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13 Feb

Marrisa Wilson’s Fall/Winter ’23 Collection Celebrates The Unity Of

Marrisa Wilson’s Fall/Winter ’23 Collection Celebrates The Unity Of
Marrisa Wilson's Fall The sound of percussion rumbles closer and closer down the runway. The sound of jazz from the live jazz band, Hera, erupts. Following behind the instrumental is opening model Lauren Forge who danced and twirled down the runway. Marrisa Wilson’s titled Rhythemic Fall/Winter ’23 collection represents the cross sections of music, movement, comfort, and individuality. Ahead of the presentation, ESSENCE caught up with Wilson on the importance of those themes in her collection. “I used to be a dancer for many of my life, so I actually have a deep reference to music and movement. I feel concerning the creative means of crafting my collection as choreography. After I can hear the music, it helps me to visualise....
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31 Jan

Emerging Talent Reece Yeboah Talks About His Latest Collection

Emerging Talent Reece Yeboah Talks About His Latest Collection
LONDON — When Reece Yeboah was young he traveled from his home in London to Accra and back again a couple of years later. The journey was the making of him as a person, and as a designer. His debut collaboration with Cos is about to hit shop floors this week and he’s called it “Metamorphosis” after his coming-of-age experiences in Ghana. In an interview, the designer said that when he was 11, his mother handed him a one-way ticket to Accra to “straighten me out” because he was messing around and underperforming in school. She saved for months to buy the ticket, he said, and was convinced that life in Africa with clan would help him grow up. She was...
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30 Jan

Influencer Mindy McKnight’s Hairitage Line Introduces Anti-dandruff Collection –

Influencer Mindy McKnight’s Hairitage Line Introduces Anti-dandruff Collection –
  Mindy McKnight, also referred to as @cutegirlshairstyles on YouTube and the founding father of hair care brand Hairitage, jokingly refers to her latest launch as “sexy dandruff shampoo.” “I wanted bottles that you just’re not afraid to display in your shower when someone walks into the lavatory — something you’d take an image of and never be bothered that it says dandruff on it,” said McKnight, who launched Hairitage in 2020 in partnership with Maesa, and is now making her first foray into anti-dandruff care. Beyond striving for chic packaging, McKnight sought to make sure the gathering catered to different causes of dandruff (dry skin, fungal dandruff and so forth), while also addressing strand health from root to tip. “Not all consumers realize...
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