Woodbury University hosted an extraordinary evening of fashion on May 9, 2024, at the Alex Theater in Glendale, CA, to honor the Black Design Collective and its founders, Kevan Hall and TJ Walker. The event, led by Dean Jeff Bellantoni and Fashion Design Chair Anna Leiker, celebrated Hall and Walker’s […]
On Thursday, February 23, 2023, the NAACP hosted a fashion show luncheon, presenting the newest addition to the Image Awards, honoring hairstyling, make-up, and costume design. The Black Design Collective (BDC) followed the awards and wowed the audience with their most recent collections. NAACP president, Derrick Johnson, set the tone […]
As seen on the pages of Vanity Fair, British Vogue, & GQ, the streetwear line Corazon Co is a woman-owned modern, bold, & eco-conscious streetwear label, designed by Corazon in Portland Oregon. The brand focuses on creating stylish, comfortable, and ethically sourced apparel while incorporating unique ways to educate about […]
Originally from NYC, Anna Bartoletti has lived in the Las Vegas area for over 10 years. She has a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts in Fashion Design from The Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. She was an apprentice to Betsey Johnson and designed coordinating garments that went down the […]
Kaylene Peoples met Tito Chowdhury back at Los Angeles Fashion Week’s Closing Party in Hollywood in 2012. And all these years, they’ve kept in touch, had great conversations about fashion, and more recently . . . where fashion is heading. Tito is the founder and CEO of FashioNXT. “What’s […]
Have an upscale event, but don’t want to sweat your way through the festivities? The midi has always been the go-to for afternoon tea and outdoor parties during late spring throughout summer. Looking for the right outfit that is appropriate for day and evening doesn’t have to be a chore. […]
I guess it’s true that history repeats itself. It seems every 20 years we see a recycled look from our past. – Kaylene Peoples, Fashion Talk
Looking back at fashion runway as we approach the fall season, I’m taking in the essence of Chanel. In my humble opinion, when looking at upcoming fashion, it all hinges on the setting. Chanel’s setting mimicked a winter wonderland with a display of beautiful clothing, excitement in the air, well-styled […]
Paris Georgia Runway happened just over a year ago, debuting their first collection during New Zealand Fashion Week in Auckland on August 28, 2019. The ready-to-wear line combines the talents of designers Paris Mitchell and Georgia Cherrie whose inspirations appeal to retro-90s sensibilities. In getting back to the business of […]
Back in 2018 during, Agenda nodded to the history of fashion model trailblazers. This article ran in issue #4 for Black History Month. For once I was not considered Black, African American, or Negro. I was just an American. —Dorothea Church remembers her modeling career in Paris in the early […]
