Essence USA – August 2019

VIEWS. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT 10 Th i n gs BY TANYA A. CHRISTIAN 01 THE POLITICS OF FASHION Gender pay equity and a woman’s right t ...

AN INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM For more than half a million Connecticut public school students, history class is getting an overhaul. T ...

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(^) V IE W S T hick. Big-boned. Curvy. Heavy-set. Phat. Fluffy. No matter the moniker attached to one’s body or one’s curves, th ...

a result, plus-size influencers have emerged, launching their own collections, celebrating and championing one another and pro- ...

(^) V IE W S Celebrity stylist and The Art of Dressing Curves author Susan Moses adds, “As a devoted advocate for the plus-size ...

projects. While there is always room for growth, there are some great resources currently available.” Of course, if plus-size wo ...

SUSTAINABLE STYLE (^) V IE W S A Conscious Shift Ethical fashion is more than knowing where materials are sourced. It’s also abo ...

I knew I didn’t want anything to do with that, so it made me get really serious about what I did want.” Reese isn’t the only des ...

SUSTAINABLE STYLE fast-fashion brands due to the depleting of resources, which has become more of a concern,” says Bracken-Fergu ...

End Body Shaming In her online video series, The OverExplainer, ESSENCE Editorial Producer Danielle Young breaks down the topics ...

WEALTH. Virgil Abloh (pictured) is disrupting the luxury fashion landscape. THE GAME High end Are Black designers and creati ...

POWER PLAYERS at $250 for a tank top and go as high as $1,360 for a reversible parka. The premium cost may have created a barrie ...

POWER PLAYERS they all have strived to make bold cultural statements in their work a pri- ority. Tennis superstar Serena William ...

L ong before models joined the ranks of the multihyphenates, Tyra Banks broke the mold. She shattered our expec- tations of thos ...

#BLACKWOMENIN FASHION ESSENCE: What does your job entail? CANDACE MARIE: I’m the first in my job capacity in the U.S., so the ro ...

ESSENCE: Any words of wisdom for Black women wanting to work in the fashion business? EZINNE KWUBIRI: Do your research and respe ...

#BLACKWOMENIN FASHION ESSENCE: What do you love most about leading Umindi Francis Consulting Group? UMINDI FRANCIS: I absolutely ...

ESSENCE: Tell me more about your current role at Macy’s. NICOLE COKLEY-DUNLAP: I was just appointed in June. I focus on the dive ...