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18 Jan

Dua Lipa, Michaela Cole, Penélope Cruz to Help Host

Slated for May 1, the 2023 Met Gala might be cohosted by “Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly” star Michaela Cole, Penélope Cruz, the now-retired tennis pro Roger Federer, pop star Dua Lipa and Anna Wintour. Just as this unofficial welcome committee represents entertainment, sports, music and media, the guest list will indubitably be filled with clickbait-worthy guests. Describing the annual affair as an all-eyes-on-us occasion isn’t an exaggeration. Last yr, the #MetGala hashtag received greater than 9.4 billion impressions through the arrivals, and #MetGala2022 racked up 1.3 billion impressions, based on Brandwatch. Formally generally known as The Costume Profit Ball, the celebrity-studded sit-down dinner isn’t only a worldwide media bonanza for red-carpet arrivals. It's the chief source of annual funding for the fashion-focused...
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19 Dec

Michaela Stark wants you in her knickers!

The subversive designer and ‘body morphing bitch’ just launched a latest line of ready-to-wear corsets and confections Michaela Stark’s been having a time of it recently. A longtime crusader within the fight against social media censorship, the Australia-born, London-based designer finally got kicked off Instagram after a succession of near-misses recently, and spent the following few days rebuilding her fanbase on a hastily-established back-up account.  Though this type of move from the now Meta-owned platform is causing a rising generation boundary-pushing talent untold damage, as creativity is hampered in a bid to placate its prudish overlords (taking a look at you, Zuckerberg), Stark and others like her still refuse to adapt. ...
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15 Dec

Michaela Coel And Daniel Kaluyya Toast The Holiday Season

Michaela Coel And Daniel Kaluyya Michaela Coel and Daniel Kaluuya each made mega moves in 2022. Individually starring in a number of the 12 months’s most-buzzed-about and top-grossing movies – Kaluuya shined in Jordan Peele’s NOPE alongside Keke Palmer, and Coel joined an all-star solid within the highly-anticipated Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Ceaselessly. ESSENCE caught up with Kaluyya and Coel at Moët & Chandon’s 2022 Holiday Celebration at Latest York’s Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall as they toasted to the approaching holidays, rubbing elbows with fellow stars like Trevor Noah, Taylor Russell, Chanel Iman, Victor Cruz, and Vic Mensa, amongst others. For Kaluuya, the last page of the calendar means time for some (much-needed) rest and recharging after a whirlwind benchmark 12 months in...
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20 Oct

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez Accessorized Her Gown With Sequin Nails

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez graced the red carpet on the 2022 Met Gala wearing a sleek Jeremy Scott-designed metallic silver sequined, gown equipped with a glamorous hood—looking just like the literal definition of Gilded Glamour. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Naomi Yasuda (@naominailsnyc) The Golden Globe winner accessorized her shimmering gown with nails adorned with sequins and crystals, taking the look to the subsequent level. Get a more in-depth take a look at the dazzling nails: Now just how exactly was this nail glam achieved? Via a press release shared with ESSENCE, we got the step-by-step: Celebrity nail artist, Naomi Yasuda, used Aprés Nail...
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