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This Black Model May Have Broken Cannes’ Strict No-Nudity Dress Code, But Her Outfit is Turning Every Head…
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All That Glitters: Pat McGrath Is Bringing Sexy Back
In a little over two weeks, I will turn 43. It’s a fairly unremarkable age—except for the remarkable (to me) work I now get to do every day here at The Glow Up. But even as I try to settle into my middle-aged idiosyncrasies (and metabolism), most days I still feel like a 27-year-old just…
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Everything You Need to Know About America in One Macabre ‘Trend’
Following school shooting after school shooting after school shooting, a macabre fashion trend has emerged: bulletproof backpacks. Google the term and you will find a number of sites selling backpacks and “bulletproof inserts,” as well as a slew of stories on the spike in bulletproof backpack sales following the February school shooting in Parkland, Fla.,…
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Designer Agnes Baddoo Has It in the Bag
What’s the handbag that would give you life—if only you could find it? Agnes Baddoo answered that question for herself, and it became a business. Formerly a fashion stylist for Elle magazine, Baddoo cut her teeth on the international fashion circuit of New York, London and Paris in the ’90s. When The Glow Up caught…
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I, Veronica: The Glow Up’s Veronica Webb Gets Existential (Without the Crisis)
Here at The Glow Up, we’re well aware that fashion and beauty—while big fun and a legitimate art form—aren’t always viewed as the most serious of topics. But that doesn’t mean that we (especially we models) don’t think very, very deep and philosophical thoughts. So when we saw I, Kendall, Kendall Jenner’s recent existential exploration…
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Reason No. 3,416,750 to Love Shopping at Target: You Might Run Into Beyoncé
Editor’s note: Forgive us for the above photo; that’s just how we imagine Beyoncé and Blue Ivy walking into their local Target. We can always use a little “Stars—They’re Just Like Us!” sparkle to brighten up an otherwise dull Tuesday, but this one might be the best one yet. An eagle-eyed employee with a knack…
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I Got Goddess Locs and Now I Feel (and Look) Very Regal, but … Boy, Was It a Journey
First things first, I have a lot of hair. It’s a lot even though I cut if off by several inches nearly a year ago after I decided to stop getting blowouts to give my hair a break. It’s just dense, thick hair that does what it wants when it wants and has more than…
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Grown-ish and Gorgeous: Yara Shahidi Covers Essence’s April Issue!
By now it’s no secret that we love, love, love Grown-ish star, young activist and all-around brilliant bae (Harvard, y’all) Yara Shahidi. And clearly we’re not the only ones, since our sisters over at Essence are featuring the always “it” girl on the cover of their April issue! Wearing it’s-almost-summer whites embellished with gold—even in…
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Virgil Abloh Takes the Reins at Louis Vuitton Menswear
Is there such a thing as “Black Man Magic”? If there isn’t, then someone needs to start that hashtag and pin it to Virgil Abloh, the designer of luxury-streetwear label Off-White. The 34-year old-Chicago native has done in five short years what it takes many a lifetime in the fashion business to achieve: create a…
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Fit for a Queen: Tarana Burke Gets Her Moment to Shine
We’ve long thought that #MeToo Movement founder Tarana Burke deserved to be treated like the queen she is, and it’s been a delight to see her profile rise in recent months, finding her on red carpets and talk shows alike. But as her platform has rightfully grown, it’s Burke’s humility that has truly stunned as…