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MARCH MADNESS 2013: WILL THESE HOODIES MAKE OR BREAK YOUR BRACKET? (DETAILS)

In Sports, Style on March 22, 2013 at 9:11 am

March Madness is in full swing but its not too late to show love for your team whether they’re advancing or falling behind. Prep Sportswear is the largest retailer of NCAA gear featuring all #16 seeds, Cinderella and several Powerhouse teams. Their collection of logo t-shirts, hoodies, iPad skins, backpacks, blankets, and more, will help you show love to your favorite team while looking stylish.

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WIN: BEYONCE IS THE FACE FOR H&M SUMMER 2013 (PHOTOS)

In Style on March 21, 2013 at 7:24 am

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Beyonce was unveiled as the face of H&M Summer 2013 campaign, H&M announced yesterday. Photographed by power couple Inez & Vinoodh in the Bahamas, the Bow Down singer will wear swimsuits and other beach wear on billboards and print ads for the brand.
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FERNANDO CABRAL, NUMÉRO MAGAZINE’S 2ND BLACK FRIEND, COVERS ITS HOMME 25TH ISSUE (PHOTOS)

In Style on March 20, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Last month Numero magazine caught heat for publishing photos, again, of a white model in blackface. Outrage ensued, naturally. In response to the objections, the French magazine issued a statement/apology to HuffPo that said, in short, they weren’t racist because two of their best friends were black.One friend was Naomi Campbell. The other is Fernando Cabral, above.
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GQ UK STYLE GOES HAM WITH ASAP ROCK, KENDRICK LAMAR, MEEK MILL & MORE (PHOTOS)

In Music, Style on March 20, 2013 at 10:52 am

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The collection of portraits in this month’s GQ UK STYLE features some heavy American-hop hitters: Meek Mill, Miguel, Kendrick Lamar, Mykki Blanco, ASAP Rocky and more. These beautiful portraits, shot by Matthew Stone, seems so candid even though they were made in a studio on pastel backgrounds. Peep Mill’s chains and Alexander Wang tee. More inside.

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ROB KARDASHIAN’S $700 GIVENCHY T-SHIRT FEATURING MADONNA CAN BE BOUGHT FOR LESS ON ZAZZLE (PHOTOS)

In Style on March 18, 2013 at 10:40 pm

Rob Kardashian was photographed wearing the above shirt at the launch of his sock collection, Arthur George, for Kardashian Kaos in Vegas over the weekend. It’s a brush stroke painting of Madonna by Givenchy, and it retails for $700.

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SURPRISE! TINA TURNER COVERS VOGUE AT 73 YEARS OLD (PHOTOS)

In Style on March 10, 2013 at 4:08 pm

Tina Turner, at 73 years old, landed her first Vogue cover ever! “The Simply The Best” singer is the star of the April 2013 issue of German Vogue looking simply, well, the best. Thank God someone is still checking for Tina Turner cuz we weren’t.
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MRKT STYLE: JAY-Z IN TOM FORD & JORDANS ON SNL WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (VIDEO)

In Music, Style on March 10, 2013 at 1:02 am

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Jay-Z joined Justin Timberlake on Saturday Night Live last night and Hov looked amazing while performing “Suit & Tie”, JT’s mediocre lead single from his new album. The rap mogul wore a three piece tailored black Tom Ford suit with an unbuttoned black shirt paired with black ostrich skin Royal Jordans and several yellow gold chains.

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RECAP: NIGEL SYLVESTER LAUNCHES NEW BLACK OUT G-SHOCK WATCH IN NYC (PHOTOS)

In Lifestyle, Style, Uncategorized on March 8, 2013 at 4:09 pm

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Nigel Sylvester didn’t look like his usual self last night as he launched his Black Out, his second watch collaboration with G-Shock in two years, in NYC’s Meatpacking District. Sylvester, it occurred to me, is usually dressed casually in jeans and kicks, as if ready to ride. Last night the pro BMX champ, beloved on social media and on the streets, took it up a notch: he wore black velvet shoes, a leather jacket, a velvet bow tie and black drop-crotch trousers, a look he says has to do with his maturity as well as the color palette of his new watch.
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DITA VON TEESE DEBUTS WORLD’S FIRST 3D PRINTED DRESS (PHOTOS)

In Style, TECH on March 7, 2013 at 3:24 pm

Style icon Dita von Teese is used to turning heads out of her clothes, but on Monday the burlesque performer inspired awe while keeping her clothes on. That’s because von Teese wore the world’s first articulated, 3D printed dress.
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PRO BMX RIDER NIGEL SYLVESTER ROCK OUTS WITH HIS NEW G-SHOCK BLACK OUT (VIDEO)

In Lifestyle, Sports, Style on March 7, 2013 at 10:34 am

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Nigel Sylvester and iconic lifestyle watch brand Casio G-Shock have linked up once again to offer the GD101NS-1 timepiece, aka the Black Out. Unlike the pro BMX rider and Queens, NY native’s  first signature watch, which had a white band, case and watch dial, this new timepiece has an all black body along with chrome detailing. To promote the piece Sylvester launched a video yesterday and will celebrate the launch tonight in NYC.

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L’UOMO VOGUE & BLACK MEN: A SHORT RETROSPECTIVE (PHOTOS)

In Music, Style on March 6, 2013 at 10:00 am

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Jay-Z did it, Diddy, too. Plus Snoop and one or two NBA hoop-sters. I’m talking about black men who covered L’uomo Vogue, the Italian style torah for men. But why? Why are Italians invested in, mostly, American black men ?

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ASAP ROCKY WINS AGAIN, COVERS L’UOMO VOGUE (PHOTOS)

In Music, Style on March 6, 2013 at 9:06 am

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Harlem rapper ASAP Rocky is the cover star of Italian men’s fashion magazine L’uomo Vogue. News of the cover was published two hours ago online by the magazine.
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