In the Dog Days of Summer, Canines Model the Hottest Sunglasses of the Season

In the fashion world, August is largely considered the industry’s summer break: The men’s and haute couture shows are over by mid-July, and the spring collections don’t start showing until…

How Maluma’s Four Dogs—Buda, Karma, Bonnie, and Clyde—Prepped Him for Fatherhood

Even more poignant is how Maluma attributes raising his dogs to preparing him for fatherhood. When he welcomed his daughter, Paris, last year, Maluma admits that training his dogs had…

Eye Candy or Real Candy? Summer’s Most Hi-Fi Jewelry Among Hi-Dye Food

Shout out to Miami-based brand Chofa, which let us put their acrylic rings into jello. Photographed by David Brandon Geeting At just after 3 p.m., on an August day in…

Chicago Celebrates 50 Years of Mahogany In Style

Cori Hinton had a similar flashback: “I was driving home and saw a bunch of cameras. I stopped and got out to check it out, and it happened to be…

BeyHive Couture: Vogue Captures Street Style Looks at the Cowboy Carter Show in Houston

Whenever Beyoncé performs in her native Houston, her return creates a rippling homecoming effect across the city. That’s less of a reference to the tour de force singer and songwriter’s 2019…

The Sacred Malian Henna Ceremony That Signifies the Transition From Girl to Woman

Across many cultures, a wedding is the most important signifier of one’s transition from girl to woman—and it rings especially true for Malian people. The entire marriage process can last…

How a Golden Hairbrush Helped a Bride Connect to Her Chinese Heritage

After the final combing, cypress leaves (to ward off evil spirits) bound with red string (signifying the union of bride and groom) were tied into the bride’s hair to secure…

The 2025 Met Gala, as You’ve Never Seen It—Through Ruth Ginika Ossai’s Eyes

Photographed by Ruth Ginika Ossai While all eyes—and more than a few camera crews—are fixed on the Met Gala’s iconic red carpet, (which was blue and daffodil-strewn this year), only…

It Was a Black Creative Family Reunion at Echelon Noir’s ‘Black Hair Reimagined’ Hair Show

Hair shows have a rich legacy of art and experimentation in the Black community. For 75 years, the innovative fantasy world of hair has been exulted at the Bronner Bros.…

On Easter Sunday, Congregants at This 218-Year-Old Harlem Church Channeled Southern Baptist Style

Beyond the Easter egg hunts, the baskets stuffed with shredded tissue paper, and the sugar highs from too much candy, church is at the heart of many early morning Easter…