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Black Designers

Lu Sierra and Byron Lars

Designer Byron Lars shares top styles

Lu Sierra
My friend Byron Lars, a designer who has been on the scene for over 20 years, is known for his fun, flirtatious juxtapositions of textures and patterns -- looks ripe for the picking this season.
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Designer Stephen Burrows today and model Pat Cleveland in one of his creations

Iconic designer Stephen Burrows talks

Suzanne Rust
REVIEW - Dance yourselves over the Museum of the City of New York and catch, 'Stephen Burrows: When Fashion Danced.' We can all use a happy dose of Burrows' timeless chic...
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Kelly Rowland and Boris Kodjoe

BET's 'Rip the Runway' takes a radical new direction

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
The latest addition of this well-known fashion extravaganza recently aired on March 20th with a new goal: to elevate its status as a platform that showcases the best of urban music blended perfectly with the epitome of high style.
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Singers Chris Brown (L) and Rihanna

Rihanna on her 'unbreakable' bond with Chris Brown

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna graces the April issue of Elle UK, revealing more about her relationship with Chris Brown in the issue that is due on newsstands on March 6...
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Fashion Week stars b Michael and Tracy Reese

WATCH: Who were the biggest black designers of NYC Fashion Week?

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
Fall 2013 Fashion Week just ended, and as usual it was an exciting preview of the best in American design. Black designers made a big impact among a field consisting of hundreds of shows.
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Looks from Rihanna's fashion line for River Island

Rihanna debuts River Island fashion line to mixed reviews

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
A well-known singer, actress, and perfumier, Rihanna recently debuted her fashion line to mixed reviews during London Fashion Week on Saturday.
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Models walk the runway at the Calvin Klein Collection Fall 2013

Fashion’s color problem continues

Nana Brew-Hammond
ANALYSIS - Most African-American models struggle to book work consistently, while some black designers express anxiety about being seen as catering only to black customers...
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A model poses at the David Tlale Sun Fall 2013 fashion show

New York Fashion Week: David Tlale wows with opulent presentation

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
David Tlale is one of the premiere designers of South Africa -- and one of three black designers to show at this season's New York Fashion Week. His recent show eschewed the typical runway presentation, the couture creator opting instead to perch his models on low white risers in opulent looks.
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Angela Bassett attends the Fall 2013 Tracy Reese collection

Angela Bassett cheers on Tracy Reese at latest Fashion Week show

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
A Tracy Reese show is becoming one of the most important places to be seen during Fashion Week for anyone who can secure a ticket.
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Fall/Winter 2013 Harlem's Fashion Row

Harlem's Fashion Row: NY Fashion Week show empowers black designers

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
Harlem's Fashion Row held its sixth annual Fall/Winter show last night, kicking off 2013 New York Fashion Week at the Apollo Theater with a clothing presentation that was also a call to action.
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