Kanye West just dropped his first piece from his highly-anticipated collection
with Gap in celebration of his 44th birthday: a $200 cerulean blue round jacket
made from recycled nylon. The pre-sale begins today with orders shipping in the
fall.
Maison Margiela in New York’s Soho neighborhood is debuting a special indoor
installation by New York City-based video collage and installation artist Marco
Brambilla. Titled, Nude Descending a Staircase No.3, the piece is an 11-monitor
video installation on view through July 6.
For the first time ever, two Black women have won an Oscar for makeup and
styling at the 93rd annual Academy Awards: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom hair
department head Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson, Viola Davis’ hair stylist.
For her role, Viola Davis donned a bodysuit to help her portray the full-figured
1920s blues singer, Ma Rainey, also wearing gold teeth — which her husband
apparently loved.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday’s Andra Day, Minari’s Yuh-Jung Youn, Sound
of Metal’s Paul Raci, Borat’s Maria Bakalova, and Minari’s Steven Yeun are all
first-time Oscar acting nominees.
“It’s important when we talk about her fashion that we remember how radical it
was for a Black woman to be in her position during that era,” said Andra Day,
the actress who starred in The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
Mugler’s creative director Casey Cadwallader tells GRAZIA there’s something so
special in being a director where you get to build your world in response to his
spring/summer 2021 show.
Amanda Gorman’s poem she performed during the presidential inauguration
skyrocketed on the best seller lists before it was even available for purchase
but now you can own a copy to cherish.
Back in 2018, in a rapid fire stream of consciousness on Twitter, Kanye West
told everyone that his brand Yeezy “will become the biggest apparel brand
company in human history by working with the most genius level talents and
creating product at an affordable price.”
GRAZIA reached out to designers, stylists, and influencers within the AAPI
community to give space to grieve, but also imagine what a true, safe space
feels and looks like.
Eight Black women process what it felt like to see the first biracial duchess
relive her experience in the Royal Family with Oprah Winfrey on CBS on Sunday
night.
Next Friday, March 5, Coming 2 America, the sequel to Eddie Murphy’s 1988
comedy, Coming To America, will debut on Amazon Prime starring its original
cast.
“My partnership with Gucci is a dream come true, not just for me and my team,
but also for celebrating the city of Detroit’s cultural richness and
innovation,” designer Tommey Walker said.
And really, aren’t we just waking up, getting (somewhat) dressed and sitting in
front of our computers wherever the WiFi is best — give or take a few stray blow
up dinosaurs?
Through Impact, the CFDA hopes to rectify systematic disenfranchisement with
open access, group mentoring, industry programming, and community building, to
support and nurture BIPOC creatives and professionals.
“I really do want to clothe people who are searching for their superhero,”
Theophilio’s designer Edvin Thompson tells Grazia USA during a visit to Black in
Fashion Council’s NYFW showroom.