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Twelve AM Co. is a shoe paradise for women who love beautiful footwear. The online shoe store was started in 2015 by Areial Lomack. Lomack is an Oakland, California, native and a graduate of San Francisco State University. She created her brand for women who desire to set themselves apart with fabulous shoes but don’t…

Kamica Hampton has always had an affection for fabulous shoes. Growing up in San Antonio, Texas, her love for bold fashion was sparked at an early age. As an adult, she turned her passion into a paycheck when she launched her eponymous luxury shoe company in 2014. Kamica Hampton’s designs combine Italian craftsmanship and Texas…

Gucci Mane claims he is getting his own brand at Gucci. The 40-year-old rapper took to Twitter to announce that he has agreed to a deal with the Italian fashion house for a new brand, but the label has yet to confirm. He wrote: “It’s official I’m getting my own brand @gucci I hope they…

Support Black Colleges is a clothing brand that highlights the importance of historically Black colleges and universities. The brand features hoodies, T-shirts, baseball caps and more. Co-founded in 2012 by Howard students Corey Arvinger and Justin Phillips, its mission is to uplift, inspire and encourage people to support and attend HBCUs. The brand quickly took…

Kalilah Wright is a Jamaican-born, Brooklyn-raised architect and entrepreneur. Wright merged her love of fashion and architecture to launch her apparel brand Mess in a Bottle. Mess in a Bottle is all about making a statement through fashion as they believe messages start important conversations. Her T-shirts carry bold messages, come packaged in reusable bottles…

Basketball great Allen Iverson is known for his successful career in the NBA, his iconic style that changed the game, and his smart business moves. Iverson, who turned 45-years-old on Monday, has a lot to celebrate, including a significant payout that he can expect in the next 10 years on his 55th birthday. According to…

Things are not looking good for fashion designer Virgil Abloh. Abloh, the chief executive officer of Louis Vuitton’s menswear and founder of the luxury Off-White label, is receiving major backlash after he posted that he donated $50 to a Miami bail fund on Sunday, May 31, 2020, after nationwide protests in honor of George Floyd.…

Khala Whitney is a young designer who is shaking up the fashion industry. The Houston native is the creator of Grayscale, an edgy feminine brand launched in 2016 that has captured the attention of many celebrities, including Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Summer Walker and more. The brand spearheaded by Whitney — a proud graduate of…

André Leon Talley admits his relationship with Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour “is in an iceberg.” According to Talley, the fashion bible’s former editor-at-large, his new memoir, The Chiffon Trenches, is a “love letter” to Wintour, even though he claims the 70-year-old journalist is “not capable of simple human kindness.” And in a new interview about…

Italian luxury colossus Gucci has sparked conversation and debate after posting a risque ad to promote its underwear line for its 40 million Instagram followers. Some fashion enthusiasts found the ad spotlighting a Black man flossing the imprint of his private parts distasteful, debasing and contributing to the deleterious stereotype of African American males as…

Sharra Speer is a mother, creative, writer and self-proclaimed fashion priest who knows fashion is ministry. In early March 2020, Speer — the creator and “director of possibilities” of Xspeeriences Inc., a creative expressions suite based in Atlanta — was encouraged to lend her artistic talents to a world navigating the harsh realities of the…

Virgil Abloh. the creative director of Louis Vuitton menswear and the founder of Off-White, admits he is “inspired” by the fact that fashion could “mean something different” after the pandemic. Speaking to Vogue magazine for its “Postcards from Home” series, he said: “I’m inspired by the fact that fashion can mean something different out of…

Naomi Campbell can’t leave the house without doing two things. The 49-year-old supermodel has opened up about her daily routine and insisted she has to say her prayers when she wakes up before she does anything else. Speaking to fashion booking agent Camilla Lowther on an Instagram Live chat, she said: “That’s just an automatic.…

Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty has released two new products to take self-isolation beauty to the “next level.” The “Work” hitmaker’s beauty brand has dropped a new cream blush and cream bronzer, which Rihanna has said will help bring “fresh color” to people’s faces and will up the ante of their FaceTime calls amid the global health…

As we continue to live through the global health pandemic, we are hearing daily about the lack of personal protective equipment, or PPE, for doctors, nurses and other essential hospital staff. Essential workers are crying out for help, and state and local leaders are demanding answers from the federal government as the number of cases…

Fashionista and fempreneur Crystal Marie Young has defied the odds in her own life to become a savvy and successful fashion designer. While the world is in turmoil dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Young decided to do her part to encourage other women not to allow fear to rule their thoughts with a lifestyle movement…

Grayling Purnell has always had a passion for design, from wearing custom-made outfits as a toddler to launching his signature couture fashion house. The designer started his first clothing line, Orphic Streetwear, in September 2013. He went on to pursue a formal fashion education at Parson’s New School of Design and Fashion Institute of Technology…

Virgil Abloh will only sell his latest jewelry collection to those he feels deserve it. The 39-year-old fashion designer has created a line of diamond-encrusted bling themed around office supplies in collaboration with Jacob & Co., and has said he won’t be putting the pieces on the market for just anyone to buy. Instead, Abloh…

Lil Nas X has gone shirtless for the new Calvin Klein campaign. The “Old Town Road” hitmaker is just one of a number of celebrities appearing in the new Spring 2020 collection for the fashion house. Taking to Instagram to share the news, Lil Nas wrote: “bro idk (I don’t know) what the hell is…

Janelle Monáe has shared her favorite shoe designer. The Hidden Figures actress‘s “most memorable” red carpet outfits have typically involved footwear from Christian Louboutin as she knows they will always be a “conversation piece.” She said: “I’ve worn Louboutins to so many of my most memorable red carpet moments. “For the past two years at…