chelebelleslair:

robert-kelly:

myneighbortotoroymoi:

trapsical:

YSL then and now

Do you see how powerful those first images are? Flawless black queens.

some of them white women look like actual feet.
the soles, to be precise.

damn

What most people outside of the couture world don’t know is that Monsieur Laurent was a revolutionary on another front: he tore down the barriers which excluded Black women from the world of high fashion.
After hearing of his death supermodel Naomi Campbell told New York’s Channel 4 News that, “My first Vogue cover ever was because of this man, because when I said to him ‘Yves, they won’t give me a French Vogue cover, they won’t put a black girl on the cover’ and he was like ‘I’ll take care of that,’ and he did.”
The New York Times online was flooded with responses, and comments from around the world, regarding Laurent’s death. Deborah Ward of Chicago, Illinois, summed up his impact on Black women in fashion, “I became of a fan of Monsieur Laurent when I was a young girl. I awed at his fashions on Black Models on the pages of Ebony Magazine. Very few designers showcased their fashions on Black Models. He was the first. ” Laurent was also regularly featured in the Ebony Traveling Fashion Show, based not only on his clothing, but due to his friendship with the matriarch of Black publishing, Eunice Johnson, who is also the producer of the annual 50 year old show.
Monsieur Laurent was also the first couture house in Paris to feature Black models on his runway, which opened the doors for such models as Iman, Pat Cleveland, Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, Veronica Webb, Alek Wek, Liya Kebede, and, his muse, Katoucha, who preceded him in death, with a mysterious fall into the Seine on February 29, 2008. According to Target Market News.com, African American women spent more than $20 billion dollars on apparel, yet fashion houses continue to ignore them on the runways, and as important customers. Yves Saint Laurent not only used Black models on the Paris runways, but he used them in print ads, and also considered Black women when designing his top end cosmetics. His commitment to positive representations of Black beauty gained him devoted followers, including celebrities like Halle Berry, who was recently seen carrying his luxe purse, the Downtown Tote.
Continue reading at NowPublic.com: Yves Saint Laurent’s Quiet French Revolution | NowPublic News Coverage

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reginasworld:

Designer Karen Walker selected 12 models aged 65 to 92 for her latest 2013 eyewear collection, shot in collaboration with Ari Seth Cohen (of the blog Advanced Style), in the cheekily-titled campaign Karen Walker Forever. The 31-piece collection marries old favorites, like Deep Freeze and Number one, with new releases, like the Atomic.

Fierce as fuck. If/when i’m old I hope to aspire to give no fucks and look fabulous and see if anyone tries to even get in my face about it.

- ? Mar 22nd 2013

Valentino Pre-Fall 2013

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myampgoesto11:

Beautifully designed traditional Japanese Kanzashi hair ornaments by Sakae

How the hell does it stay in your hair.

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- ? Mar 21st 2013

spiralred:

technotropism:

Off to lunch today in Mucha leggings!

Blouse: Alice and the Pirates
Waistcoat: Excentrique
Leggings: Black Milk
Bag: Innocent World

Dat butt! You are looking fab as hell.

These are the greatest leggings I have ever laid eyes on. I’m totally in love.

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gaptoothbitch:

KENZO FW 2013

I would seriously buy all the Kenzo pieces if I had millions of dollars. Fuck.

kawaiiwigs:

Evil cat sweater! So many colours, click for source

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pastelbmob:

creepyyeha:

Creepyyeha

Check out her store !!!

I want everything, but especially this.

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