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Mowalola Ogunlesi Announced As Creative Director Of Yeezy Gap Line

Nigerian-born Mowalola designer Mowalola Ogunlesi has been announced as the creative director of the just announced Yeezy Gap

by Snobette on June 26, 2020

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Kanye West’s Yeezy Label And Gap Announce Plan For Multi-Year Partnership

U.S. retailer Gap has announced plans for a 10-year partnership with Kanye West's Yeezy label. The multi-year deal

by Snobette on June 26, 2020

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Rihanna Celebrates Female Creativity With Rihannazine

Rihanna has linked with i-D on a one-off publication called Rihannazine. Creative directed by Rihanna, the issue was

by Snobette on January 20, 2020

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#BrotherVellies @brothervellies deliciouis fall 20

#BrotherVellies @brothervellies deliciouis fall 2020 campaign. Brooklyn-based Brother Vellies was founded by Aurora James in 2013 with the goal of keeping traditional #African design practices, and techniques alive while also creating and sustaining artisanal jobs.

The campaign was styled by @ericjmcneal and shot in #Brooklyn in April by @adrienneraquel and features Egyptian-born American fashion model #AnokYai @anokyai.

Fun fact about Yai? She was discovered in 2017 at age 19 while attending an event at #HowardUniversity's homecoming week by photographer Steven Hall @thesunk who asked to take her picture. The stir caused over his image led to her being signed by @nextmodels.

Within months, Yai was cast as the first #blackmodel to open a runway show for Prada since #NaomiCampbell did so more than 20 years prior (for shame Prada!) in 1997. Yai was only told she had been selected to open the show an hour before she walked.

#blackownedbusiness #blackfashiondesigner #blackmodel

Another #retail fatality: #NSTO Corp-owned #NeedSu

Another #retail fatality: #NSTO Corp-owned #NeedSupply and #Totokaelo are closing down all retail operations. "NSTO, Need Supply Co. and Totokaelo are beginning to wind-down their businesses and cease operations,” said Corey S. Booker, an attorney representing the company. Booker didn't state why the businesses are closing or provide timing for the wind down or going-out-of-business sale.

Need Supply was founded in Careytown, Virginia by Christopher Bossola in 1996. According to richmond.com, "NSTO Corp. was created in 2019 when Need Supply Co. merged operations with Seattle-based Totokaelo, creating NSTO as a holding company. The merger combined Need Supply’s three stores: its flagship store in Carytown and two licensed stores in Japan, with Totokaelo stores in New York and Seattle.

“We intend to be the largest and most influential fashion platform in the U.S.,” Bossola said in a statement in April 2019 at the time of the merger. “These brands have been leading the intersection of luxury fashion and premium streetwear for more than two decades.”

First look at Converse and @sheekswinsalways #Shan

#KylieJenner describes accusations she deleted com

Some cute news. Jamaican Olympic track star #Usain

Some cute news. Jamaican Olympic track star #UsainBolt has announced he's named his daughter Olympia Lightning Bolt. Bolt's longtime girlfriend Kasi Bennett gave birth to Olympia on May 17, 2020. Olympia is the couple's first child. ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Photo via @lexonart

While vacationing at a luxe #desert resort, #KyleJ

While vacationing at a luxe #desert resort, #KyleJenner has come under fire for choosing not to tag a dress she wore on Ig by @loudbrandstudios, a London label designed by Jedidiah Duyile.

While Kylie typically doesn't tag brands in unsponsored posts, seemingly she succombed to the chatter and in a second image she did add a tag.

We're seeing three reactions to this dust up. Which makes the most sense to you?

1. Celebs who buy an item with their own money are not obliged to tag the designer.
2. It's an unwritten rule that celebs should use their considerable platforms to boost indie designers by tagging whenever possible. Nobody cares if they don't tag global brands.
3. Whatever the Jenners/Kardashians do is wrong so there is no "right" answer.

Sidenote: Called the "Vashtie." the dress is currently sold out though there are plans for a restock.