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Who Run the World? A Balmain x Beyoncé Capsule Collection Is Created to Benefit Black Colleges
Breaking Bey News: Memorably, Beyoncé broke the festival format wide open this year at Coachella Beychella, when she performed two epic 24-song sets backed by a college marching band and wearing an all-Balmain wardrobe, personally designed by creative director Olivier Rousteing. But that epic collaboration also birthed an ingenious idea, as reported by Vogue: It…
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Work Hard, Play Carter: The Carters Take a Stylish Time Out in Italy
Here’s what I’m doing on my summer vacation: writing hundreds of posts for The Glow Up, maybe fitting in a trip or two to midwestern meccas in Wisconsin, Minnesota or Iowa to catch up with the fam, catching a few free concerts in the park in Chicago and intermittently catching a few rays at my…
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Another Day, Another Duchess: Meghan Markle Steps Out in Dior and More [Updated]
Updated: Tuesday, July 1o, 2018, 4:14 p.m. EDT: We spoke too soon! In a dynamic quick change, the Duchess of Sussex, who appeared at Tuesday morning’s Royal Air Force centennial celebration wearing a custom-made dress by Dior, came through with a very “Emerald Isle”-appropriate burst of color in the afternoon, donning a sleek, forest-green skirt…
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Let Love Rule: Zoë Kravitz Is Saint Laurent’s Latest Campaign Star
In the lexicon of cool-girl style, there are very few cooler than double-threat celebrity progeny Zoë Kravitz—that is, unless you consider that she got it from her mama, Lisa Bonet (dad Lenny Kravitz is no slouch, either). Now, legendary French fashion house Saint Laurent—formerly more commonly known for its founding designer Yves Saint Laurent, YSL…
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‘Shine Bright, Shine Far, Be A Star!’ Life-Size 2 Is on the Way
My favorite childhood movie is finally getting a sequel—but we’re missing a very important character. Tyra Banks finally announced her costar for the upcoming Life-Size 2, but this time, it isn’t Lindsay Lohan; Grown-ish co-star Francia Raisa will act opposite Banks. In the first Disney movie, which premiered 18 years ago, Eve (Banks) transformed from…
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Ladies First: Essence Fest 2018 Took Over NOLA, and We Had FOMO
We wanna be down! While The Root’s own Danielle Young made her way to New Orleans from July 5-8 to party with our sister-girls at the 2018 Essence Music Festival, alas, The Glow Up stayed home to attend to other pertinent business. But that didn’t keep us from catching a major case of FOMO. After…
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#TuesdayTurnUp: ‘This Is America’ Choreographer Sherrie Silver Demos Her Favorite Dances for Vogue
I don’t know about you, but I’m dragging a bit this morning. Since we’re a day late for #MondayMotivation, how about a little #TuesdayTurnUp? Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” video made a major impact when it debuted in May, not in the least because Glover debuted some new African-inspired dance moves, courtesy of self-proclaimed “African…
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Love Is the Message: Janet Mock Makes Her Directorial Debut—and Television History—With Pose
(Editor’s note: spoilers of the Sunday, July 8 episode to follow.) If you’re not watching Pose yet, you’re missing out on one of the most groundbreaking moments in television, as the largest cast and crew of LGBTQIA+ talent, especially trans women of color—both on screen and behind the cameras—have been assembled to revisit the ballroom…
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Signature Style? In Case You Hadn’t Noticed, Bateau Necklines Are Bae in Meghan Markle’s Closet
As followers of The Glow Up know, we’ve been on royal watch since the marriage of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, eager to see how the former actress’ fashion sense translates to her new role as a duchess. Monday’s christening of nephew-in-law Prince Louis was yet another opportunity to see Her Royal Highness in action,…
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The Sisterhood Ceiling: Are Women Holding Each Other Back by Avoiding Healthy Competition?
When it comes to workplace equality, is there one area in which women are actually complicit in holding themselves—and each other—back? That’s the question posed by an article in Glamour’s August issue, titled “Are Women Afraid to Compete with Each Other at Work? The answer is often “yes.” And the reasons stem as far back…