In this week’s Style Guide, we wind down Fashion Month, Angela Bassett reflects on her red carpet style, and Black beauty reigns on March and April magazine covers.
Last Friday in Milan, in the midst of the city’s Fashion Week, Black talent in the Italian fashion industry received their due.
During the first-ever
Unlike many who feel their best in intimate settings, the eternally gorgeous Angela Bassett reveals the red carpet is her confidence cocoon. This week, the award-winning actress shared that the step-and-repeat is where she feels the most beautiful.
“Definitely on the carpets […] You and your team just have put together a lot of effort, a lot of thought, into where you’re going and what the event is,” Bassett told People at the CDGA Awards. “And that’s what you want: to feel your most best because all eyes are on you. So definitely, the carpet is a place where I feel most beautiful.”
This year, “beautiful” doesn’t even begin describe the Oscar-nominated “Wakanda Forever” star’s red carpet looks. Bassett’s fashion has consistently made a statement, from her vibrant yellow Giambattista Valli Couture gown at the SAG awards to her dazzling Pamella Roland look at the Golden Globes.
“I enjoy the process of finding [fashion looks]. It’s almost like music when you have the tuning fork, and you’re trying to find the right note,” the veteran film star shared.
Continuing its commitment to diversifying the fashion marketplace, Nordstrom is partnering with The Folklore Group. This new collaboration will expose Nordstrom’s buyers to fashion, lifestyle, and other emerging market brands founded by people of color through The Folklore Connect platform.
Tired of all of this bizarre end-of-winter weather? Savage x Fenty has what you need to summon spring. New spring-themed styles across the brand’s lingerie and lounge lines have just dropped. According to a release to theGrio, through both new colorways and patterns, the collections play with the dichotomy between the cheerful and bright and the dark and seductive.
The latest drop, available to shop online now, ranges in price from $10.95 to $84.95 if a VIP member, and $14.95 to $109.95 for regular shoppers.
Actress Skai Jackson is rejoicing about becoming the face of Cacharel’s new and empowering fragrance, Yes I Am Bloom Up!. The fragrance has been formulated with fruity and floral notes, putting a springtime spin on the line’s original, more spicy signature scent. Yes I Am Bloom Up has also been packaged in the Yes I Am collection’s iconic lipstick-shaped bottle.
Jackson told People the scent “automatically” puts her in a good mood and also gushed about how much she enjoyed working with the brand.
“I’ve always been a fan of the brand, not for just the products that they put out, but just everything that they stand for. What they do behind the scenes, helping uplift young girls and empowering each other, that’s just everything that I align with in my life. I’m super excited to be a part of the family,” Jackson said.
The new fragrance is currently available at JCPenney online and in-store for $42-$68.
This week we were blessed with a plethora of Black faces staring back at us from the newsstands. Tinashe dives deep underwater for Numero Netherlands, Johnathan Majors is blue for The Observer, Kelela divulges what it’s like to be everybody’s secret, Naomi Campbell brings her supermodel talents to the cover of Vogue India, Tracee Ellis Ross poses for CRWNMAG’s Beauty Bible and more.
Kerry Washington covers Marie Claire’s Identity issue. (Photo: Marie Claire)
Justice Smith covers L’Officiel’s March issue. (Photo credit: L’Officiel)
Tracee Ellis Ross covers CRWNMAG’s Beauty Bible. (Photo credit: CRWNMAG)
Tinashe plunges to new depths for the cover of Numero Netherlands magazine. (Photo credit: Numero Netherlands)
Johnathan Majors gets blue for the cover of The Observer. (Photo credit: The Observer)
Kelela covers Harper’s Bazar Australia/New Zealand. (Photo credit: Harper’s Bazar)
Supermodel Naomi Campbell graces the cover of Vogue India. (Photo credit: Vogue India)
Danielle Deadwyler covers W magazine. (Photo credit: W magazine)
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