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February 15, 2013

Black models and designers still excluded as fashion evades touchy subject of race

ANALYSIS - Most African-American models struggle to book work consistently, while some black designers express anxiety about being seen as…
February 6, 2013

Andre Leon Talley signs deal for late night talk show

theGRIO REPORT - Vogue contributing fashion editor Andre Leon Talley has signed a deal with Electus production company with plans…
January 16, 2013

Quvenzhané Wallis talks Oscar fashion in an André Leon Talley interview

VIDEO - Pint-size Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis, gave fans a little hint on what she might wear to the Academy…
January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Laura Smalls, designer who dresses the first lady

theGRIO's 100 - Michelle Obama has brought national attention to black designer Laura Smalls, who is known among the fashionable…
December 3, 2012

Overnight, Michelle Obama made black designer Laura Smalls a name to know

It was the historic year that President Obama was elected the first African-American president of the United States that Smalls…
April 3, 2012

theGrio's top 20 black fashion icons (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - Time magazine recently featured their 'All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons' with few black figures listed. theGrio has more...
September 8, 2011

Fashion Week Preview: Let the shows begin!

OPINION - From September 8th until September 15th, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week will be "location central" for the tiny universe…