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By Jailynn Taylor· Updated September 15, 2022

A sea of red juxtaposed on black mannequins is the first thing you see when you walk into Sukeina’s Spring/Summer 2023 presentation at the Ritz Carlton Nomad Hotel. Founder and designer Omar ​​Salam was inspired by the red cardinal hence the collection’s name. When asked how he conceptualized the inspiration from the red cardinal, Salam stated, “Many animals are known to adapt to

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By Jailynn Taylor· Updated September 15, 2022

Who Decides War’s Spring/ Summer 2023 collection sends you on a one-way ticket to a private paradise— featuring a Caribbean soundtrack with artists like Bob Marley and scenic isle views to match. On initial viewing of surfboards and floppy sun hats, the collection is a postcard remembrance of the transition from the summer months. While the show was an ode to founders Everard

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By Jailynn Taylor· Updated September 14, 2022

Mother-daughter duo Cynthia and Najla Burt have returned to the runway to present Dur Doux’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection, Paradis Palmiers. The brand has built its ethos around being an accessible luxury brand. As encouraged by the brand’s name meaning “hard/soft” in French, it shows the duality that the clothes are meant to look and feel opulent but balanced with sensibility. As the Burt

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By Jamila Stewart· Updated September 14, 2022

The fashion industry receives warranted criticism for a number of reasons: gatekeeping philosophies, lack of diversity, dangerous environmental practices, and a refusal to acknowledge pressing issues, to name a few. Studio 189, one of just a handful of visible, mission-based luxury brands using fashion as a vehicle to foster change and productive conversation since its inception, remains a pillar of hope in an

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By Jamila Stewart· Updated September 14, 2022

Since its inception in 2013, and increasingly so lately, designer LaQuan Smith’s eponymous fashion label continues to win over Hollywood’s most satirically inclined. Not often in that old glamour kind of way — Everything the Queens, New York-born designer touches comes with an energetic freshness, an alluring attitude. It is, in so many words, the official hot girl’s brand. 

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By Greg Emmanuel· Updated September 13, 2022

Ahead of September, Gucci announced the 2022 recipients of Gucci North America’s Impact Fund and Scholars Program. To date, the Italian fashion house has awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships to students. Following the announcement, Gucci also revealed its newest brick-and-mortar location in Downtown Detroit – one of the focus areas of Gucci’s Changemakers program. In celebration of the store opening and the

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