rosalia in Pimples Studios fall 2022 campaign. She wore key pieces from the gathering, including a leather trenchcoat, an oversize blazer, patchwork denim and oversize black boots. “The autumn collection was a collage of various ideas and feelings, so we desired to explore this clash of historical references but with a cultural icon who feels so effortlessly of the moment,” said Jonny Johansson, creative director of Pimples Studios, in a press release. “We felt Rosalia...

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8 Oct

The Sunday Essay: Leaving Alabama

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When your upbringing is a wealthy brew of Catholicism, Baptism, and evangelical summer camps, all played out against the patriarchal backdrop of Alabama, your intense attraction to other teen girls is best buried deep. The Sunday Essay is made possible because of the support of Creative Recent Zealand. Illustrations by Sarah Larnach When I used to be 12, at an all girls’ Christian summer camp in North Carolina, I got my first gay crush. She had silky black hair and almond eyes and a smile that split me open. The primary time I saw her, we were within the dining hall. There was something concerning the way she took up the entire pitch-sized hall – her skin electric, outweighing the scale and sound...

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8 Oct

The Curious Case Of Nepotism In The Black Community—These

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The Curious Case Of Nepotism In The Black Community—These

Considered one of my mom’s favorite shows was Living Single. She loved watching the then twenty-something solid navigate their love lives and careers while living in a 90s type of world. One standout episode for her depicted Khadijah James (played by Queen Latifah) working multiple side jobs along with running her own magazine. She refused any help from her roommates even after they noticed her nearing burnout. It wasn’t obvious to me back then, but as I got older I spotted my mom gravitated toward the hard-working character because she saw herself (and possibly every other Black woman she knew) in Khadijah. No handouts. No connections. Just grit. I assumed of that old episode after I watched Idris Elba’s recent...

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8 Oct

Off The Clock With ShearShare’s Courtney Caldwell – Essence

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Off The Clock With ShearShare’s Courtney Caldwell – Essence

Founders often say that running a business generally is a 24-hour experience. Recently, a lot of us are denouncing hustle culture for a balance of our own; as women who wear multiple hats, how we spend each moment of the day matters. For Black women, time is precious, but often we forget that the time we spend outside of constructing our empires is just as necessary. On this ESSENCE.com series, we’ll get the news on how a few of your favorite entrepreneurs and executives are spending day off the clock to refuel, recenter and remember their north stars. Meet Courtney Caldwell, Co-Founder and CMO of ShearShare, Buffalo, NY, 43 Courtney Caldwell has a protracted line of entrepreneurs in her family, dating back to...

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