Stroll west down Christopher Street in New York City’s West Village today, and you’ll pass a Michelin-starred Korean noodle restaurant on the right, a trendy French bistro serving glistening tartare de boeuf a little further down, then rows of regal, vine-wrapped brownstones. But when Raul Lopez was growing up, it was an entirely different scene….
Amanda Smith, chief executive officer of Fairchild Media Group, has been appointed board president of the Fashion Scholarship Fund. She succeeds John Tighe, president of Tailored Brands, who has successfully completed his two-year term leading the FSF board. “During her distinguished service on the FSF board, Amanda has consistently demonstrated her commitment to the educational…
NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up on the south side of Chicago, the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley was given the message early on: What one wore as a Black man mattered. Wesley’s pastor father, who migrated from Louisiana after World War II in search of more opportunities than those readily available to Black people in…
Pakistan’s J. Junaid Jamshed is an unusual success story. The modest fashion brand was founded more than two decades ago by the late Junaid Jamshed, a local rockstar who abandoned his rowdy music career to become a conservative religious figure and staunch proponent of the Islamic economy. Jamshed’s traditional clothing business has swelled in recent…
Women can find spring fashion inspiration at Rescue & Restore Church’s Ladies’ Fashion Show on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the church’s main sanctuary, 120 Willow Ave., Olyphant. “We would love to have everyone come see our church and promote the community and have a good time together,” said Linda Munley, wife of Rescue &…
This Sunday, April 27, the TU Fashion club played with the motifs of traditional corporate wear in their annual fashion show. Entitled “Bull and Bear,” the fashion show drew “inspiration from the financial markets and corporate structures” while incorporating modern designs and challenging the norms of inclusivity in the financial sector. Courtesy of TUFashion The…
Overview: Based on a blog she started in college, Moore-Karim’s project features photography, a fragrance line, and Tarot-style readings for clients. Built on Western beauty standards, with impossibly perfect models and air of exclusivity, the fashion industry seems like the last place to find racial healing for Black women combined with radical social change. But…
FARGO — NDSU students from the Apparel, Retail Merchandising and Design (ARMD) program and the School of Design, Architecture, and Art held the annual fashion show Wednesday, April 30, at the Oceti Sakowin Ballroom in Memorial Union. The Fashion Show Production class produced the show. The theme of this year’s show was “Show Your Work: A…
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Tyler Collet never had an easier time getting to a major, closing with an even-par 72 on Wednesday to win the PGA Professional Championship by a record 10 shots to lead 20 club pros who qualified for the PGA Championship. Collet started the final round on the Wanamaker course at…
In summer of 2011, I was living in downtown Los Angeles, taking public transport to my print magazine internship by day, and finishing up my classes at USC by night. Rihanna and Calvin Harris had just released a song called We Found Love, and everyone in LA was wearing skinny jeans with Rag & Bone…