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Is The “Soft Life” Rhetoric Changing The Way We Dress?

We all remember what went down with the problematic insinuations of the viral “clean girl aesthetic” last summer. It basically indicated whiteness being the most...

Essence Fashion Digest: 2023 Met Gala Theme, Cover Boy Edward Enninful, & New Hanifa

The best thing about fashion is that there’s always the will to innovate, and this week is all about making something new. With Men’s fashion...

Essence Fashion Team Dishes On Men’s PFW F/W 23

It’s been a week of surprises, celeb front row appearances (Usher, Lucien Laviscount, aka the plot of Emily In Paris, Rosalía, etc.), and stellar menswear...

The Canadian Tux Is Back

I think we’re all used to a specific look thinking about a “Canadian Tux.” You may be thinking of an all-American light-wash look that’s super...

André Leon Talley And His Beautiful Things

From childhood, André Leon Talley has loved beautiful things. It has been an official year since his death today, and the void he has left...

Ask And You Shall Recieve: The Telfar Wallet Is Finally Here 

Telfar, a.k.a. Telfeezy, a.k.a Bushwick Birkin, has yet again dropped something we’ve wanted to see for a long, long time. The Telfar wallet is the...

Joe Freshgoods Looks Back With Vault by Vans

Joe Freshgoods was and still is an avid traveler. In this collection, an ideation of Joe’s “Chocolate Valley Resort,” reminiscent of his days as a young...

Sade Celebrates Another Trip Around The Sun

Sade is turning 64 today, believe it or not! The British-Nigerian singer is an example of classic subdued glamour. She’s never had to do too...

Happy Birthday, Aaliyah! 12 Of Her Iconic Moments

Aaliyah would’ve been 44 years old today, and the legacy she left behind is still just as strong today. Her music touched the lives and...

All The Looks From The 2023 Critics’ Choice Awards

Another week, another red carpet. This week; the 28th Critics Choice Awards. Stars from film and television ascended on the red carpet at the Fairmont...