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21 Sep

Kelly Rowland Shares Her Top Self-Care Suggestions At Day

“I’m excited to be at Beautycon today since it’s a latest space and it’s Black-owned,” Kelly Rowland tells ESSENCE moments before heading on stage for an inspiring fireside chat with ESSENCE Ventures’ President & CEO, Caroline Wanga. The conversation closed out day two of Beautycon and touched on a spread of topics: from Rowland’s relationship to beauty, to celebrating vibrant lipstick shades on deeper skin tones. And, to shut out the conversation, Rowland left the audience with uplifting words. “I just wish to remind everyone here that the canvas that you just start with within the morning is probably the most beautiful canvas,” she told the group. Rowland also encouraged listeners to not compare themselves to others. “All of us make...
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8 Sep

Harlem’s Fashion Row Honors Stella Jean, Kelly Rowland, A$AP

It was an evening of high-fives, hugs, standing ovations, tears and celebration at Harlem’s Fashion Row’s sixteenth annual Fashion Show and Style Awards, celebrating hip-hop’s fiftieth anniversary. Held at the enduring Apollo Theater in Harlem, the event honored Stella Jean as designer of the yr; Kelly Rowland as fashion icon; Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Vogue’s global contributing editor as editor of the yr; Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald, a Los Angeles-based styling duo, as stylists of yr, and photographer Johnny Nuñez as hip-hop trailblazer. Rapper and songwriter A$AP Rocky received the Virgil Abloh Award, presented by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Following the awards ceremony, three emerging Black designers showed their collections: Nicole Benefield, Aaron Potts and sustainable brand designer Megan Smith, whose line...
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27 Jun

Ulla Johnson Opens Organic, Modern Kelly Wearstler-designed Flagship in L.A.

Two years within the making, Ulla Johnson’s flagship in Los Angeles, designed by interior design star Kelly Wearstler, is anticipated to open in the approaching days. And it’s definitely worth the wait. “People need a reason to indicate up at retail,” said Johnson of the three,000-square-foot organic, modern, artisan furniture-filled store. With a secret garden, light-filled solarium and 16-foot indoor Brachychiton tree, it’s as transporting because the Recent York designer’s exotic haute handmade runway collections. “After I first began taking a look at spaces, I stayed at The Proper hotel in Santa Monica. And I just thought the design was quite incredible and that we were very like-minded,” Johnson said of Wearstler and her work for the posh hospitality group. “I recognized...
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22 May

Martha, Megan and Machine Gun Kelly, Gucci’s Latest Vault

MARTHA’S MOMENT: It was all about Martha Stewart on Thursday night, as Sports Illustrated took over the Hard Rock Hotel in Times Square in Manhattan to have fun its latest annual swimsuit issue.  The 81-year-old had turn out to be the oldest cover model to be featured within the annual issue earlier within the week when the covers were released, and he or she was in high demand on the celebration party. Fellow cover face Megan Fox was there, appearing to be on again with fiancé Machine Gun Kelly despite recent confusion about their relationship status. The couple posed for photos with Stewart, before Machine Gun Kelly turned to Fox and asked if she would take a photograph of him with...
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