Around The Way Girl: Actress Taraji P. Henson for Redbook Magazine October 2016

Around The Way Girl: Actress Taraji P. Henson for Redbook Magazine October 2016

Photography: Yu Tsai

Hair: Kim Kimble

Makeup: Ashunta Sheriff

Be sure to check out Taraji's new memoir here

Viola In Full Bloom: Actress Viola Davis For InStyle Magazine January 2016

Actress Viola Davis reigns supreme in the January 2016 issue of InStyle Magazine. The issue is now available on newsstands and online.

Photography by Jan Welters
Styling by Melissa Rubini

Le Look Du Jour: Fortune Cookie: Actress Taraji P. Henson for Harper’s Bazaar September 2015

Fortune Cookie: Actress Taraji P. Henson for Harper’s Bazaar September 2015.

Photography by Michael Avedon

Girl On Fire: Actress Lupita Nyong'o for ELLE UK FEBRUARY 2014

I'm going to celebrate Lupita Nyong'o and other women who would not normally receive the promotion and praise for their beauty just as long as I have a platform. Folks don't realize that while they're waiting for members of the mainstream media to promote their own ideas of beauty, there are many of us who self-validate our own existence and celebrate our beauty without waiting on the approval of others.

Lupita's beauty was captured by the super talented photographer James O. Roberts for the February 2014 issue of ELLE UK.

Photos: James O. Roberts

It Girl: Actress Lupita Nyong'o For VOGUE January 2014

Talk about something that got my heart racing this morning. I couldn't click on the link fast enough on my digital issue of VOGUE after seeing Lupita's photo. Not that she needs a VOGUE cover for validation, but gracing the cover would have been super nice instead of the cover subject they used, but again, I digress.

Beautiful In J. Mendel: Actress Lupita Nyong'o

Beautifully Captured By: Christian MacDonald

InStyle Magazine October 2013: Actress Danai Gurira

Right now, InStyle magazine has me smiling again with another beautiful editorial featuring one of my favorites and this time it's actress Danai Gurira. "The Walking Dead" star has been on a role lately and getting the recognition that she deserves.  I've got to give it to them because lately they have been consistent with editorials featuring celebrities of African descent in their magazine. Not that I need to be validated by them, but it's great to see these women beautifully represented and not ignored as if they don't exist.

Danai was photographed for this editorial by Jan Welters and styled by Joanne Blades in sculptural and modern contemporary pieces.

Photos: Jan Welters
Styling: Joanne Blades
Makeup: Kara Yoshimoto Bua
Hair: Cori Bardo

Le Look Du Jour: Solange Knowles Festival de Cannes-Day III

"I have instinct and I apply that to my style, but it's definitely more refined now. That's the part of growing up. You evolve." ~Solange Knowles 

"Rocking Roberto Cavalli SS2013 RTW"

And evolve she has- into one of the best dressed women in the world who also happens to rock to her own drumbeat.

Beyoncé Out And About

Haute Mama Beyoncé was spotted at the CARTIER Juste un Clou After Party looking minimalistic and chic.



I can just imagine how she feels about the paparazzi.

Photos: BFA

Le Look Du Jour:Solange Knowles @ Ferragamo Flagship Opening

Solange Knowles attends the Ferragamo Fifth Avenue Flagship Re-Opening at Salvatore Ferragamo in New York City.


Loving the jewel like colors.

Photos:Getty Images

Joan Smalls for VOGUE AUSTRALIA May 2012

The beautiful Joan Smalls has graced another VOGUE magazine cover and this one tops her VOGUE Italia cover by leaps and bounds! Congrats to you!

Source: vogue.com.au via Vonmiwi on Pinterest

Source: vogue.com.au via Vonmiwi on Pinterest

Source: vogue.com.au via Vonmiwi on Pinterest

Source: vogue.com.au via Vonmiwi on Pinterest

Source: vogue.com.au via Vonmiwi on Pinterest

Source: vogue.com.au via Vonmiwi on Pinterest

Photographer Kai Z. Feng captured Joan wearing the latest designs from PRADA to Proenza Schouler in this gorgeous editorial. I'm definitely loving the lip color. For more of this fabulous editorial we'll have to get our hands on a copy of VOGUE Australia when it hits the newsstands.






Photos/Source: Cover photo via twitter/KirstieClements/VOGUE Australia

Happy Birthday To Diana "The Boss" Ross!

On this day on March 26, 1944, Diana Ernestine Earle Ross who is also known to the world as Diana Ross was born in Detroit, Michigan.

Thank You Miss Ross for all that you have given the world!

TWO LOOKS FROM CHANEL'S 'THE LITTLE BLACK JACKET' EXHIBITION

Two of my favorite looks from CHANEL'S THE LITTLE BLACK JACKET exhibition. I'm loving Akuol De Mabior's look with her beautiful head wrap and Ayo's photo. Their photos are some of the ones being featured in Karl Lagerfeld's new book "The Little Black Jacket: Chanel's Classic Revisited" which comes out this fall and will feature over 100 people wearing the iconic jacket.


Photos: Karl Lagerfeld

Le Look Du Jour: Jewelry Designer Monique Péan

Chic Happens In Animal Prints

Gorgeous stones and eco-friendly designs may be the hallmarks of jewelry designer Monique Péan, but her style game is always on point!


Photos:Getty Images

Spotted:Elle Varner for the APRIL 2012 Issue of NYLON MAGAZINE

Saturdays were made for family, shopping and catching up on all of the international fashion magazines that I could find. While my daughters were out in the malls, I was hitting up all of the bookstores to see what they had to offer. I read them all yesterday. From VOGUE Australia to JALOUSE and when I spotted up and coming singer Elle Varner in the April issue of NYLON Magazine in this gorgeous photo photographed by Francisco Garcia I had to share. I made notes about all of the key photos that I saw so that I could reference them later for a blog post.

The gorgeous Dap Toney on the cover of ARISE Magazine.

The magazine that I walked out of the bookstore with was ARISE Magazines Issue 14 and to me it's worth every dollar.