Posts Tagged ‘Fashion’

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Sep19

Ol’ school class is in session

by Duane on September 19th, 2011 at 7:32 am
Posted In: Remember

What’s this ’bout Black boys wearing their pants hanging from their waist? Anytime we saw something like that in our day, it either meant you just finished using the toilet, or massa just finished beating you. Allow us to show you how we used to roll.

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Feb15

Black achievement in the shadow of slavery: The clothes

by Duane on February 15th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
Posted In: Remember

Even when we did not have much, we still made sure we wore our best. Modesty for both men and women when it came to fashion was in. Plantation clothes were OUT.

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Sep25

I Thought Ivy Was Green?

by Duane on September 25th, 2010 at 8:30 am
Posted In: Our Expression

The old Black man in me says “This is cute, but what about your grades?”

The Black Ivy from Street Etiquette on Vimeo.
The old Black man in me is asking some other questions as well, but I’m just getting over a cold and I don’t feel like debating anyone this morning.

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Feb06

Imperfect Bodies

by Duane on February 6th, 2010 at 8:34 am
Posted In: Sistahs

The show Project Runway gives us some insight into how some top fashion designers just can’t handle designing for the average woman.
“The women had all suffered from heart issues, and to their faces, the designers were nothing but sugar and cream. But after they left, the contestants’ true feelings emerged. “She’s got a real [...]

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Oct23

Blackinformant.com Podcast w/Michaela Angela Davis

by Duane on October 23rd, 2009 at 4:56 am
Posted In: Our Expression, Podcast, Sistahs

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In this episode of Blackinformant.com Podcast, we are joined by noted fashion, cultural critic and former Editor-in-Chief of Honey Magazine, Michaela Angela Davis. More from Wikipedia “Michaela Angela Davis is an expert critic and writer on urban style, race, gender and hip-hop culture. She has been the Associate [...]

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Sep09

The Economy Hits Ebony Fashion Fair

by Duane on September 9th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Posted In: Economy, Headlines, Our Expression, The Media

(miamiherald.com)
The Ebony Fashion Fair — a catwalk show that traveled across the country, Canada and the Bahamas bringing designer fashion from around the world to predominantly black audiences — has put its fall 2009 schedule on hiatus.
The reason? The economy.
Just a year after celebrating its 50th anniversary, the annual show featuring black models has been [...]

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