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Cover Girls: Great Moments In Black Fashion Magazine Covers

Cover Girls: Great Moments In Black Fashion Magazine Covers

As we reach the end of Black History Month, there are so many great moments to celebrate in black history. Among the pioneers for equality are women of color, particularly black supermodels. While diversity is still far from where we hope it will be, some very beautiful, resilient women have made great strides. Let’s take a moment to celebrate some of those who broke down doors to pave the way for women of color in the industry today: Household name Tyra Banks was the first b

White catwalk models covered with black paint

White catwalk models covered with black paint

Marko Mitanovski showcased a bizarre collection at the London Fashion Week. The Serbian designer sent models down the catwalk covered from head-to-toe in black paint. His clothing designs were made from latex and leather and were inspired by nature and architecture The capital has seen several days of crazy clothing both on and off the catwalks as some of the world's best designers showcase their wares during London Fashion Week. But fittingly, one of the most bizarre shows o

Madonna Explains Dramatic Fall On Instagram, Reassures Fans That She's Okay

Madonna Explains Dramatic Fall On Instagram, Reassures Fans That She's Okay

ICYMI because you turned your back for two seconds, Madonna suffered an awkward, embarrassing and downright painful BRIT Awards 2015 moment when a wardrobe malfunction caused her to fall to the floor during her 'Living For Love' live performance. Whether you laughed, cried or gasped (we did all three), it's sort of inevitable that we're going to be blessed with memes and jokes surrounding the whole accident for weeks. Not that we mind. Thankfully, Madge herself has now taken

Fashion Week controversy over Native design

Fashion Week controversy over Native design

Yellowtail says elements from her dress (left) were copied by KTZ (right) Inspiration has not been in short supply at this year's New York Fashion Week. One item on the runway has caused a stir, however, after a designer claimed on Instagram that her dress had been copied by another designer. Native American fashion designer Bethany Yellowtail posted a comparison of a dress she had released last year and a design shown this week by London-based KTZ. "The dress as stated on my

London Fashion Week AW15: The Trending Style

London Fashion Week AW15: The Trending Style

From tangerine hues to geometric prints aplenty, brace yourself for the first look at this autumn/winter’s top fashion trends that have emerged from LFW AW15 Is there anything better than that first look at the trends we’ll all be wearing come autumn/winter? We think not. And thankfully it looks like the fashions taking the UK by storm during the second half of this year won’t disappoint. In fact, we couldn’t have hoped for better. Over the last three days at London Fashion

Why has Will Smith Never Won An Oscar Award?

Why has Will Smith Never Won An Oscar Award?

Willard Carroll Smith Jr aka The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air aka Big Willy Styles aka Mr Box Office aka Will Smith: love him or hate him, you can’t deny he has talent (talent and a lot of aliases). But try as he might, Will Smith has never won an Oscar. Why can’t the Most Bankable Man in Hollywood take home its top honour? Let’s get jiggy with the facts… And who could blame him? There’s a reason Smith is known as Mr Box Office – he’s the only actor in history to have eight consec

Justin Bieber Pulled Out Of Naomi Campbell's Fashion Show

Justin Bieber Pulled Out Of Naomi Campbell's Fashion Show

You might think performing for thousands of adoring fans and stripping down to your Calvin Klein undies would prepare you for Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief catwalk show, but unfortunately for Justin Bieber, this wasn't the case. The singer showed that nerves can smack even the most famous of celebs right in the face by pulling out of Naomi's New York fashion show thanks to being properly nervous. Swaggy he was not. Despite gifting the world by posing up a storm in THOSE

Naomi Campbell kicks off London Fashion Week

Naomi Campbell kicks off London Fashion Week

Naomi Campbell opened London Fashion Week last night with her Fashion for Relief runway, enlisting a brilliantly wide mix of celebrities to walk the show. Included in the line-up was the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson who walked the runway in a sleek, sleeveless black dress before joining Naomi for her finale walk wearing the branded 'Fashion Against Ebola' T-shirt. Another star making a runway statement was Katie Price, who walked in an androgynous look entirely opposite he

Victoria Beckham unveils Fall 2015 collection at New York Fashion Week

Victoria Beckham unveils Fall 2015 collection at New York Fashion Week

In her seventh year in the fashion industry, singer-turned-designer Victoria Beckham said she is now "evolving and translating" from her signature dress. Beckham presented her Fall 2015 collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York on 15 February. The new line featured menswear elements and volume on coats and sweaters. In her inspiration statement, Beckham said: "It is not about one theme - but instead thinking about what women really want to wear and how they want th

New York Fashion Week & Tommy Hilfiger @ 30

New York Fashion Week & Tommy Hilfiger @ 30

It was game-time at Tommy Hilfiger as models Gigi Hadid and Jourdan Dunn showcased an NFL-inspired AW15 collection on a makeshift football pitch! Tommy Hilfiger is 30. Launched in 1985, the master of preppy Americana delivered a quintessentially Hilfiger collection to celebrate the brand’s birthday: Ali MacGraw meets the American college sports field. Models wandered around the vast astro-turfed stadium at the Armory on Park Avenue like beautiful extras from Love Story: centr

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