Month: March 2020

Box braids will always be the crown jewel of protective styles, but with new techniques being birthed at light-speed, the black girl staple is quickly fading to the background while buzzier new styles take the throne. Last summer, knotless braids—a more modern iteration of classic box braids but with less tension at the root—held the
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Photograph courtesy of Burberry“Though we are apart, we stand together.” By Maddison Glendinning Date March 30, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter As the world navigates through the COVID-19 pandemic, brands are increasingly stepping up to provide support in these uncertain times. From holding medical supplies drives (Pyer Moss) to producing hand sanitizer (L’Oréal, LVMH and more) and
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Rich Fury Back in 2009, I chopped off all my hair and never looked back. Sure, I attempted to grow it back out once or twice, but honestly…I never feel like myself with longer styles. There’s simply something so unapologetic about facing life all without any hair covering your face. The long story short? I
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Everyone is taking a hit, but small independents are feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic the most When Toronto-based designer Steven Lejambe received the news that he’d been nominated for the Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent in Fashion at the 2020 Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFAs), he was elated. The nomination represented a
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