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Designer Grace Wales Bonner states, “the aim with Wales Bonner is to bring Afro-Atlantic Spirit to the idea of European luxury and elevate Black representation within fashion.” This white wool Tuxedo (2017) is inspired by the Pan-Africanist leader Haile Selassie’s crowning as emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. Continue reading Eye On Design: Wool Men’s Tuxedo By Grace Wales Bonner
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The annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), is the showcase event of New York Design Week and by definition a fantastic place to see all of the latest trends in furniture and interior design. It’s also an ideal venue for spotting some of the coolest-looking and most sharply dressed people in Manhattan at any given time. Look at this handsome gentleman in his Hot Pink Suit, accented by a revealingly-ripped white T-shirt, with pristine white sneakers completing the outfit. He looks amazing! Thank you, unidentified man, for posing for me in your fabulous Pink Suit, and for being this week’s Pink Thing of The Day!
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In 2021, Spike Lee made cinematic history as the first Black president of the Cannes Film Festival jury. He collaborated with Louis Vuitton’s first Black artistic director, Virgil Abloh, to create a wardrobe for the occasion.
Continue reading Eye On Design: Spike Lee’s Magenta Louis Vuitton Suit
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If you consider yourself to be any kind of fan of film director John Waters — his movies, his art, his overall outlook on life — then you need to head to Hollywood to check out the Academy Museum’s career-spanning exhibit, John Waters, Pope of Trash, which I was fortunate to see just before Christmas.
Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: John Waters Crocheted Sock Doll in Pink Suit
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The glass bead appliqué on this jacket by Oscar de la Renta suggests an elaborate coral reef. Coral reefs are unique ecosystems; a major one is located in the Caribbean, where de la Renta grew up.
Continue reading Eye On Design: Coral Reef Beaded Jacket by Oscar de la Renta