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Cardi B, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj fight, Cardi B vs Nicki Minaj, Entertainment, LHHNY, Love & Hip Hop NY, Music, News, Nicki Minaj, NYFW, Offset, Qyeen, Rah Ali, Television - October 29, 2018

Cardi B Goes IN on Nicki Minaj over NYFW fight claims with 10 Instagram videos

The beef between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B is far from over. The rappers traded major shade about their NYFW brawl on Monday after Minaj made some inflammatory statement about the scuffle on her Queen radio show. The rapper insisted that Cardi B was badly beaten by Love & Hip Hop alum, Rah Ali […]

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black designers, new york fashion week, nyfw, romeo hunte, spring fashion - September 18, 2018

NYFW: With a New Collaboration With Rado Watches, Romeo Hunte Is Right on Time

In the flurry of fashion shows occurring during New York Fashion Week, one major presentation flew entirely under our radar: While we thought his focus was solely on menswear this season, Romeo Hunte returned to the runway with a Spring-Summer ‘19 womenswear on Sept. 9.

fashion shows, new york fashion week, nyfw, telfar, telfar clemons - September 14, 2018

New York Fashion Week Taught Me the Importance of Being on the Grind, Black Influence and Sleep

Well, well, well ... it’s been real, New York.

black models, new york fashion week, nsfw, nyfw, nyfwnsfw, rihanna, savage x fenty, slick woods - September 14, 2018

Too Sexy? Model Slick Woods Goes Into Labor While Walking Savage x Fenty Runway [Updated]

Fenty muse Slick Woods hasn’t let pregnancy slow her down, so we weren’t surprised to see the 22-year-old on the runway at Wednesday night’s Savage x Fenty show—though her barely-there outfit certainly defied any traditional ideas of maternity wear.

Cece Olisa, Curvy Con, Empire, Entertainment, Film, Gabourey Sidibe, New York Fashion Week, NYFW, Precious, Style - September 13, 2018

Gabourey Sidibe speaks out about being body-shamed at Curvy Con during NYFW

While plenty of celebrities are flocking to NYC for New York Fashion Week, others are celebrating size-inclusive fashions at Curvy Con. Gabourey Sidibe was this year’s keynote speaker for the event and she took the opportunity to speak out about the discrimination plus-sized women face int he fashion world and beyond. “Even though we are […]

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black celebrities, black designers, lewis hamilton, new york fashion week, nyfw, tommy hilfiger - September 13, 2018

Hilfiger and Hamilton Hope for a Hit: TommyXLewis Launches at New York Fashion Week

One of the most star-studded events of September’s New York Fashion Week didn’t feature a runway show. It didn’t need to, since most of the celebrity guests at the U.S. launch of TommyXLewis, Tommy Hilfiger’s collaboration with English racecar driver Lewis Hamilton, arrived wearing pieces of the new collection.

duckie thot, fenty beauty, inclusive casting, inclusive fashion, joan smalls, new york fashion week, nyfw, rihanna, savage x fenty, slick woods, the fenty effect - September 13, 2018

X-Rated: After a Big Buildup, Savage x Fenty Closes New York Fashion Week with an All-Inclusive Show

Never let it be said that Rihanna doesn’t know how to create a buzz. For the final event of New York Fashion Week, the multitalented bad gal knew Savage x Fenty’s Fall-Winter presentation had to shut it down; which she did in inimitable, all-inclusive fashion.

black designers, black girl magic, black hair, black hairstyles, cfda black designers, cushnie, harlems fashion row, new york fashion week, nyfw, ursula stephen - September 12, 2018

Creating Trends, One Tress at a Time: How Ursula Stephen Does NYFW

We love seeing the results of celebrity hairstylist Ursula Stephen’s work, so when we were invited backstage to watch her create four distinctly different visions for New York Fashion Week, we jumped at the chance. With the help of The Glow Up’s trusty correspondent Makeda Sandford, we were able to catch a glimpse of…

black hair, black hair politics, cantu, carols daughter, cream of nature, mielle organics, natural hair, natural hair movement, nyfw, sheamoisture, team natural, texture on the runway, the mane choice - September 11, 2018

Celebrating the Natural Hair Journey: Behind the Scenes at Texture on the Runway

New York Fashion Week is well under way, and models with various textures of hair sashayed down the runway to represent. Why have a show dedicated to showcasing coils, curls and kinks, you say? Because natural hair matters.

diversity and inclusion, inclusive fashion, kelly rowland, new york fashion week, nyfw, prabal gurung, robin givhan, spring fashion, tiffany haddish - September 11, 2018

Breaking Barriers: Prabal Gurung Stages an Inclusive Extravaganza for Spring-Summer '19

Color! Shades! Shapes! Fluidity! These are all things we love to see in any collection of clothing, but we love seeing it even more on the runway, which is what made watching designer Prabal Gurung’s Spring-Summer 2019 presentation such a delight.

dia co, gabourey sidibe, inclusive fashion, lizzo, new york fashion week, nyfw, plus size fashion, the curvy con, tracy reese, venus williams - September 11, 2018

The Other Fashion Week Takes Flight: Gabourey Sidibe, Lizzo, Venus Williams and More Celebrate the Curvy Con 2018

As more and more designers are including are including fuller-figured models on their runways (Cushnie, Christian Siriano, Prabal Gurung and the always inclusive Chromat, to name a few), it’s easy to applaud the fashion world for finally taking notice of the fact that big girls (surprise!) like to be well-dressed, too.

bad behavior, bad fashion, cardi b, harpers bazaar, kelly rowland, new york fashion week, nicki minaj, nyfw, queen radio - September 11, 2018

Keep It Classy: Kelly Rowland Speaks Out About Witnessing the Cardi B vs. Nicki Minaj Melee

When the shoe throw heard around the world took place at the now infamous Harper’s Bazaar “ICONS by Carine Roitfeld” party on Friday night, Kelly Rowland was a reluctant witness. In fact, several reports noted that the singer (and our personal all-time favorite of Destiny’s Children) had just posed for a picture with…

black designers, new york fashion week, nyfw, telfar, telfar global - September 10, 2018

West Side Story: Telfar Global Puts a Nostalgic Spin on Streetwear for Spring-Summer '19

Queens, NY-based designer Telfar Clemens staged an all-black preview of his Spring-Summer 2019 collection, titled “Not for You, for Everyone,” in London this August, but still managed to make it stateside to present his latest collection during New York Fashion Week. His SS19 NYFW presentation took place in a vacant…

black designers, black fashion, cfda black designers, derrick adams, fubu, kerby jean raymond, new york fashion week, nyfw, pyer moss, weeksville - September 10, 2018

Homecoming: Pyer Moss Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary with FUBU, Reebok and a NYFW Cookout

When Issa Rae turned up to host the 2018 CFDA Awards wearing a crystal-spangled sapphire jumpsuit with a black sash that read “Every Nigga Is a Star,” it was not only a nod to the famed Boris Gardiner song, but an affirmation that she was still rooting for everybody black amongst the nominees that night. But for the…

cardi b, lipstick, new york fashion week, nyfw, tom ford, tom ford beauty - September 10, 2018

Signature Shade: Tom Ford Gives Cardi B Her Own Lipstick Color—and It Flies Off the Shelves

Cardi B’s Fashion Week may not be going exactly according to plan, but there is one bright spot—literally. On Saturday, Tom Ford Beauty introduced its new line of Boys & Girls lipsticks, with a hue named for the entertainer in a shade as attention-getting as she is.

brandon maxwell, joan smalls, new york fashion week, nyfw, spring fashion - September 09, 2018

American Beauty: Brandon Maxwell Makes Old-School Glamour Accessible for All

Designer Brandon Maxwell has long been a believer in black girl magic—and equally, a proponent of good, old-fashioned glamour. There was no shortage of both on his Spring-Summer 2019 runway, as he sent a series of retro-inspired silhouettes down the runway at New York City’s Classic Car Club on Saturday afternoon.

cardi b, christian siriano, cynthia nixon, new york fashion week, nyfw, spring fashion, tiffany haddish - September 09, 2018

Here Comes the Sun: For 2019, Christian Siriano Envisions a Tropical Getaway—and a New Governor

Summer 2018 is just ending, but the Christian Siriano woman is already dressed for a tropical getaway, which was the inspiration for the designer’s Spring-Summer 2019 collection. Sending chartreuse chiffons, palm and animal prints and flamingo-inspired feathered dresses down the runway on a body-positive array of…

chance the rapper, hillary clinton, iman, kanye west, new york fashion week, nyfw, oprah, oprah winfrey, polo, ralph lauren, tracee ellis ross - September 09, 2018

Fabulous at 50: Iman, Oprah, Kanye, Chance & More Celebrate a Half-Century of Ralph Lauren

While our heads were turned by the melee at the Harper’s Bazaar party on Friday night, there was another star-studded New York Fashion Week event that went off without a hitch, honoring a fashion legend in timelessly elegant style.

black designers, black fashion, cfda black designers, cushnie, cushnie et ochs, fashion, new york fashion week, nyfw, spring fashion - September 08, 2018

She Comes in Color: Cushnie's First Solo Collection Proves Spring Is a Season of Rebirth

“Look at the sky, it’s the color of love...”

cardi b, cardi b offset marriage, chromat, diversity and inclusion, inclusive fashion, jeremy scott, new york fashion week, nyfw, offset - September 08, 2018

Wet and Wild: Chromat Makes Every Body a Beach Body; Offset Gets Bad and Boujee for Jeremy Scott

Remember earlier this week, when life was simpler, and we were all gleefully awaiting the arrival of new spring trends via New York Fashion Week as Cardi B calmly sat front row in an array of splashy outfits?

black celebrities, cardi b, catfight, kulture kiari cephus, new york fashion week, nicki minaj, nyfw, queen nicki minaj - September 08, 2018

Catfight in Couture?!? Cardi B and Nicki Minaj Make a Mess of the Harper's Bazaar 'ICONS' Party [Updated]

Updated: 9/8/18, 2:12 p.m. EDT: A insider from the Harper’s Bazaar party told Marie Claire that the altercation was sparked when Nicki (whom, according to Cosmopolitan, was taking a photo with Kelly Rowland and La La Anthony), deliberately stepped on the train of Cardi’s dress, ripping it. Cardi then purportedly…

best dressed, black celebrities, black fashion, jay z, mahershala ali, meghan markle, new york fashion week, nyfw, red carpet style, rihanna, serena williams, tracee ellis ross, vanity fair, yara shahidi - September 06, 2018

Famously Fly: Vanity Fair’s Best Dressed 2018 Includes Some of Our Most Fashionable Faves!

You’ve seen them on screen, on the red carpet and often, right here on The Glow Up. And now, just in time for New York Fashion Week, several of our favorite fashionable celebs have landed on Vanity Fair’s Best Dressed 2018 list!

cardi b, cardi b was here, fashion shows, jay z, new york fashion week, nyfw, russell westbrook, tom ford - September 06, 2018

Time Traveling: Tom Ford Kicks Off NYFW Spring-Summer 2019 With Retro-Inspired Glamour

Tom Ford has always had a flair for the darkly dramatic—the type of striking statements that get shoutouts by Jay-Z or Oscar nominations (for each of two films, so far). From his 1996 reinvention of Gucci (which spawned the memorable white cutout dress in Toni Braxton’s “Unbreak My Heart” video) through launching his…

Chris Brickley, Entrepreneurship, fashion, New York Fashion Week, NYFW, Style - September 05, 2018

Kevin Durant and Khloe Kardashian are already rocking Chris Brickley’s Color Blind gear Now it’s time for the all-star NBA trainer to take on New York Fashion Week

Philando Castile. Terence Crutcher. Keith Lamont Scott. Terrence Sterling. In the fall of 2016, the news was filled with names of unarmed African-Americans killed by police. Chris Brickley sat in front of the television in his Manhattan apartment, all sorts of feelings bubbling beneath his tattooed skin. He thought about how differently history would be […]

bethann hardison, black designers, black fashion, black girl magic, brandice daniel, dapper dan, fashion, harlems fashion row, jason rembert, lebron james, new york fashion week, nyfw - September 04, 2018

The Breakthrough: 3 Designers Find Support and Success on Harlem's Fashion Row

LeBron James may be best known for killing it on the court, but never forget that his fashion game is tight, too—which is why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he’s partnered with lifetime endorser Nike to co-present the 11th Annual Harlem’s Fashion Row gala on Tuesday, Sept. 4 in New York City.

bad gal riri, inclusive fashion, lingerie, lingerie for black women, new york fashion week, nyfw, rihanna, savage x fenty - August 24, 2018

Shut It Down: Rihanna Will Close New York Fashion Week With an Immersive Savage x Fenty Show

It’s been a year since Rihanna’s last runway outing with Puma, but this upcoming New York Fashion Week, she’ll be giving us something much more revealing to look forward to.

Christian Siriano, coco rocha, Entertainment, Leslie Jones, NYFW, Style - September 11, 2017

Leslie Jones’ reaction during NYFW fashion show is hilarious

During Christian Siriano’s Spring/Summer 2018 show on Saturday, comedian Leslie Jones couldn’t help but fangirl over Canadian model Coco Rocha. Rocha, who opened and closed the show, definitely noticed Jones’ excited reaction, too, because she took to social media to post a video of Jones at the show. “Can @Lesdoggg PLEASE be my hype woman at […]

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Entertainment, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, NYFW, Opinion, Spry Lee Scott, Style, Video - February 13, 2017

Let’s celebrate black fashion with purpose and passion

As a fashion stylist, with over 15 years of experience in the fashion and entertainment industries, I’ve had an opportunity to work with some extremely talented fashion designers...

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Ajak Deng, Black Models Matter, Entertainment, fashion, Fashion & Beauty, Her Side, NYFW, Race, Racism in Fashion - February 25, 2016

Sudanese Supermodel Ajak Deng Leaves Racist, ‘Fake’ Fashion World for ‘Real Life’

“I can no longer deal with the fakes and the lies. My life is too […]

beauty standards, black hair, Black Models, Black models with natural hair, Brandee Brown, Brandee brown natural hair, diversity issues in fashion, diversity modeling industry, DKNY, Fashion & Beauty, Her Side, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, natural hair at new york fashion week, new york fashion week, NYC It Girl, NYFW, Race - February 20, 2015

Natural Black Hair Getting Cut From the Runway As the Fashion Industry Continues Its Diversity Struggles

As a few more Black women have managed to push open the doors to the […]

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