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March 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna graces the April issue of Elle UK, revealing more about her relationship with Chris Brown in…
February 20, 2013
Fall 2013 Fashion Week just ended, and as usual it was an exciting preview of the best in American design.…
February 19, 2013
A well-known singer, actress, and perfumier, Rihanna recently debuted her fashion line to mixed reviews during London Fashion Week on…
February 15, 2013
ANALYSIS - Most African-American models struggle to book work consistently, while some black designers express anxiety about being seen as…
February 13, 2013
David Tlale is one of the premiere designers of South Africa -- and one of three black designers to show…
February 12, 2013
A Tracy Reese show is becoming one of the most important places to be seen during Fashion Week for anyone…
February 8, 2013
Harlem's Fashion Row held its sixth annual Fall/Winter show last night, kicking off 2013 New York Fashion Week at the…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Michelle Obama has brought national attention to black designer Laura Smalls, who is known among the fashionable…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Nzinga Knight is a black American designer whose style mixes a sense of chic born of her…
January 7, 2013
SLIDESHOW - A version of the floral jacquard print dress is now available on the Tracy Reese web site and…
December 3, 2012
It was the historic year that President Obama was elected the first African-American president of the United States that Smalls…
September 14, 2012
In their sixth collection, the Mataano Spring 2013 show displayed a gentle aesthetic. "We went back to a softer, girlier…
September 13, 2012
New York City is home to many enterprising designers, but Edwing D’Angelo is distinctive with his unique use of candy-colored…
September 12, 2012
Laquan Smith is only 24 and yet has already established himself as a supremely talented designer. Whether inspired by the…
September 10, 2012
On Sunday afternoon, hundreds of New York's best dressed, fashionable entertainers, and the gentry of the beauty and fashion biz…
August 27, 2012
In business since 2005, New York City-based mother-daughter team Elaine and Monif Clarke founded their plus size clothing company, Monif…
August 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - B michael, who created the costumes worn by Whitney Houston in Sparkle, spoke to thisGrio about this…
June 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - 'Russell Simmons has a new partner for the relaunch of his Argyleculture men’s label this fall —…
March 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper and all around aesthete Kanye West has just bravely debuted his second fashion collection in Paris,…
February 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - At this point, the "Project Runway" finalist Korto Momolu sees abandoning the tents at New York City…