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2 Mar

Essence Fashion Diary: Get Ready For The Dior Show

Essence Fashion Diary: Get Ready For The Dior Show
Essence Fashion Diary Bonjour Paris! It’s currently Paris Fashion Week, and we’re getting a bts, front-row peak into all of the glamour. For yesterday’s Fall/Winter 2023 show, ESSENCE got to tag together with actress, budding fashion it girl, and our September 2022 cover star, Thuso Mbedu, as she got all glammed up for the Dior ready-to-wear show. The breakout star stole our hearts as Nawi in last yr’s The Woman King, and since then, has been a mainstay on our moodboards, saved folder on Instagram, and Pinterest boards, for all her killer outfits. Mbedu has grow to be quite the red carpet fixture and fashion cool girl. Along with her signature lowcut or natural hairstyles, together along with her stylists Wayman + Micah,...
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18 Oct

Viola Davis Talks Fighting For The Next Generation Of

Viola Davis Talks Fighting For The Next Generation Of
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