Haute News: Designer Duro Olowu for J.C. Penney

Hallelujah!! Duro Olowu is designing a capsule for retail giant J.C. Penney. Whoo hoo! I get to buy me some Duro Olowu at a affordable price! See the rest here.

Fashion News:The Power of Mrs.Obama

Without a doubt, we can never under estimate the power and influence that Mrs. Obama has over the international fashion industry. From Jason Wu, to White House|Black Market, Duro Olowu, on up to J. Crew and now designer and COACH executive creative director,  Reed Krakoff can be added to the list of possible fashion hits and a designer in demand. Mrs. Obama has been seen lately carrying his ribbon tote bag, so I decided to visit the site to see what the news was all about and lo and behold, the teal colored tote bag is sold out. Mrs. Obama does have the power to generate sales for those in the fashion industry, no wonder why everyone wants to dress her. Rock the tote of your choice!

SITE: REED KRAKOFF 

Photos: Getty Images

THREE LOOKS:PRINTASTIC DURO OLOWU 2011-2012 FALL/WINTER RTW

"My clothes are about joy" ~ Duro Olowu

From abstract florals to psychedelic graphics, patterns are everywhere and no one can mix patterns like Duro Olowu can and I see a few things that I like. Check out additional inspiration from Duro here.

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Photos: Alessandro Garofalo

Who What Wear: Thelma Golden

Who: Thelma Golden, The Studio Museum of Harlem's Director and Chief Curator.
What: The Studio Museum in Harlem's annual Fall Gala.
Wear: Duro Olowu, her famous designer husband.
Photo: Julie Skarratt

A Fashionable Life: Thelma Golden

"A Curator of Style"

Thelma Golden is presently the Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem. The petite powerhouse, style-maven, socialite, activist, art diva and philanthropist has been serving us her sense of style ever since she became the Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Programs in 2000 before succeeding Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims, the Museum’s former Director and President, in 2005. Thelma is heavily involved in numerous charities throughout the international art world and in the New York Art Society.

Thelma and her husband Duro Olowu

Thelma is one lucky woman because there aren't  many women who have husbands who are fashion designers(unless your name is Annette de la Renta, the wife of fashion designer Oscar de la Renta.) and Thelma Golden  happens to be married to London based fashion designer, Duro Olowu. A woman can only hope to be so lucky if her father or husband owns any one of the successful design houses on the planet because she'll always have a great selection of clothes at her disposal.

Who could forget the fabulous New York apartment of Golden's as it appeared in a previous O at Home Magazine a few years ago? Check out the fabulous closet that's made for a stylish Afrolista.