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6 Sep

Harlem Fashion Row’s 2024 Show Paid Homage To Retro

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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29 Jun

Here’s Where You Can Get Margot Robbie’s Retro Barbie

Here’s Where You Can Get Margot Robbie’s Retro Barbie
Media-Mode/SplashNews.com In case you purchase an independently reviewed services or products through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Color us pink — Margot Robbie touched down in Sydney with a set of retro Barbie pink luggage and a vintage Chanel blazer to match. Robbie arrived Down Under for the subsequent stop on her “Barbie” press tour, cutely nodding to her character within the upcoming film. While Robbie’s pink and yellow tweed blazer, cute bandeau top, and travel shoes are chic-as-can-be, her precious pink luggage set has our full attention. The actress carried two pieces of SteamLine luggage in a Barbiecore bubblegum and cream colorway (a near exact match to her blazer). Her SteamLine carry-on suitcase is overhead...
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22 Jun

Billionaire Boys Club to Open Retro Diner Pop-up in Paris

Billionaire Boys Club to Open Retro Diner Pop-up in Paris
SHORT ORDER: Those hankering for an American eatery during Paris Men’s Fashion Week can have their dream turn to reality Friday, due to Billionaire Boys Club’s first pop-up diner, nestled in Dover Street Market’s 3537 cultural center. There, the brand has conceived a retro diner, replete with red vinyl seats, a black-and-white checked floor, indoor/outdoor seating, plus and a menu including baked goods, similar to whoopee pie and homemade pop tarts, plus hotdogs and low. (American caterers were brought in for the fare.) The sign atop a glowing wall clock reads: Satellite Diner — eat in, take out. Even the woodgrain here feels authentic. “The brand’s roots are from this mid-century inspiration, with Googie architecture and Americana, but through a Japanese vision...
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