A recent issue of US Weekly reveals the sketches Alicia Keys worked on with her favorite designer Giorgio Armani. Armani was handpicked to design costumes for her As I Am tour, which is currently taking place in Europe.
Alicia, who expressed that “It was an incredible collaborative process” when working with the famed designer, picked the three outfits above, which you see her rocking in pictures here. Armani was so inspired working for her, that he created “The Alicia Jean”…
RUSSELL’S ARGYLE CULTURE
Russell Simmons is continuing to branch out in the clothing industry with his new mens line Argyle Culture. The clothing line targets men of success over the age of 25, and combines original urban concepts with the styling of men’s professional attire.
According to Simmons, Argyle Culture represents a natural evolution in relation to his interest in fashion:
After nearly 20 years in the young men’s business I have always intended to design sophisticated men’s wear for the urban graduate,” said Simmons, who teamed with GQ magazine for the Spring 2008 Argyle Culture Ad campaign.
Simmons represents as the face of Argyle Culture with a campaign including the photos above – which, also features his current girlfriend Porschla Coleman. His line is in Macy stores now and you can cop a few items online at Dr.Jays…
AMY + FASHION & BEAUTY?
Is Amy Winehouse set to hit the fashion and beauty arena? According to The Sun, the Grammy winning singer she will do just that.
The range will include hairspray and her popular distinctive liquid eyeliner, as well as head scarves and perfume. Word is, she had a meeting last month to discuss the project with fashion and cosmetics experts.
So, would you pay money to support her line and look like Amy?
Oh snap…first…
Love alicia and the clothes look good on her
can’t wait till her show in NJ!
I am so over Alicia Keys… Call me a hater but I don’t see what they hype is about her, shes boring as hell. JMO
Heyyy..im 2nd ..I hope..but anywho..I love AKeys and the style of clothing she chooses. Russel is doin it big with his fashion thing
and Amy..Amy..plz dont do it..a great voice but the fashion thing doesnt cut it.
….I think alici a style is bangin, i mean everything always fits like a fresh coat of paint
…..russ i thhink thats a good look, b/c his style always screams success
…..Amy is my girl and as long as she aint selling crack im all for it
Amy can’t be trying to sell “beauty” products, I don’t think anyone wants to recreate her train wreck look for themseleves.
Good for Russell, the line speaks to his personal style of dress.
Alicia’s look 1 and 3 are cute, she’s an evolving fashion icon.
I love the red top that Alicia is rocking in the first picture! It’s fierce!
Good luck to Russell and his new clothes line.
CRACK COUTURE…LOL!!!
love it….he’s a great designer and she looks nice in it!
LMFAO at #7!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will the symbol be a needle or a pipe???
aww im wearing my armani exchange shirt i got from my NY tripo back in tthe summer
love it, he’s a great designer..she looks nice with it.
his clothing line seems like it will go well too.
i’d buy some of her products, amy is cool.
my hair is pinned up like amys .. lol just thot id thro that out there cuz i really like ehr
amy used to be very pretty when she had more weight on her, wore her hair natural and curly/wavy, didn’t have all of those tattoos (nothing wrong w/tat but they should be done in moderation imo), and didn’t wear all that makeup. basically before she came drugged out amy, she was very pretty. there are ppl who love her new look though and they will want to recreate it so there you go.
naw, amy needs to get her crack/herion addiction IN CHECK FIRST!!! Get ya LIFE IN ORDER FIRST!!! I don’t know about fashion…she usually looks a HOT ASS MESS..but her musical talent is SUPREME!!!
russel OL’ ASS looks good…true dat!!!
@ 10…
Giorgio Armani is a FAR cry from the A/X shirt you speak of….
LOL
i was trying to comment moree on fantasia but i was saying in response to nmumber 4 i cannot wait to see her in her movie or on broadway wghihever comes first !!
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and thanks at number 15 !! ihave no words im speechless…. :0)
but i mean its all the same u feel me like its all in conjunction witht he label but im just waisiting breathe i usulally dont defend myslef on pointless acusations but i like it it was only 10 dollars i had to catc th at sale no lie!!
@ 2~ Plz stop hating on Alicia Keys. She’s classy,mature, and got her head right. That’s not being boring that’s her being herself. She’s not trying to keep up with alot of these R&B artist who’s career will long burn out and die before her’s ever will.
Amy, Boo boo… Please keep making music!
^^^^^^^^^^ Learn to spell THEN type. smh
alright alicia! lookin fiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeerrrrrrcccccceeeeeee, hun!
russell & his argyle…it goes hand & hand.
if amy makes some eyeliner i’d definitely purchase it.
yay!
ALICIA KEYS: SHE LOOKS CUTE, BUT SHE ‘S SUCH A BORING PERFORMER WITH LIMITED VOCAL SKILLS.
AMY WINEHOUS; THE REAL TALENT, IF ONLY SHE WILL CLEAN AND GET HER SHIT TOGTHER
…….so tired of anything Alicia
…….love the grown-man look Russel is promoting. I’ve always dug that style
…….Amy is my girl. I am definitely a fan. I hope she can get and keep herself
…….together so she can really blow up.
Well I’m not over Alicia Keys!!!! I’m over all these fake R&B chicks that everybody on this site swears are the best thing since sliced bread!
I will be going to that concert of hers too! That should be a hot ticket!!!!!!
I FEEL #2 ALICIA’S “KEYS” NEED 2 B TUNED UP
I wouldn’t pay to look like a crackhead so no
#25 I’ve been to an A.K. concert and it was like taking a Tylenol P.M…. I love the piano but DAMN when is she going to retire it. We know thats her signate but does it have to be in EVERY damn video I mean really. Shes a hype that I don’t get. Shes average looking, her music is so hit and miss…mostly miss. Call me a hater thats fine… BUT ya girl Alicia is VERY VERY limited… andshecantdress! kaybye
limited vocal skills? nooooooooooooooooooooooooo Alicia’s voice is incredible loved her concert can’t wait 2 c her perform again!!
::rolls up newspaper:: NNNO! NNNO! BAD Russell!! You will NOT keep making this oversized, untucked shit and continue to advertise it as “sophisticated” wear for the “graduate”!
I don’t plan on wearing shirts with crackpipes on ‘em no time soon…
Anywho good for Alicia Lord knows she came in the game a hot ass mess as far as fashion goes…and Russy looks like he’s launching another Phat Farm…with a new broad in the background…
lol I love amy winehouse and I might try some of her stuff lool but she looks weird in that picture
The only thing that is appealing about Alicia is that she seems genuine. Other than that she is sooooo boring. I totally agree. And yes, her vocal range is limited. I swear she’s mono toned. God forbid if I have to hear whailing that annoying song “No One,” one more time, I just might scratch my eyeballs out! BOOOORRRIIING. Time for a change. It’s a new day.
Madonna:Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Don’t forget this if you are tempted to buy Madonna’s album when it comes out:
The Material Girl was chatting about O.J. Simpson in Spin mag _ when she segued into a discussion of black men: “I believe I have never been treated more disrespectfully as a woman than by black men I’ve dated,” she says. “I think it’s a cultural thing. I think black men have been dumped on for so long that in a way, black women are, maybe, more willing to accept rage from a black man because they see what’s happened to them.” Source: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service-Publication Date: 22-NOV-95
Nobody forgot that, and that is not true for all black women. Now she is going to Pherrell and Timbaland for beats and coming out with a hip hop based album? Spare us Madonna. Stop riding the black man for publicity.
#33 I hate that song too! Gosh it is so irksome.
#34 That anorexic bitch needs to kill that noise, white women breaking down doors to get with a black man. And THEY are the ones who get drugged by them. Black women will put that shit on blast. That bitch needs to get a clue foreal. Tupac and Charles Barkley hit that stank shit and quit it. That bitch smell like turned over fish anyway, ask Janice Dickinson
Madonna please. Sista dont put up with that bull. Get a life please… black men go for docile white women because they themselves are weak. Sistas aint going for it
the second and the last designs looks better on paper than it does on Keys. :/
@ 38 The only thing I will give her props on is the girl can work a gown. She looks really nice in prom-like dresses. Other than that everything else is wet seal looking. All she wears is TIGHT BLACK PANTS AND SKIMPY TOPS. If there was a “when did she rock it best” Alicia Keys and her Tight Black Pants there would be like 500 pictures on and off stage. Boring! B.T.W. That first red shirt look like the one the young chick wore on stage with Akon. She needs a stylist.
I would love to have that first top that A. Keys is rocking..
I love Russell’s dress for success motto. I try to incorporate pieces like that into my man’s wardrobe.
Luv ya Amy, but don’t wanna look like ya!!
amys new perfume should be called
heroin chic
Alicia has always been such a bamma. Remember when she first came out, and she was rocking those Stevie wonder beads and tie-dye denim jumpsuits. (I loooove her music, though). I find it very, very, ,very, very, very hard to believe that she had ANYTHING to do with designing those blouses. Maybe she took a couple of classes in style and fashion merchandising — who knows.
Lol@ those who said she is boring. She is a banging musician, but I can’t imagine her releasing another album. How many times can someone sing about love??? How many times is she going to sing “I’m telling youuuuuuuuuu.” Your telling me what, Alicia? I don’t see Alicia retiring just her piano–I can see her retiring from making albums altogether in like 5 years.
Not only are you a hater but I think your deaf too! That girl maybe not be on Mariah Carey’s or Pre-drug Whitney Houston’s vocal status, but she still has a good voice and she is VERY entertaining in concert! (I really don’t know what show you went to)She can blow some of these untalented overrated Pin up dolls you call artists off the charts! She is a breath of fresh air in a year that was full of garbage music!
If its just your opinion then don’t force it on me!!!!
While Alicia is a good musician and great lyricist who has some good songs, I have to admit that she is not all that of a performer. I’d rather go see Jill Scott and Erykah Badu than see Alicia because they’ll sing circles around Alicia. Sorry, gotta keep it real. Not everyone is going to love Alicia. Get over it.
NOT WEBBIE MAMA
I went to a show she did in London and it was TIRED! Im sorry if you felt I was trying to force my opinion on you, that wasn’t my intention. (I hate when people do that to me) I was simply saying how I felt. Fantasia isn’t a “Pin-Up” girl and she sings circles around A.K. Keyshia Cole is hood to the core and she sings circles around A.K. Soooo comparing her to others is null. Face it shes wack as an artist and her style is played. Nobody tries to imitate her, nothing about her is memorable EXCEPT that she started the backward braid this… and that was soooo 1998
@45 You compared A.K. to the two of the most annoying singers up to date. K.C. and Fantasia are good singers but after 6 minutes they become annoying and TIRED K.C. and Fantasia both dress trashy and their hairstyles are pathetic A.K. might be have boring performances every now then but she is a good performer all together. And she has influenced the music industry. People John Legend, Jamie Foxx and others started using instrument after she came out. Do i smell a hint of jealousy
SMH the thing is you guys are comparing A.Keys to women with different styles. I’ve seen A.Keys shows and she is what she is. A musician/singer. They deliver different vibes as oppose to singer or singers/dancers. So with that said please stop it with the foolishness. A.Keys has really grown as an artist and she has damn for sure grown as a fashionista because her fashion sense was tacky and terrible and she wore too much make-up. With that said I can appreciate all those women’s performances because that’s what’s beautiful about them and that they have different musical approaches and creativity that makes us unite. However on gossip blogs people like to play favoritism. They get mad when someone calls them a hater for posting a unfavorable comment then when someone says something they don’t like about their favorite artist, then they want to jump down your throat and call you a hater and use that tired ol’ crabs and barrels speeches it gets old! Just respect what you don’t like and love what you like without name calling
#’s 2 & 23, I agree. Alicia is kinda boring. #30, you got me dying laughing!! Whoo!! You are soooo right! #13, I remember when Amy looked really good. When she came out w/’Frank’. She had more weight and was gorgeous. I always liked the clothes she wears.
Alicia looks absolutely fabulous. I LOVE Armani as well and those designs just suit her perfectly.
For that middle picture in the Argyle Culture campaign I swore that was Kimora. So I was feeling all types of ways until I saw the tag line and read it is Porschla his g/f, lol. Either way her legs looks FIERCE.
I like Mz. Winehouse but im not really keen on her coming out with her own line of anything…I certainly wouldn’t buy it. Not saying that it will be bad or anything (cause no one has seen any offerings as of yet), but I’m not really down.
Honestly…I am the only one that feels that its sooooooo passé for celebrities to come out with their own clothing line/fragrance/etc?
I said some of these untalented R&B chicks….I never said anything about Fantasia or Keisha Cole….please do not put names or words in my mouth I didn’t say…it’s childish! In fact I’m a fan of theirs because they are a reminder of how real music still exists.
Now just like your entitled to your opinion, I’m entitled to mine!
If you don’t like Alicia Keys music then thats fine! If you don’t like her voice, thats fine too! But don’t make stupid reasons for not liking her like the whole backwards braids comment is so 98′! I’d prefer her old style to this neo reguritated Weave wearing nonsense we see these days. And nothing may not be memorable about her to you! But to some other people she might be somebody to remember…there you go again imposing!!!
For me she is the real deal and I hope her and other real singers like her step up to the plate this year and show what real music is all about!
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If Alicia is so boring as some of you may say, HOW COME SHE IS ONE OF THE TOP SELLING R&B FEMALE ARTIST? Can you explain that to me??? She doesnt sell sex and she has no gimmick so how does she do it? I tell you how: SHE HAS TALENT. Bey and Alicia are the only ones that can still push units when it comes to album sales. Alicia is already 3x platnum the US only and her album has been out for only 4 mth. You do the math…
Russel is doing a good thing, men should be dressing with class anyway especially after 25. Alicia, I love the outfits, especially the first one. Amy… I’d buy her scarves..
Damn never thought I would say it but Russell is looking damn good…his azz is 50 years old and looks better than some of those hard azz looking rappers:) His line looks sharp! Alicia bringing it as always..Armani is no joke…
@34. that doesn’t say anything about madonna. i say things about white ppl all the time and i’m still friends with them. my white friends for instance know that i think blondes are the most overrated girls EVER. i don’t care for blonde hair at all and i have blonde friends who know this. let her have her opinion, nothing wrong with that. besides black men get away with a lot. both white women and black women let black men get away with things imo.
I also feel dat Alicia Keys is SO boring! She needs to retire! And she is SO unattractive! She has d UGLIEST most crooked smile in d world! Beyonce on d other hand is beautiful!
beyonce is a joke compared to A.K
since were bringing beyonce in yet another post (ugh)..comparing alicia keys beauty and beyonces is pointless and has nothing to do with talent. a.keys, great songwriter and pianist but i too dont watch her performances because i feel she is a boring as well. TODAY we live in a world where standing and sitting still is no longer entertaining. I do wish Alicia Keys would incorporate something new and maybe reinvent herself but it might take too much away from the classic a.keys (her & her piano) which launched her career in the beginning & distinguishes her from every other artist. i do think now that her music is getting a bit repetitive in the subjects she chooses to talk about but who knows..idk like some of yall where yall sayin you think the end of her career is coming but i definitely prefer the acrobatics and energy of beyonce over akeys even though i do like miss keys music/
Yet all these ppl are hating, and i’m sure it’s the same person but Alicia Keys is selling out Arenas….Her Madison Square Garden concert is already sold out
beyonce are not entertaing there over the top . To me she’s just phony