On Wednesday, Kanye West dragged the entire fashion industry out to Roosevelt Island for his Yeezy Season 4 presentation. Models fainted, attendees were kept waiting for nearly two hours, and at the end of it, many were less than impressed with the collection itself. Least of all, Jessica Iredale from respected fashion trade magazine Women’s […]
For Black History Month, NewsOne honors GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE. Nzinga Knight Place of Residence: New York City Why She’s a Game Changer: Knight, a fashion designer, is also a Muslim American. She has created an Islamic-inspired line of […]
NEW YORK — Fashion Row, an organization based out of Harlem has given six Black designers a shot at the opportunity of a lifetime — the runways of New York’s Fashion Week. NY Daily News reports: From 15 semifinalists, the [Fashion Row] team culled the top six, evaluating portfolios and interviewing designers in person. In […]
For the first time ever, New York Fashion Week debuted a plus-size-only runway show hosted by OneStopPlus.com. It was the first ever plus-size fashion show to take place at a Major Fashion week. OneStopPlus.com is a company that sells plus-size clothing for full-figured women sizes 12 to 44, as well as lingerie, accessories and wide-width […]
Today, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicked off in its new home, Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park in New York City. The event draws tastemakers, editors, onlookers, and buyers to witness the hottest in design industry talent. The semi-annual fashion events, formerly at Bryant Park, draw more than 230,000 attendees every year and generate more than $770 million […]