// // ]]> I'm always looking for something to do besides the usual dinner and a movie night, so I decided to share a list of 15 things to do during the month of October. Sometimes it's just fun to mix things up a bit and try something new or just do something you haven't done in a while. It’s Cider Time! Check out your local Cider Mill for all your donut and cider needs. Have fun picking apples, finding your way through a corn maze, and enjoying other fun activities. - To find a[...]
The first Barbie doll was created in 1959 by Ruth Handler. It wasn't until 1968 that Barbie was introduced to a new friend Black "Christie". In 1980 Mattel finally released a black version of Barbie "Black Barbie". Since 1980, the face of Black Barbie has gone through multiple changes. She now comes in a variety of shades like real African American women. Now only if Mattel would make Barbies with realistic body types. I remember growing up playing with Barbie dolls. I appreciat[...]
10 Fun Halloween Costume Ideas... With Halloween almost a week away, I have yet to decide who or what I’m going to be this year. If you’re like me, you’re probably tired of seeing the same old costumes every year. I’m sure there will be plenty of sexy kittens, naughty nurses, french maids, and dirty cops out and about, so why not have fun and try something different this Halloween. 1. Clueless Clueless is one of my all-time favorite 90’s movies. I love Cher and Dionne, I totally i[...]
Last week while I was in the salon waiting to get my hair done, I picked up this month's issue of Vogue (the issue with Rihanna on the cover). I came across something that I thought was pretty awesome and I wanted to share it. This photo was part of an ad campaign for Shinola (an American manufacturer of watches, bicycles, and leather goods located in Midtown Detroit) by photographer Bruce Weber titled: Capturing a Moment. Bruce came to The Motor City to shoot a five-page campaign in Vogue's[...]
Singer Kelly Rowland and R&B Singer Trey Songz cover the July 2012 Issue of Ebony magazine. I love, love, love Kelly's Dolce & Gabbana crop top and the high-waisted shorts she's wearing. I wonder what's inside this "Sexy Issue"! Get the look HERE! This issue will be on newsstands soon... source: Huffington Post[...]
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// // ]]> Before Whitney Houston ever topped a billboard chart, she graced the covers and pages of magazines... While singing with her mother at Carnegie Hall, Whitney was spotted by a photographer who soon helped her with the launch of a modeling career. Whitney was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen magazine in November of 1981. She was also was featured in layouts for Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Young Miss among others. She went on to appear in a TV commercia[...]
// // ]]> Beverly Johnson was the first black model to cover American Vogue on the 1974 August issue and French Elle a year later, becoming the first black model to cover both publications. Beverly got her start after landing a job with Glamour magazine, soon after her career begins to take off. Johnson signed with the Ford Modeling Agency and was one of the highest-paid models in the industry in a very short period of time. She has walked the runway for such designers as Yves St. Laurent,[...]
Anais Mali Becomes First Black Model To Cover W in Korea Anais Mokngar Mali is a French model who was born in Toulon, France. In 2009, she signed with Wilhelmina Mode modeling agency. Even though Mali is joined by other models Crystal Renn, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Hyoni Kang, Julia Nobis, Maryna Linchuk, and Valerija Kelava she still is the first black model to ever grace W Korea's Cover. Anais has already modeled for some of the top designers like Betsey Johnson, Vivienne Westwood, Marc Jaco[...]
Naomi Campbell was the first Black model to grace the cover of Time magazine and French Vogue. Naomi Campbell began modeling at the age of 15 when she signed with Synchro Modeling Agency. She landed her first cover at 15 for Elle in April 1986. At age 18 she becomes the first black model to cover French Vogue and Time magazine. Naomi is one of the world's most renowned supermodels. She has walked the Runway for some of the top iconic fashion icons such as Versace, Dior, Marc Jacobs,[...]