Category: Fashion

  • Converse Shines in Philly

    By Virginia D. Hudson

    The city of brotherly love showed love to thousands of attendees at this year’s annual all-star weekend. From February 8-10th basketball fans, celebrities and NBA basketball players converged on Philadelphia filling restaurants and clubs throughout the historic city.

    While the main premise was to watch the game, it wasn’t difficult to notice the assortment of parties from major companies like, Nike and Converse.

    This year’s all-star weekend also marked basketball legend, Julius “Dr. J” Irving’s return to his Philadelphia 76er roots. It was a coming out moment of sorts – to re-introduce the public to Converse, the sneaker that became synonymous with Irving.

    The new re-emerged Converse (in stores now) used some of the same old magic, but with a mix of millennium attitude to launch the brand and a new marketing campaign called, shine.

    “It’s about being in the zone,” says Jack Boys, CEO of Converse. “It’s about not giving up; it’s about the self-determination and belief in one’s self that help you get around any obstacles you encounter.”

    There were no MJ or Allen Iverson sightings, but there were several hundred members of the press along with Irving at Circa, an upscale spot on Restaurant Row in downtown Philadelphia to usher in the resurrected Converse brand. Feet tapped, heads bobbed and bodies shook as deejay Biz Markie spun a mix of neo-soul, hip-hop and old school tunes.

    Equally impressive was an appearance by neo-soul and Grammy-nominated singer India.Arie. Arie along with her band performed three songs off of her hit album, Acoustic Soul, to an appreciative crowd. “I just love her sound,” said an attendee. The stylist didn’t miss a beat. To show her gratitude and in keeping with her love and peace mantra, she handed out flowers to the audience. M

    March 2002

  • The NFT Has Changed Artists. Has it Changed Art?

    Hardly at all.

  • He Banned the Yahoos and Kept the Social X-Rays Fed

    At Mortimer’s, Glenn Bernbaum reigned over social New York for decades. A new book evokes an era of pouf skirts, society walkers and ladies who lunched.

  • Skater Beatrice Domond Makes a Splash

    The 26-year-old is the first woman to join Supreme’s skate team.

  • Harry Belafonte Turns 95 With a Call for Social Justice

    Spike Lee, Cornel West, and Alicia Keys turn out to celebrate an entertainer who put his career on the line for the cause.

  • Who Doesn’t Need a Portable Fog Machine?

    The hottest accessory in Paris, for fashion-forward magicians.

  • Can I Still Wear Army Green?

    A reader wonders if it’s time to retire a beloved pair of cargo pants.

  • Love Letter: Her Memory as Role Model

    And: Julia Fox on life after her whirlwind relationship with Kanye West.

  • Their Interfaith Relationship Turned a Corner on Christmas

    For Caressa Gonzalez, who is Catholic, and Mordechai Miltz, who was raised Orthodox Jewish, things got serious when he crashed her family’s holiday celebration.

  • An Italian Princess From Texas Awaits Her Next Act

    Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi, formerly Rita Jenrette, is locked in a battle over the estate of her late husband, a Roman prince.

  • For a State Representative, the Ideal Candidate

    Malcolm Kenyatta, a politician in Pennsylvania, worried Matthew Miller was too good to be true after they connected on social media. He proved even better than expected.

  • After Many Steps, a First Date

    Daniela Grafman and Jonathan Juarbe connected on an app in the early pandemic, then walked — she from the Upper East Side, and he across the Brooklyn Bridge — to meet in person.