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The Powerful Hidden Meanings Behind All These Met Gala Looks Tell a Deeper Story You Missed

From Damson Idris to Teyana Taylor, there’s more to these celebs’ outfits than what meets the eye.
17 Fashion Trainwrecks from Met Gala 2025

17 Fashion Trainwrecks from Met Gala 2025

While some celebs at the Met Gala really understood the assignments, others had us twisting our thumbs down.
Here's 100 years of the Best Black Dandyism Heading Into Met Gala 2025

Here’s 100 years of the Best Black Dandyism Heading Into Met Gala 2025

As we wait to see how the stars show up at this year’s Met Gala, we’re looking at some of our favorite examples of Black dandyism through the years
  • Glow Up Goals: Carmen de Lavallade Is the Epitome of Ageless Glamour

    On Sunday night, dancer, choreographer and actress Carmen de Lavallade was honored during the 40th Kennedy Center Honors—a ceremony made more notable this year by the blessed absence of the cretin in chief, Donald Trump. At a still-stunning 86 years old, legendary performer de Lavallade did not disappoint, showing us that true grace and beauty…

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  • The Doctor Is In: Reframing the Christmas Blues

    Full disclosure: I love Christmas. Like, in a frenetic, maniacal way. I love all the glittering, sparkly, tinsel-covered days leading up to Dec. 25. But glancing at my timeline across social media, I’ve begun to notice a trend: Not everyone shares my sentiments about the season of joy and cheer. And while I understand that…

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  • Oh, Honey: The (Budget-Friendly) Beauty in the Secret Life of Bees

    Yeah, we know, we know … we covered honey-based beauty just Sunday—Veronica Webb’s experience with a $725 luxury bee-venom facial, to be exact. Understandably, some of you were a bit stung by the premise and the price tag, but we want to pull back the curtain on beauty treatments that aren’t widely known to the…

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  • Blow Me: Airbrush Makeup Puts a Smile on My Face 

    One of my longtime trademarks is the “no-makeup” makeup look. When you see me on the red carpet or the cover of a magazine, my face is usually clean and simple. And until a few years ago, I’d always had perfect skin. But between multiple childbirths and the hormonal changes that come with babies and…

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  • Flight Time: 48 Hours in a Supermodel’s Suitcase 

    I’m en route to London, a city I love and know well. Sadly, I’ll only be there for two days, to honor my dear and recently departed friend Azzedine AlaĂŻa at the British Fashion Council Awards. This trip to London requires an overnight flight, and my ass will hopefully get some sleep, since upon landing,…

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  • Like Father, Like Daughter: 20 Years After His Death, Biggie’s Legacy Launches a Clothing Line

    T’yanna Wallace was only 3 years old when her father, Christopher—the rapper the world recognized as the Notorious B.I.G., or Biggie Smalls—was brutally killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. I was 22 and a college senior, living across the street from his mother, Voletta Wallace, on St. James Place in Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Clinton…

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  • A Facial Fit for Queen Bey: How I Got My Own Beehive

    Someone just asked me if I’d had a face-lift! Honestly, the comment might’ve stung if I hadn’t just been treated to a Valmont Majestic Bee Venom Facial, which, at $725 for a 90-minute session, costs about as much as a face-lift. But this VIP glow up happened at the ĂŒber-fabulous Valmont Spa in the five-star…

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  • Killer in the Sack? Why You Might Need to Learn CPR This Cuffing Season

    Scenario: It’s a cold winter night, and you’re happily snowed in with bae. You’ve Netflixed. You’ve chilled. You’re now in the throes of passion, but instead of clutching you, all of a sudden, he clutches … his chest?  What would you do? Sex has long been one of our favorite winter sports—and has been linked…

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  • Dapper: Fashioning a Queer Aesthetic of Black Womanhood

    “Ain’t I a woman?” Black feminist pioneer Sojourner Truth famously asked that question of an all-white audience of abolitionists and suffragettes in 1861, to point out the erasure of black women from the social “protections” of womanhood. A century and a half later, black women, from Misty Copeland and Serena Williams to first lady Michelle…

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  • I Am Not Your Token: What Rihanna Taught Us This Week About ‘Diversity’ Casting 

    This week, one lucky Rihanna fan got an impromptu lesson in tokenism—from the star herself—after they suggested that she include transgender women in her next Fenty Beauty campaign. The new beauty mogul, who rocked the cosmetics industry this past September with her full-spectrum beauty launch, responded kindly and clearly on why even the question was…

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