Monday, February 2, 2009 |
In what is the alternative cover of the March issue of Vibe Magazine, singer Keyshia Cole and her biological mother Frankie Lons cover the annual Style Issue.
Keyshia was interviewed in Los Angeles where she discussed the changes in her life — from her style and attitude to her new teeth — and why she is working on becoming a better person. Both Keyshia and Frankie talk fashion:
Keyshia on Fashion
..She is “getting turned off by the names, the print [logos] and all that” comes with designer fashion. She says, “I got money now. I don’t have to prove to anybody that I have money by wearing a handbag.”
Frankie on Fashion
“I love Payless, the ghetto mall, and the flea market. Payless got the same thing as Louis Vuitton, except Louis Vuitton is a bigger name…”
Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
Runway and Designer favorite, Chanel Iman covers the newest issue of Page Six Magazine. The 18 year-old model talks boyfriends, tattoos, Tyra Banks and how it’s hard to book some jobs because of the way she looks.
Peep some snippets:
On her frustrations at the difficulties that models of color face in the industry:
“It’s not just black girls. It’s ethnic girls in general: Brazilian girls, Hispanic. You really don’t see a lot of Asians either. A lot of designers think that if every girl on the runway looks exactly alike, then people will come to the shows and buy the clothes because they won’t be focusing on the models….It’s not even just runway either… us ethnic girls should be getting a lot of the covers too! I would love to be on half of the campaigns these [white] girls are booking, all looking exactly alike. It’s not right. It’s not fair.”
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
Christina Milian is on promo now, since the release of her new video, “Us Against The World” this week. Here is a sneak peek of her feature in the February 2009 “Love” issue of Right On! magazine.
Christina was styled by Fatima B. and wore pieces from Married To The Mob, Baby Phat, Jeepney, American Apparel, Steve Madden, H&M, just to name a few. Peep the photos..
C.Mili’s 4th studio album, tentatively titled Dream in Color, which is due out in April.
( Photos: Right On Magazine )
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 |
LeBron James is back on a Condé cover, following last April’s controversial Vogue cover. The 24 year old basketball phenomenon appears on the February GQ.
The cover article tells the tale of six GQ staffers who challenged LeBron to a game of basketball. What were they thinking?!
Posing in a slate gray suit, pink shirt and gray tie, James spoke of his cover:
“It’s great. It shows that I’m fashionable. I never thought I would be on the cover of GQ. But I’ve done some things I never thought I would do. I have to thank (NBA commissioner) David Stern. Ever since he put in the rule about having to get dressed for the game, I had to get dressed.”
Thursday, January 8, 2009 |
Kanye West graces the cover of the February issue of Vibe Magazine looking rather serious. The caption accompanying the picture reads “I am Rap”. Peep some snippets:
Kanye on being deemed a violent person because of his paparazzi experience…
“I haven’t done anything violent. They make it seem like I actually went and hit the paparazzi. I haven’t. I was restrained. I’m good at restraining myself from committing violent acts. I know how to control my temper. That one paparazzo made it a bigger deal. I just put my hand up and he felt like he had more right to my personal space than I did. I put my hand up to stop him from shooting me.”
Kanye on 808’s being his best album…..
“I do think it’s my best album to date. No, I actually know this is my best album to date. Do I think it will be my best album ever? No, Ill improve. Do I think there are mistakes in it? Yes. There has to be. I’m a human being. But I think it surpasses Graduation. These 12 tracks are going to resonate more than any 12 tracks of any album this year.”
In related news, Kanye’s latest album, 808s & Heartbreak jumped from the #5 spot to the #3 spot this week.
Friday, December 19, 2008 |
President-elect Barack Obama was chosen as Time magazine’s person of the year for their Dec. 29, 2008/Jan. 5, 2009 double issue.
“For having the confidence to sketch an ambitious future in a gloomy hour, and for showing the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off, the president-elect is TIME’s Person of the Year,” according to the magazine.
The cover image was created by artist Shephard Fairey, who also created the popular Hope image.
SHARPTON & KENNEDY HAVE LUNCH
Al Sharpton, left, and Caroline Kennedy have lunch at famed soul food restaurant Sylvia’s in Harlem, New York, Thursday Dec. 18, 2008. The late President John F. Kennedy’s daughter acknowledged Thursday that she is seeking to be appointed to the U.S. Senate seat held by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has been nominated by President-elect Barack Obama to be secretary of state.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008 |
Oprah Winfrey speaks on on her new weight issues in the Januaray issue of O magazine. According to the article, she is now 200lbs, a 40 pound weight gain from just 3 years ago.
“I’m embarrassed … I can’t believe that after all these years, all the things I know how to do, I’m still talking about my weight. I look at my thinner self and think, ‘How did I let this happen again? I didn’t just fall of the wagon. I let the wagon fall on me.”
Oprah’s current BMI — a measure of body fat based on height and weight — of 31.8, puts her in the obese category. Obesity increases your risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes and many other serious health problems.
For Oprah, who ran a marathon in 1994 and co-authored the 1996 best-seller “Make the Connection: Ten Steps To A Better Body — And A Better Life” with fitness and health guru Bob Greene, the battle of the bulge is one of frustration.
“I definitely wasn’t setting an example,” she says in her article. “I was talking the talk, but I wasn’t walking the walk.”
