Lauren London had beef a few years ago. Who knew?! So here’s what happened.
In Issa’s memoir and in interviews, she shared the story of a TV executive who suggested that Lauren London, an actor who got her start playing the love interest in a spate of music videos and in films like the drama ATL, would be a great fit for a cable version of Issa’s Awkward Black Girl. The ATL actress took offense to the anecdote. Before
Nipsey Hussle’s untimely death, he was able to chop it up with Issa and his girlfriend Lauren about hashing out their issues and getting over the superficial BS.
Christine Hahn
Tracee Ellis Ross seldom sits still. And when she’s particularly excited which is more often than not her large eyes dance, her sinewy arms swoop about like untethered kites, and her wide smile beams brighter than a billboard in Times Square. She’s the living embodiment of the phrase “Go big or go home.” And though she looks nothing like a certain iconic redhead, I’m so struck by her emotiveness and physicality during our conversation that I suggest she should’ve been cast as Lucille Ball in the upcoming Aaron Sorkin biopic. “Do you know how many people would be upset if a Black woman played Lucille Ball?” Ross exclaims. “But I want to so badly. Do you know who else I wanted to play? I wanted to play Miss Hannigan in
Danny Kasirye
Haute couture. The phrase conjures images of romance, fantasy, visual extravagance. But wardrobe basics? Probably not.
Yet to characterize couture as the pinnacle of sartorial indulgence for celebrities and the superrich is to misunderstand and undervalue the form. Yes, grand gowns, often embroidered, feathered, and frothed for otherworldly enchantment, play an essential part. But couture is not only about that.
It is also about clothes for real women in real life “albeit,” Giorgio Armani tells
T&C, “a very rarefied form of real life.”
Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri, another of couture’s most high-profile practitioners, says couture is “clothing that isn’t content to shine only under the chandeliers of a gala or party, but that proudly displays its personality in the light of day.”
Tuesday 11 May 2021
The Brit Awards 2021 kicked off at the O2 Arena in London on Tuesday night with some of the biggest stars in music arriving on the red carpet and serving some
serious looks.
Triple-nominated Dua Lipa – who is up for best album, best song and best female artist – was the first to arrive on the Brits red carpet. Wearing a golden Vivienne Westwood gown with a plunging neckline and sweeping train, paired with black stockings, chunky lace-up heels and a stunning three-row pearl choker (also by Vivienne Westwood). Many were quick to point out that the 25-year-old singer seems to have drawn inspo from the late Amy Winehouse, by rocking a retro beehive hairstyle and a more grungy aesthetic.