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Tracy Reese’s Spring 2013 Collection (video)

We love Tracy Reese‘s new Spring 2013 collection recently at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. We always like her San Tropez meets Strivers Row upbeat flavor and it doesn’t hurt that she is incredibly inspirational. Continue reading

Solange Knowle Brooklem Style Is the New Face

We love Solange Knowles Brooklem (Brooklyn meets Harlem) style is a natural fit for the folks at Madewell’s fall 2012 ad campaign. Continue reading

Short Film World Premiere: Edwing D’Angelo’s Beauty Attack Fall 2012 (video)

 

This short film is a love story which took place somewhere in New York City (maybe Harlem, maybe not). In this short film, the clothing and the attitude are the protagonists, it showcases the aesthetics and the mood that the designer was in when he conceived his Fall 2012 collection at the end of 2011. Continue reading

KeyBeatz Beautifully Coupled Up At The Billboard

Harlem gal Alicia Keys and hubby Swizz Beatz repped for black love at the Billboard Music Awards 2012. Continue reading

Style at the BET Hip Hop Awards

Check out Anissa Rochester’s latest post on Anglea Lola Luv and others sexy in military video vixen style at the BET Hip Hop Awards  at Glamaddicts.

10 ways to wear the black dress

Fashion

Sheena Matheiken
(Photo: The Uniform Project)

Chances are if you’re a woman and you enjoy shopping, you have one of these ubiquitous black dresses in your closet right now. And chances are you only wear it once or twice a year.

Not Sheena Matheiken, a stylish Brooklynite who’s made a personal mission of wearing her own Little Black Dress every single day for one year. (Yes. 365 times.)

Through the sustainable style stunt, she’s raising money for the Akanksha Foundation, a nonprofit group that funds the education of under-served Indian children. Many of these children come from impoverished villages (think Slumdog Millionaire) and wouldn’t have access to schooling otherwise. (Read a Q&A with Matheiken.)

Sheena’s ability to transform the same “black” canvas into a different look each of 365 days is something we can all be inspired by. Taking the time to realize the opportunity in your wardrobe will help you to consume less while gaining fresh looks — without ever having to leave the comfort of your closet.

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HW Intern Pick: Nine West Women’s Kentaro Gladiator Sandal

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From Jamila and Janel

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With all of its straps and studs, the “Kentaro” Sandal from Nine West proves that there’s no such thing as “too much of a good thing.” A high-style approach to the on-trend gladiator, it also features a stacked heel that works with casual or dressier looks.

Celebrating Homo-Harlem

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By Michael Henry Adams from Huffington Post

james_baldwin2If the most important aspect of history is being able to go back in time to discover oneself, for the marginalized—for blacks, Latinos, gays, women and others—heretofore, such searching has usually been a relative challenge.

Speedily, the world changes. For the first time the United States selected a black man to become President.

Yet in the same election, in California, disproportionately, African Americans helped pass a ballot initiative meant to curtail the civil rights of fellow citizens.

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The ‘Hand Me Down’ Brand?

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These are not the “hand me downs” I used to have. The mashup of what’s old is new, what’s new is old, mixed with timeless quality is true Harlem style:

We’ve written about a few different recycling efforts to counter the forces of “fast fashion” and give used clothes another life. Welsh clothing brand Howies, however, is taking a different approach to the discarded-clothes problem by designing items to do a better job of withstanding the ravages of time in the first place. Continue reading