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6 Sep

Harlem Fashion Row’s 2024 Show Paid Homage To Retro

Courtesy of Noemie Marguerite One thing we are able to count on Harlem Fashion Row to do is honor Black excellence, beauty, and style. NYFW kicked off the SS25 season with the seventeenth annual fashion show and awards ceremony, founded by Brandice Daniel. The evening honored fashion’s biggest names: Naomi Campbell, Teyana Taylor, Samira Nasr, and Shiona Turini. Not only that, it was a time to highlight latest collections from rising Black designers like Aaron Potts, Nicole Benefield, and LaTouché. To accompany the looks—which ranged from tailored suits to daring maxi skirts— were, in fact, aspirational makeup and hair moments, too. A. Potts Ricky Wilson, celebrity makeup artist, tells ESSENCE that he loves that “individuals are bringing awareness to taking good care of...

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18 Nov

How Rustin’s Costume Designer Toni-Leslie James Payed Homage …

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How Rustin’s Costume Designer Toni-Leslie James Payed Homage …

David Lee/Netflix The George C. Wolfe-directed Rustin tells the story behind the historic 1963 March on Washington with a twist. Fairly than centering around Martin Luther King Jr., the film tells it from the vantage point of Bayard Rustin, a gay Black activist who isn’t often related to the monumental moment. Played masterfully by Colman Domingo, Rustin’s life is depicted in a way that feels deserving and intimate largely attributable to the costuming spearheaded by Toni-Leslie James. “I’m a Broadway girl and I’ve done quite a lot of period plays,” Leslie James says in a Zoom call from her home. “[I’ve also done] quite a lot of period musicals and small, short movies.” She expresses that she has a long-standing relationship with...

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14 Jul

Ayesha Curry’s Skincare Line Pays Homage To Caribbean Roots

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Ayesha Curry’s Skincare Line Pays Homage To Caribbean Roots

Ayesha Curry, Founder and CEO of lifestyle brand Sweet July, announced today the launch of her first-ever skincare line – Sweet July Skin. As an extension of the Sweet July brand, the skincare line celebrates Ayesha’s Jamaican roots, featuring clean, easy and effective products that provide a sensory experience to treat your skin to an island vacation. Utilizing Ayesha’s culinary expertise, Sweet July Skin features formulated recipes that include Caribbean ingredients, reminiscent of guava, papaya, and soursop. The brand new line of fresh formulas combines the properties of those fruits with actives to supply results. “Throughout my life, I’ve learned quite a bit about skincare and the natural advantages derived from superfoods like papaya and guava from my mother and grandmother,” Curry...

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2 May

Doja Cat on Met Gala 2023 Red Carpet Pays

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Doja Cat on Met Gala 2023 Red Carpet Pays

Michael Buckner for Variety Doja Cat arrived on the red carpet on the 2023 Met Gala in Recent York City on Monday evening wearing a crystallized creation by Oscar de la Renta. Her custom gown featured a feathered train and a hood complete with cat ears, and he or she also wore a facial prosthetic, paying homage to Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved cat, Choupette. Doja Cat on the 2023 Met Gala in Recent York City. Michael Buckner for Variety Doja Cat accessorized her look with diamond jewelry, including a headscarf with a big pear-shaped pendant. She added an identical armband, in addition to sparkling bracelets and rings. The rapper’s makeup included prosthetics, giving her a feline snout. She also wore graphic winged liner and pencil-thin eyebrows. Doja...

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