Fashion
6 Tips For Planning Your Wedding Photos Like A Pro
With everything that goes into your wedding day, those once-in-a-lifetime moments will go by in a blur, which is why hiring a professional wedding photographer is a must.
She Leads Africa
She Leads Africa, the West African social enterprise and women’s business-focused movement is going global, and bringing its hugely successful boot-camp programme, SheHive, to New York City from June 2-5th 2016.
EDEN BodyWorks Celebrates Beauty Beyond Borders
Since its inception, EDEN BodyWorks has been dedicated to encouraging women to embrace their own standards of beauty.
Chicago Teens Try Their Hands at Fashion, Jewelry Design, App-building and More
Nearly 1,200 youth and family members from 71 different zip codes registered for a free and unique opportunity held recently at Jones College Prep to sample summer programs offered by 30 Chicago City of Learning (CCOL) partner organizations.
Avon Announces Global Fragrance Partnership with Kenzo Takada
Avon Products, Inc. recently announced a new global partnership with internationally renowned designer Kenzo Takada.
Communities Rally to Save Lives From Prostate Cancer
To end a disease that takes the life of an American man every 20 minutes, Chicago joins 35+ communities across the nation in hosting the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk.
Style and Substance
Style and Substance Beauty and brains, First Lady Michelle Obama has it all! A lawyer, writer and wife of the 44th President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama is also the mother of two gorgeous daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama. A trendsetter in fashion, the First Lady has appeared in publications like Vogue and graced the cover of Better Homes & Gardens Magazine in 2011, making her the first to do so in 48 years, and the first woman.
Champagne Diamonds Make Fashion Transitions Pop This Year
Are you still trying to find the perfect accessory to your summer-to-fall-transition fashion staples? The answer may be as simple as adding the color of one gemstone: champagne diamonds from Rio Tinto's Argyle Mine in Australia.
Keeping Your Cool
Athletic styling continues to increase its influence on casual clothing – often referred to as “athleisure” apparel – with innovative fabric treatments associated with high-performance activewear making their way into basic apparel; even underwear.
Copper clothing maker to pay $1.35 million for bogus health claims
A company that makes copper-infused clothing agreed to pay $1.35 million to settle government charges that it falsely claimed that its garments could relieve pain and inflammation caused by arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other diseases.
Taliah Waajid's Purest and Most Natural Hair Care Line to Date
Taliah Waajid, one of the leading innovators and manufacturers of natural hair care products, has developed a new natural, luxurious collection. Pure & Natural Shea-Coco, a line designed to nourish and define textured hair with the most natural of ingredients, launched online at www.NaturalHair.org on December 9, 2015 and will be available at Target, Walmart, Sally Beauty Supply, and local beauty supply stores beginning February 2016.
Formal is Normal for New Year’s Eve
No matter where you go on New Year’s Eve this year, formal attire is just right for the night. That means whether you are going to a fabulous party at a swanky hotel, a restaurant for casual dining or simply a friend’s house for drinks and hors d'oeuvres, it is totally okay to arrive wearing a beautiful sparkly gown…and for the men… a sleek tuxedo works out well. After all, you’re ringing in the New Year!
The African designer who doesn't want to use Africa as a 'gimmick'
Fashion designer Chi Atanga is comfortable with an identity as a global African. Based in Portugal and Cameroonian-British by background, he is currently in the U.S. looking for investment and sounding out potential markets. African-American communities are emerging consumers of music, movies and fashion from the continent, he says, and he hopes to ride the wave with a clothing brand that reflects his heritage.
Dancer Misty Copeland Writing Health-and-Fitness Book
Dancer Misty Copeland is working on a health-and-fitness book. Grand Central Life & Style, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, announced Thursday that Copeland’s “Ballerina Body” is scheduled for 2017. Copeland, the first African-American woman to become the American Ballet Theatre’s principal dancer, is a member of President Barack Obama’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition.
