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Thursday, August 6, 2020
राणा दग्गुबाती और मिहिका बजाज की मेहंदी में सामंथा अक्किनेनी ने बिखेरा जलवा, लगीं बेहद स्टनिंग August 06, 2020 at 06:10PM
Zendaya Wore All Black Designers For Her InStyle Cover
On Thursday morning, InStyle revealed the star of its September cover: Emmy-nominated Euphoria actress Zendaya. For the shoot, InStyle tapped Zendaya’s go-to stylist, Law Roach. The magazine gave him complete creative freedom for the editorial, and the result is magic.
With the power to uplift whomever he sought fit, Roach chose an entire cast of Black creatives. He took to Instagram to share the experience, saying: “No rules! No advertisers! You allowed me a BLACK stylists to creative direct an editorial with my beautiful BLACK muse Zendaya and feature clothing from all BLACK designers, shoes from all BLACK shoe designers, jewels from all BLACK jewelry designers, we feature BLACK art from BLACK artists.” Roach goes on to thank the photography duo AB + DM for shooting the cover, hair stylist Larry Jara Sims, and makeup artist Sheika Daley. He also gave a shout-out to Zerina Akers, a celebrity stylist (whose clients include Beyoncé and Chloe x Halle) and the founder of Black Owned Everything, which is a resource for discovering Black brands and businesses, for introducing him to new Black fashion labels that he then was able to feature in the editorial. “I’m so proud of this one!!!!” Law concluded the caption.
On the cover, Zendaya wears a red-and-maroon satin dress by Black stylist and designer Jason Rembert’s ready-to-wear line Aliétte. Paired with the dress is jewelry by NYC-based brand Mateo. Mateo jewelry is also featured in a stunning horizontal shot of Zendaya, in which she’s wearing an eye-catching plaid frock courtesy of CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner Christopher John Rogers. In a photo posted by InStyle, Law Roach can be seen styling Zendaya wearing a surgical mask, Gucci sunglasses, and Nike x Sacai sneakers.
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The publication additionally posted a video taken from the shoot that includes footage of the 23-year-old strutting in Pyer Moss, posing dramatically in Hanifa, and lounging on a modern sectional in Thebe Magugu, among other activities. Romeo Hunte, Victor Glemaud, Brother Vellies, and Cushnie are some of the other Black designers featured in the shoot.
Historically, fashion magazine covers have featured predominantly white women, been shot almost entirely by white photographers, and, therefore have told mostly white stories. For instance, at Vanity Fair, it took more than a century (106 years to be exact) for a Black photographer to shoot the publication’s glossy cover. But while Vanity Fair featuring Viola Davis on the cover of its August 2020 issue and hiring its first-ever Black photographer in Dario Calmese to shoot it hardly means the job is done, it does generate a feeling of excitement for a better, more racially inclusive fashion industry in the future. Things are changing. Zendaya’s InStyle cover, as well as Davis’s Vanity Fair cover, Kerry Washington’s Town & Country cover, and British Vogue’s September issue, are proof of that. “Look at the magic we can create when someone gives us the opportunity,” said Law. “Thank you Laura Brown and the entire InStyle team for giving me a safe (from COVID-19) space to create.”
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Ballet Flats Got A New Look This Season
I first caught wind of the shoe’s makeover via an Instagram post by NYC-based brand Khaite's creative director Catherine Holstein. Designed for the brand's pre-fall ‘20 collection, the Ashland Ballet Flat came up higher on the top than a regular ballet flat, had a squared-off toe, and was topped with a delicate string bow. I immediately wanted a pair. And given that the style in both white and black are almost completely sold-out — despite costing $660 — I wasn't the only one.
With a newfound love for the silhouette, I started spotting ballet flats with a high throat everywhere. I found myself yearning to buy The Row’s mesh slippers and Loewe’s crystal-embellished flats; I imagined walking into Mansur Gavriel’s millennial pink store in SoHo and leaving with a pair of Dream Ballerinas. Unlike the classic ballerina flats, this year’s selection is unexpected, with materials like mesh and more angular silhouettes, yet still timeless and versatile.
For someone like myself, whose collection of footwear consists of loafers and heeled sandals in the summer and a very tall pair of black boots in the winter, craving the comfort of a ballet flat came as a surprise. Alas, when shoes as good as these come along — especially given how little there is to get excited about these days — you embrace them with open arms.
See for yourself by shopping the ballet flats ahead.
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