fashion week

Commentary: Marc Jacobs gives 'dread-ful' response to fashion week controversy
By Kayla Boyd
September 17, 2016 - 11:49pm
Social media filled with responses to Marc Jacobs' use of dreadlocks in his New York Fashion Week runway show.

This past week, Marc Jacobs closed spring 2017 New York Fashion Week. The designs were beautiful, the staging was gorgeous and the hair was...pretty controversial.

When the cast of supermodels (including Kendall Jenner, the Hadid sisters, Karlie Kloss, Adrianna Lima and more) stepped out with heads full of pastel-colored dreadlocks, the debate began as whether or not this was cultural appropriation.

So let's break it down: Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of another culture.

Glimpse into the future: Spring 2014 NYFW Hair Trends you should look forward to
By Shannon Rosenberg
September 25, 2013 - 10:27pm
The Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week showcased trends for hair just as well as clothes. Check out this coming Spring's top choices for how to switch up that ponytail.

Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week designers not only showcased their spring fashion lines last week, but they also gave us a brief display of what hairstyles to be rocking when it begins to warm up outside. Lucky for us, we have six months to experiment with, and perfect, each new style before it’s actually show time.  Below is a list of this spring’s go to hair trends and complimentary tips on how to wear them for the best results! 

Playing Catch Up: NYC Fashion Week
By Shannon Rosenberg
September 11, 2013 - 4:36pm
Missed out on NYC fashion week? Learn what you need to know (and wear) now.

For those of you who are not in tune with social media, don’t watch TV, or have been living under a rock, the Mercedes-Benz Spring 2014 New York Fashion Week is underway and lucky for you there are two more days of this fashion madness!

We are five days in to one of the biggest weeks in the Iron Grid City, where designers and models alike are working over time to give the world a little glimpse into what marvelous trends and styles are coming their way in 2014.