Darine Stern was the first African‑American model to be featured on the cover of Playboy magazine by herself in the October 1971 issue. Though the magazine had already featured two black Playmates, Jennifer Jackson in March 1965 and Jean Bell in October 1969. Jackson was the first Black Playmate of the Month, while Bell was the first African American to appear on the magazine's cover alongside another playmate. ♥[...]
New York Fashion Week (NYFW) is known to bring out some of the worlds most fashion obsessed individuals. It's no surprise to see this year's Style Icon Award winner Rihanna, front and center at a couple of runway shows. Which look is your favorite? Love or hate her, you can't deny this chick has style! She can pretty much wear anything and own it. ♥ // (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsB[...]
Meet Designer Patrick Robinson Patrick Robinson was born on September 8, 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee. He grew up in Orange County, Los Angeles. While in high school he worked part-time at Nordstroms at the Cerritos mall. Patrick’s first attempt in fashion was when he created his own small line of beach wear, inspired by his love for the surfing lifestyle. His love for fashion stemmed from a movie he saw that featured American designers Calvin Klein and Jeffrey Banks. After graduating fr[...]
Meet Designer Charles Harbison "My heritage and culture are definite influences in how I approach fashion, but my final responsibility is simply to create good design. I'm just excited to be a part of the conversation of "black fashion" and continue to further the range of what that means." Charles Elliott Harbison was born in Lincolnton, NC. Being a child of the 80s, he could remember his mother wearing a colorful power suit regularly. She was his first muse. As a way of spending time[...]